How to Use Rufus to Create Bootable Windows 11 23H2 USB?

Easily create bootable Windows 11 23H2 USB installation media with Rufus

This article describes how to use Rufus to create a bootable Windows 11 23H2 USB installation media that can be easily done even if your hardware does not support official installation requirements.

You can combine Rufus and Windows Media Creation Tools to create a Windows 11 23H2 bootable USB drive. For example, use the media creation tool to download the official ISO image and then use Rufus to write it to the USB drive. Alternatively, you can download the original Windows ISO file directly in Rufus.

Rufus also supports creating bootable installation media for legacy Windows, including Windows 22H2, Windows 10, and 8.1 (Windows 7 is no longer supported). It can bypass TPM 2.0 and secure boot requirements to create installation media that is compatible with legacy and officially unsupported hardware.

Before you begin the following steps, you need to make the following preparations:

1. Download and install Rufus from the official Rufus website.
2. Connect to a USB drive with a capacity of at least 8GB.

Create a Windows 11 23H2 bootable USB drive with Rufus

If you already have a Windows 11 23H2 ISO image:

1. Start Rufus.
2. Select "Disk or ISO Mirror" and click the "Select" button to select your ISO image file.
3. Click the "Start" button.

If you don't have a Windows 11 23H2 ISO image, you can download it directly using Rufus:

1. Click the down arrow next to the Select button and select Download.
2. Click the "Download" button again and wait for Rufus to run the necessary scripts.
3. Select the desired version of Windows and click "Continue". The application will prompt you to select version, SKU (version), language, and architecture. After the settings are complete, click "Download" and specify the path to save the ISO image by Rufus.

4. After the download is completed, the startup option will automatically select the ISO file you just downloaded, and you can click "Start" to continue.

Create a Windows 11 23H2 bootable USB drive for unsupported hardware

After clicking the Start button, Rufus will provide the following custom installation options:

• Removing 4GB RAM requirements : If you want to install Windows 11 on a computer that does not support hardware.
• Remove the requirements for online Microsoft Account : Skip the Microsoft account requirements and Windows 11 will not require you to log in with your Microsoft account during the initial setup process.
• Create a local account : You can specify your account name.
• Use the same regional options as the current user : Rufus will copy the current locale to a new installation.
• Disable data collection : Windows 11 will not require you to send diagnostic data, enable location, advertising ID, and other features that users believe are invading privacy.
• Disable BitLocker automatic device encryption : BitLocker will not be enabled by default.

After creating a Windows 11 23H2 bootable USB drive, you can start installing Windows 11 23H2. Before installing, it is best to back up important data in the current system, as a fresh installation will delete everything on the disk. You can try to back up files using PC backup software such as MiniTool ShadowMaker.

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