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.. _bootable-usb-windows:
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Create a bootable USB drive on Windows
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Follow these instructions to create a bootable |CLOSIA| USB drive.
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Use an **8GB** or larger USB drive. Download either a live image,
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``clear-<version>-live.img.xz`` or an installer image,
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``clear-<version>-installer.img.xz``, from our `image`_ download page.
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Instructions are also available for other operating systems:
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* :ref:`bootable-usb-mac`
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* :ref:`bootable-usb-linux`
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.. include:: ../../reference/image-types.rst
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:start-after: incl-image-filename:
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:end-before: incl-image-filename-end:
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.. include:: ../../guides/maintenance/download-verify-uncompress-windows.rst
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:Start-after: verify-windows:
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Burn the Clear Linux image onto a USB drive
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.. caution::
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|CAUTION-BACKUP-USB|
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#. Download the `Rufus`_ utility to burn the image onto a USB drive.
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#. Plug in the USB drive and open Rufus.
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#. Click the :guilabel:`SELECT` button. See Figure 1.
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.. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-1.png
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:scale: 80 %
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:alt: Rufus utility - Click the SELECT button
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Figure 1: Rufus utility - Click the SELECT button
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#. Find and select the previously extracted |CL| image file.
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Then, click the :guilabel:`Open` button. See Figure 2.
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.. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-2.png
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:scale: 80 %
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:alt: Rufus utility - Show and select |CL| image file
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Figure 2: Rufus utility - Show and select |CL| image file
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#. Click the :guilabel:`START` button. See Figure 3.
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.. figure:: figures/bootable-usb-windows-3.png
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:scale: 80 %
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:alt: Rufus utility - Click the START button
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Figure 3: Rufus utility - Click START button
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Next steps
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With a bootable |CL| USB drive, you can:
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* :ref:`bare-metal-install`
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* :ref:`boot-live-image`
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* :ref:`multi-boot`
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.. _Rufus: http://rufus.akeo.ie/
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.. _image: https://download.clearlinux.org/image
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