Create ubuntu stick from windows — Ваш верный помощник с OS Windows

1. Overview

With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:

Install or upgrade Ubuntu
Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration

This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB stick on Microsoft Windows using Rufus.

For most users we recommend balenaEtcher instead of Rufus which is simpler to use and also available on MacOS and Ubuntu. Instructions are now included in the primary Install Ubuntu Desktop tutorial.

Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick from Microsoft Windows is very simple and we’re going to cover the process in the next few steps.

Alternatively, we also have tutorials to help you create a bootable USB stick from both Ubuntu and Apple macOS.

2. Requirements

You will need:

A 4GB or larger USB stick/flash drive
Microsoft Windows XP or later
Rufus, a free and open source USB stick writing tool
An Ubuntu ISO file. See Get Ubuntu for download links

Take note of where your browser saves downloads: this is normally a directory called ‘Downloads’ on your Windows PC. Don’t download the ISO image directly to the USB stick! If using Windows XP or Vista, download version 2.18 of Rufus.

3. USB selection

Perform the following to configure your USB device in Rufus:

Launch Rufus
Insert your USB stick
Rufus will update to set the device within the Device field
If the Device selected is incorrect (perhaps you have multiple USB storage devices), select the correct one from the device field’s drop-down menu

You can avoid the hassle of selecting from a list of USB devices by ensuring no other devices are connected.

4. Select the Ubuntu ISO file

To select the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded previously, click the SELECT to the right of “Boot selection”. If this is the only ISO file present in the Downloads folder you will only see one file listed.

Select the appropriate ISO file and click on Open.

5. Write the ISO

The Volume label will be updated to reflect the ISO selected.

Leave all other parameters with their default values and click START to initiate the write process.

6. Additional downloads

You may be alerted that Rufus requires additional files to complete writing the ISO. If this dialog box appears, select Yes to continue.

7. Write warnings

You will then be alerted that Rufus has detected that the Ubuntu ISO is an ISOHybrid image. This means the same image file can be used as the source for both a DVD and a USB stick without requiring conversion.

Keep Write in ISO Image mode selected and click on OK to continue.

Rufus will also warn you that all data on your selected USB device is about to be destroyed. This is a good moment to double check you’ve selected the correct device before clicking OK when you’re confident you have.

If your USB stick contains multiple partitions Rufus will warn you in a separate pane that these will also be destroyed.

8. Writing the ISO

The ISO will now be written to your USB stick, and the progress bar in Rufus will give you some indication of where you are in the process. With a reasonably modern machine, this should take around 10 minutes. Total elapsed time is shown in the lower right corner of the Rufus window.

9. Installation complete

When Rufus has finished writing the USB device, the Status bar will be filled green and the word READY will appear in the center. Select CLOSE to complete the write process.

Congratulations! You now have Ubuntu on a USB stick, bootable and ready to go.

To use it you need to insert the stick into your target PC or laptop and reboot the device. It should recognise the installation media automatically during startup but you may need to hold down a specific key (usually F12) to bring up the boot menu and choose to boot from USB.

For a full walkthrough of installing Ubuntu, take a look at our install Ubuntu desktop tutorial.

Finding help

If you get stuck, help is always at hand:

Ubuntu Discourse
Ask Ubuntu
IRC-based support

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With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:

Install or upgrade Ubuntu.
Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration.
Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe.
Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration.

This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB stick on Microsoft Windows using Rufus and balenaEtcher.

Requirements

A 4GB or larger USB stick/flash drive.
Microsoft Windows XP or later.
Rufus or baleanEtcher, they are free and open-source USB stick writing tool.
An Ubuntu ISO file. See Get Ubuntu for download links.

Create a bootable Ubuntu USB stick using Rufus

You just need download the portable version of Rufus instead of installed Rufus on your computer.

1. Launch Rufus, insert your USB stick. Rufus will update to set the device within the Device field then select the correct one from the device field’s drop-down menu.

2. Select the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded previously, click the to the right of Boot selection. then select the appropriate ISO file and click on Open.

3. The Volume label will be updated to reflect the ISO selected. Leave all other parameters with their default values and click to initiate the write process.

