How do I create a bootable flash drive using Rufus?

To install Kali Linux or Ubuntu on your pc,or if you have a Kali Linux installation disk but do not have an optical (CD/DVD) drive on your computer, you can use a Windows or Mac OS X computer to create a bootable flash drive to use in the installation.

As part of the process, you'll need to obtain a Kali Linux .iso file, which contains all the files needed to install Windows, and then use special software to write it to a USB drive and make it bootable. You cannot simply copy this file to a USB drive, but must use the software to write it properly.

On a Windows computer, you can use either a tool from Microsoft, or the Rufus software; using the Microsoft tool is generally simpler, while Rufus has some additional features.

Here,We are using Rufus to create bootable flash drive.

What you'll need

• A flash drive with at least 4 GB of space
• .iso file of Kali Linux
• On a Windows computer, you will need to have administrator privileges.

Insert your flash drive before beginning.

Using Rufus to write an .iso file

1. Download Rufus. Rufus is a standalone program and does not require installation.
2. Open the Rufus program from where you downloaded it to run it.
3. Select Create a bootable disk using and choose ISO Image from the drop-down menu. Click the disc icon and browse to your Windows .iso file and select it.
4. To ensure the flash drive is compatible with UEFI, select FAT32 for "File System".
5. To create the flash drive with the "Press any key to boot from USB" prompt, select the Create extended label and icon files option.
6. When you are done selecting options, click Start When prompted, confirm that you want to erase the flash disk.
7. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive (the process can take several minutes). When Rufus is done, close the program and eject and remove the flash drive. 

That's how you can make a bootable flash drive to install Kali Linux on your PC.

In next post I'll show you how to install Kali linux alongside windows 10.

Hope this tutorial help you.
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