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imrani2aa
Copper Contributor
Jan 21, 2025

How to create fedora bootable usb from Windows 11?

My 15 years old HP laptop is now running very slow with Windows 10 and I already got a new Windows 11 laptop. I'm planning to install Fedora on the old computer and need to create fedora bootable USB from Windows 11?

I have downloaded the latest Fedora ISO file and have a USB flash drive with 32GB of storage, but I'm not sure which software to use or the exact steps involved in the process. Could someone provide a detailed, step-by-step guide that work well for this purpose on Windows 11?

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    luchete
    Iron Contributor

    To create a bootable Fedora USB on Windows 11, you can use a tool like Rufus. First, download and open Rufus, then insert your USB drive. In Rufus, select the Fedora ISO file you downloaded and make sure the partition scheme is set to "GPT" and the file system to "FAT32". Click "Start" to create the bootable USB. Once it’s done, you can boot your laptop from the USB drive by selecting it as the boot device in the BIOS. This should work smoothly for installing Fedora.

    Hope it helps. 

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