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Rufus, installation Windows in UEFI NTFS

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Rufus, installation Windows in UEFI NTFS

»» 26.MAR.2019 / updated: 09.JAN.2023---/

Rufus, installation Windows in UEFI NTFS: The following description makes it easy to create a bootable installation system on a USB flash drive with Freeware Rufus program.

Introduction

The Windows 10 is larger than 4 GB and can not be installed on the FAT32 file system, even if the "Secure Boot" option in the BIOS is disabled. As a matter of fact, the FAT32 file system is older than the new NTFS today replaced by many security features, starting from safe backup support, to full file encryption. The Universal Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides a safe boot to the system, which means that the boot process will be in accordance with Microsoft's strict rules that prevent drivers from being loaded without a digital signature. If "Secure Boot" is not disabled in the BIOS, setup was unable to create a new system partition, and Windows cannot be installed, only on the FAT32 file system, so that the benefits of the NTFS file system can not be effectively used.

What you need

  1. - A flashdrive (or pendrive) with at least 8 GB.
  2. - Windows 10 ISO file Download ISO ...
  3. - Windows 10 (or Win 7, 8) product key (keyless can be tested for 30 days)
  4. - The Rufus program.

Let's begin

  • Download the Rufus.exe program. Version: 3.21 (09.JAN.2023). Licence: free (can be used without installation). Download...
  • Insert a flash drive (pendrive) of at least 8GB into the free USB port.
  • Insert a flash drive into the free USB port

    Further proceed as described, and as seen in the image below:

    1. Start the Rufus program (automatically detects the connected flash drive).
    2. Click on the SELECT button.
    3. In Windows Explorer, look for the downloaded Windows 10 ISO, and then click on Open. The iso file name appears on the left.
    4. In the "Partition scheme" line, choose GPT because the system installation will be in UEFI mode.
    5. The UEFI (non CSM) option automatically appears on the right.
    6. In the "Volume label" line, enter the volume name (eg Windows 10).
    7. In the "File system" line for formatting, choose file system NTFS instead of FAT32.
    8. Press the START button.

    Press the START button

  • After pressing the START button, a window appears where you will find three useful options. Check all or choose which ones you want, or neither.
    1. Create a local account with username. Enter your name.
    2. Set regional options to the same values as this users. It will synchronize the region found on the computer recently.
    3. Disable data collection (Skip privacy question).

    If you have chosen, click the OK button. A warning window will appear: All data will be deleted from the device. Continue?

    If you have not yet saved important data from the USB drive, you can now stop the process and save the contents of the flashdrive to another partition, or another external drive, thus preventing data loss. Click OK to begin the process.

    Click OK

  • It starts copying the ISO file. When finished, close all windows.
  • When finished, close all windows

    Ready. It did not take more than 5 minutes with copying for all.

    Quick tip: If you are installing the system from the USB ready, do not remove the flashdriv from the USB port.

    In the end

    If you need to disable the "Secure Boot" option in the BIOS when you reboot, below you have a guide image, how to do it. ASUS, the Taiwan IT industry's the motherboard manufacturer, introduced unduly complicated security, making it harder to install the system in UEFI mode. Lenovo or Dell is simpler. The image below shows the ASUS BIOS motherboard where the option can be disabled.

    ASUS BIOS motherboard where can be disabled

    Quick tip: If for some reason you are unable to install bootable Windows based on the above description in UEFI mode, read the description on the next page. Maybe this helps you Install in UEFI mode …

    Attention: To avoid losing data, do not suddenly remove the flash memory from the USB port. The NTFS file system may disappear with the data on it, and you have to format USB flash drive, but formatting would erase all the data from USB flash drive. In the taskbar, next to the clock, at the bottom right, click on the up arrow, then right-click on the USB icon and select the "Safe device removal" link (or a similar entry) from the mouse menu. If it still becomes a problem, here is a description of, how to repair the damaged USB ...

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