4. You will then be alerted that Rufus has detected that the Ubuntu ISO is an ISOHybrid image. This means the same image file can be used as the source for both a DVD and a USB stick without requiring conversion. Keep Write in ISO Image mode selected and click on OK to continue.

5. Rufus will also warn you that all data on your selected USB device is about to be destroyed. This is a good moment to double check you’ve selected the correct device before clicking OK when you’re confident you have.

6. The ISO will now be written to your USB stick, and the progress bar in Rufus will give you some indication of where you are in the process. With a reasonably modern machine, this should take around 10 minutes. Total elapsed time is shown in the lower right corner of the Rufus window.

7. When Rufus has finished writing the USB device, the Status bar will be filled green and the word READY will appear in the center. Select CLOSE to complete the write process.

Congratulations! You now have Ubuntu on a USB stick, bootable and ready to go.

To use it you need to insert the stick into your target PC or laptop and reboot the device. It should recognize the installation media automatically during startup, but you may need to hold down a specific key (usually F12) to bring up the boot menu and choose to boot from USB.

Create a bootable Ubuntu USB stick using balenaEtcher

1. Visit balenaEtcher site then download the portable version of the tool.

2. Open downloaded file to run balenaEtcher. First, click on the Flash from file button then select your iso of Ubuntu image.

3. Next, select your USB stick to create a bootable drive.

4. Finally, click on the button.

5. Creating an Ubuntu bootable USB stick, it could take several minutes to complete.

Congratulations! You now have Ubuntu on a USB stick, bootable and ready to go.

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Last Updated :
07 May, 2025

A Ubuntu live USB is a bootable flash drive that contains a full Ubuntu operating system, allowing you to run Ubuntu without touching your Windows hard drive.

In this article, we will look into the process of creating an Ubuntu live USB on a Windows machine. This USB drive can be further used to either install Ubuntu on your Windows machine or use Ubuntu directly from the USB drive.

Requirements:

A USB drive (8GB minimum, 16GB+ recommended)
A Windows PC with internet access

Create Ubuntu Live USB

Here are the steps to create a live USB to install Ubuntu.

Step 1: Download the Ubuntu ISO Image

First, you need to download the Ubuntu ISO image file, before installing it on USB. You can download any version of Ubuntu at no cost.

Step 2: Download a USB Installer Tool (Rufus)

Once you have downloaded the ISO of Ubuntu, download the latest version of Universal USB Installer. For the sake of demonstration, we will be using the Rufus USB installer.

Note: Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

The user can also use the

Balena Etcher: User-friendly, cross-platform
Universal USB Installer: Lightweight but slower
Ventoy: Supports multiple ISOs on one USB

Step 3: Create a Bootable Ubuntu Live USB

Now we need to create a bootable USB. To do so, Plugin the USB drive in the computer and run Universal USB Installer. Follow the below steps to work with the installer:

Step 1: Browse to the location of the downloaded Ubuntu ISO
Step 2: Select the USB drive in which you want to flash Ubuntu.
Step 3: Click on the start button to start the process.

Step 4: Click OK

Now Wait for some time for the process to complete.

Once your Ubuntu live USB is prepared, it’s time to start it up and try Ubuntu in live mode or install it, according to Ubuntu Official Documentation. Booting from the USB means restarting your Windows computer, entering the boot menu, and choosing the USB drive. Live mode allows you to try Ubuntu without altering your Windows system, similar to taking a test drive in a car.

Conclusion

Building a Ubuntu live USB on your Windows system is essentially availing a free ticket to explore Ubuntu Linux without venturing out of your comfort zone. Using just a USB stick, a Ubuntu ISO, and an instrument such as Rufus, you can test Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, recover Windows files, or even install a dual-boot setup in less than an hour

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A short tutorial for beginners on creating a bootable USB stick in Windows with Ubuntu/Linux ISO images.

