.. _bootable-usb-windows:

Create a bootable USB drive on Windows
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Follow these instructions to create a bootable |CLOSIA| USB drive.
Use an **8GB** or larger USB drive. Download either a live image, 
``clear-<version>-live.img.xz`` or an installer image, 
``clear-<version>-installer.img.xz``, from our `image`_ download page.

Instructions are also available for other operating systems:

* :ref:`bootable-usb-mac`
* :ref:`bootable-usb-linux`

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Burn the Clear Linux image onto a USB drive
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.. caution::

   |CAUTION-BACKUP-USB|

#. Download the `Rufus`_ utility to burn the image onto a USB drive.

#. Plug in the USB drive and open Rufus.

#. Click the :guilabel:`SELECT` button. See Figure 1.

   .. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-1.png
      :scale: 80 %
      :alt: Rufus utility - Click the SELECT button

      Figure 1: Rufus utility - Click the SELECT button

#. Find and select the previously extracted |CL| image file. 
   Then, click the  :guilabel:`Open` button. See Figure 2.

   .. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-2.png
      :scale:	80 %
      :alt: Rufus utility - Show and select |CL| image file

      Figure 2: Rufus utility - Show and select |CL| image file
    
#. Click the :guilabel:`START` button. See Figure 3.

   .. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-3.png
      :scale: 80 %
      :alt: Rufus utility - Click the START button
			
      Figure 3: Rufus utility - Click START button

Next steps
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With a bootable |CL| USB drive, you can:

* :ref:`bare-metal-install`
* :ref:`boot-live-image`
* :ref:`multi-boot`

.. _Rufus: http://rufus.akeo.ie/
.. _image: https://download.clearlinux.org/image
