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.. _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`
.. include:: ../../reference/image-types.rst
:start-after: incl-image-filename:
:end-before: incl-image-filename-end:
.. include:: ../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-uncompress-windows.rst
:Start-after: verify-windows:
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