A bootable Ubuntu USB is handy for multiple reasons. Suppose you are a Windows user and thinking of migrating to Linux. In that case, you can experience Ubuntu desktop/Linux desktops without hampering your PC configuration or installation using a Live USB stick. Also, using this, you can boot from the USB stick directly from an Internet Cafe or any borrowed computer. Not only that, if you have a broken system, you can always use the USB stick to boot from and repair the broken system/recover data. Here are the steps to follow to create a bootable Ubuntu USB from Microsoft Windows.

What you need

USB stick or a flash drive with 2 GB or larger space.
A working system with Microsoft Windows 10 or later.
Rufus a free and open-source USB stick writing tool. You can download the latest Rufus exe file from the below link and install it on Windows.

And Ubuntu ISO file/Any Linux flavour which you can download it. It is recommended to try Ubuntu if you are new to Linux. You can download it from here.

Launch Rufus and Insert your USB stick into the Windows system
In the Rufus main window, from the Drive drop-down, select your USB stick drive.
In the Boot Selection drop-down, select Disk Or ISO Image and then click the Select button.
Choose the ISO file of Ubuntu/Linux which you have downloaded.

Rufus – Select Drive and ISO

Choose the partition scheme as MBR, and select BIOS or UEFI from the target system drop-down.
Leave all other options, like format options, file system, cluster size etc, as default values – don’t change anything.

Rufus – Start Writing ISO

If you’re all set, click Start.
A popup may come up with options for choosing which mode to operate.
Ubuntu ISO images are ISO Hybrid images which means they can be written as ISO image mode as well as the disk image mode.
Choose the Recommended Write in ISO Image Mode and click OK.

Confirm ISO Write

The next popup will give you a warning that all the data on the USB will be erased. So double-check whether you have selected the correct drive or USB stick.

Erase Warning

Press OK to start and wait till Rufus finishes writing the disk.

After completion, you can open My Computer and check the ISO image data written on the USB Stick.

Ubuntu Bootable USB

Now you can boot from this USB stick and enjoy Ubuntu without installing it.

Summary

If you are new to the Linux world, you can use a USB stick using the above method and give Ubuntu/Linux a try without installing it on your PC.

Drop a comment if you have any questions.

This tutorial is filed under boot tips.

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На улице стемнело, поэтому пора приступить к созданию загрузочной USB флешки с операционной системой Ubuntu Desktop. Однако, добрый вечер.

С помощью такой флешки вы можете:

Установить или обновить Ubuntu.
Попробовать поработать в Ubuntu не устанавливая её на компьютер.
Загрузить Ubuntu на чужом компьютере.
Использовать загрузочный образ и встроенные утилиты для реанимации компьютера.
Загрузить Ubuntu на чужом компьютере, попробовать поработать, потом установить Ubuntu рядом с Windows, сломать файловую систему и тут же исправить её, переустановить Ubuntu, снеся все данные на диске вместе с Windows. Потом получить лопатой от владельца компьютера.

Создавать загрузочную USB флешку будем в Windows 10.

Дистрибутив Ubuntu Desktop

Скачиваем ISO образ Ubuntu с официального сайта.

https://ubuntu.com/#download

Я скачиваю ubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso.

Создание загрузочной USB флешки с помощью Rufus

Имеется официальная инструкция:

https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

В инструкции предлагают для создания загрузочного образа воспользоваться программой Rufus.

Я скачиваю Portable версию, чтобы не заморачиваться с установкой.

Создание загрузочной USB флешки

Устанавливаем USB флешку в компьютер. Объём флешки 4 Гб или больше.

Запускаем Rufus. В поле Устройство выбираем нужную USB флешку.

Картинка с сайта: internet-lab.ru

Нажимаем кнопку ВЫБРАТЬ и выбираем ISO образ с Ubuntu. В поле Метод загрузки отобразится название ISO файла.

Остальные параметры устанавливаем как на картинке:

Схема раздела — MBR.
Целевая система — BIOS или UEFI.
Файловая система — FAT32.
Размер кластера — 4096 байт.

Нажимаем СТАРТ.

Нам сообщают о том, что выбранный ISO образ — ISOHybrid, его можно записывать двумя способами. Оставляем способ по умолчанию: Записать в ISO-образ режиме (Рекомендуется). OK.