Rufus added the option to download Windows 8.1, Windows 10 ISO directly from the application

The next version of Rufus, a portable USB boot / USB tool (to install Windows or Linux on other computer systems) is useful, now has the option of downloading additional versions of Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 directly from right on the application.

The operation is very simple: First, start Rufus, select the disk image ISO you want to use to create a boot flash drive, then connect the Flash drive and press the start button to start the process.

Besides, Rufus will also provide you with a variety of configuration options, for example: You can choose a GPT or MBR partition scheme, or a file system on the Flash drive.

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Rufus 3.5

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Rufus 3.5, now available as a Beta version with additional download options. Previously, to be able to use Rufus, you would first have to download the ISO image manually. However, this process is slightly changed with the release of Rufus 3.5, at least for Windows installations.

Next, look at the Select button on the program interface (there is a small down arrow icon). Here, you can enable to switch between "select" and "download" when the option "Disk or Iso image (Please select)" is selected in the "Boot selection" section.

Rufus will proceed to download the PowerShell script when you select the download option (you must click the download button after selecting to start the process).

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After that, the system will display the available ISO images that you can download. Note: Rufus only supports official versions from Microsoft and displays operating system versions available after you select Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.

(Several options are recommended at the present time: You can download Windows 10 versions 1809, 1803, 1707 and even previous Windows versions with new download options).

Next, you will be asked to choose the version you want to download. For Windows 10, versions of Windows 10 Home / Pro or Windows 10 Education are now available. For Windows 8.1, 2 Regular and Professional versions have been provided (plus special versions like Windows 8.1 N).

In the last step, you will need to choose interface language.

The selected ISO image will be downloaded from Microsoft. First, make sure your system has enough available storage space. After the download process is complete, you can create a USB drive that can be booted with the downloaded ISO image.

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Note: In the above example, we noticed that the selection menu is only displayed on the device that was used to run Rufus, while it will not be displayed on another device. Of course Rufus 3.5 is currently only available in beta form and errors like this are entirely possible. If you encounter the same problem, you can download the PowerShell script manually and run it to get the Windows ISO image.

Overall, the integration of download options for Windows ISO images is a welcome addition to Rufus. This feature is sure to make Rufus an inherently great tool that will be even more useful, although in fact, it is not too difficult or complicated to access the official download page of Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 on the Microsoft website and download ISO images manually.

In addition, developers should consider adding options to download certain ISOs of Linux distributions in future upgrade versions.