Does Rufus Still Work ?

Del 80 · Wednesday at 12:28 PM

I was trying to use RUFUS, to install W11 on one of my older machines, but it won't seem to let me download the ISO file.....Has Microsoft blocked Rufus from by-passing the minimum requirements for installing W11 ?.......

IanMosley · Wednesday at 12:32 PM

Del 80 said:
I was trying to use RUFUS, to install W11 on one of my older machines, but it won't seem to let me download the ISO file.....Has Microsoft blocked Rufus from by-passing the minimum requirements for installing W11 ?.......

Yes, Rufus still works OK. Make sure you are on the latest version

You need to download the iso file BEFORE using Rufus

Del 80 · Wednesday at 12:39 PM

Mmmhhh......I have got the ISO file, on a flash drive, but can't seem to get Rufus to work.....

IanMosley · Wednesday at 12:41 PM

Del 80 said:
Mmmhhh......I have got the ISO file, on a flash drive, but can't seem to get Rufus to work.....

Try putting it on a HDD / SDD

Del 80 · Wednesday at 12:44 PM

I've got version 4.9 of Rufus.....is that the latest version ?.....

Sheikh · Wednesday at 12:54 PM

Del 80 said:
I was trying to use RUFUS, to install W11 on one of my older machines, but it won't seem to let me download the ISO file.....Has Microsoft blocked Rufus from by-passing the minimum requirements for installing W11 ?.......

I recommend you downloading iso files from my.visualstudio.com which are always the latest versions.
Rufus will download from Microsoft website which is an old image, and you have to update it after installation.
here is a list of available images on my.visualstudio.com if you don't have a subscription.

Operating Systems :: Select version :: List of files by Microsoft®

The file list from Microsoft Corporation. You will find a hash sum of files (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512) and also the actual size of files in this list. Select version :: Operating Systems

files.rg-adguard.net

always check sha256 or md5 after downloading. rufus has the ability to check.
is it the only problem with rufus or you have more problems?

KevTech · Wednesday at 1:00 PM

IanMosley said:
You need to download the iso file BEFORE using Rufus

No you don't as Rufus can download the iso.

What you have to do is when first starting rufus and it asks to check for update online you say yes then you get an option to download an iso.

Rollback_Jockey · Wednesday at 1:03 PM

Del 80 said:
I've got version 4.9 of Rufus.....is that the latest version ?.....

4.9.2256 is the most recent

Del 80 · Wednesday at 1:25 PM

Nope..........can't get it work at all........

Hazel123 · Wednesday at 1:33 PM

Try downloading the iso to desktop and then burning to rufus maybe.

KevTech · Wednesday at 1:34 PM

Del 80 said:
Nope..........can't get it work at all........

Would help to know the steps you are using.
I just tested and was able to download Win 11 through Rufus.

BobOmb · Wednesday at 1:35 PM

You can try and use this to download the ISO but hardcodes some changes, theyre all ok to use though (i do)

GitHub - illsk1lls/Win-11-Download-Prep-Tool: Downloads the latest Win 11 x64 ISO direct from MS - Then SysPreps each index, removing: Network requirements during install, TPM requirements, S-Mode, and RAM requirements.

it uses rufus's download engine, it won't burn it to disc, though you will still need Rufus to burn, but that will drop an ISO into the folder you run the script from when it's done.

If that doesn't work then maybe something is wrong with Fido (rufus's ms link generation) or maybe your system is being blocked from using powershell by your AV or exploit protection, Rufus uses powershell to generate the link, you will know right away if this script doesn't work if that is the problem, because it uses the same thing

BamaInArk · Wednesday at 1:35 PM

OP are you confusing downloading the ISO vs creating a bootable USB? And FYI I just used Rufus 4.9 portable to download the Win11 ISO.

Del 80 · Wednesday at 1:45 PM

O.k....so when Rufus comes up, next to Download there should be a dropdown arrow.......on mine there is not......

KevTech · Wednesday at 1:51 PM

Del 80 said:
next to Download there should be a dropdown arrow

Click on the download button not the arrow then the next download menu comes up.

Del 80 · Wednesday at 2:16 PM

Mmmhhh......it COULD be working !!....

Del 80 · Wednesday at 3:05 PM

Well, unfortunately it didn't work......it got half way through downloading the ISO file, and failed.....leaving it alone for now....thanks to all that replied.....

KevTech · Wednesday at 3:31 PM

Del 80 said:
Well, unfortunately it didn't work......it got half way through downloading the ISO file, and failed

You could try to download the iso from Microsoft then load that into Rufus.

Download Windows 11

Scroll down the page to the section labeled: Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices

Hazel123 · Wednesday at 3:52 PM

As I suggested in post No 10

Don't forget to format the usb stick again before trying to burn it.

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