Rufus Recorded Package Source

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows

Utilities · v4.15 · Free (GPL-3.0-or-later)

Windows utility for writing bootable USB media

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by Avinash Verma.

License: Free (GPL-3.0-or-later)

Size: 1.9 MB

Platforms: Windows

Download summary

Rufus is a utility for Windows, published by Pete Batard / Akeo Consulting. A direct package URL is recorded below. The host may be the publisher, a release repository, a CDN, or another distribution source documented by the publisher. Some packages still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is rufus.ie. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article Source on GitHub SHA-256 listed in catalog

Publisher documentation

These references support the package and behavior notes. Documentation checks are separate from the recorded URL-check date and do not represent an installation test.

Choose a package

Standard or portable-mode executable

Both run directly on Windows without a setup wizard. The p-suffixed x64 build creates rufus.ini for settings; the standard build also uses that file when present.

Portable mode still affects Windows state. Rufus requires administrator rights to access and format drives; verify Akeo Consulting as the publisher-documented signer before running.

Prepare the target drive and image

Match the executable to the Windows host architecture, then select an ISO and firmware settings appropriate for the target computer.

Writing erases the selected drive, including its partitions. Back up first, confirm device identity, and investigate revocation or security warnings before writing.

Package guidance is based on the linked documentation, checked 11 September 2026. No installation test is claimed.

Publisher SHA-256 reference values

Transcribed the three exact asset SHA-256 values from GitHub release metadata. No executable download, local hash computation or signature verification. Compared on 11 September 2026 with the publisher’s reference.

rufus-4.15.exe: 84c8a437f8af89257524478489e5c85f1edf25f761d299e2bcde46ac0afbe106
rufus-4.15p.exe: 84c8a437f8af89257524478489e5c85f1edf25f761d299e2bcde46ac0afbe106
rufus-4.15_arm64.exe: af01a2136db7391eb8a52de7001fd231f0731cd27e042318dc2743d87fa35c1c

Compare only with the exact named package. A matching hash alone does not establish publisher identity or package safety.

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

Scroll the table sideways to compare packages and reach each download link.

Platform	Build	Architecture	Package	Action	Notes
Windows	ARM64 Rufus ARM64 executable	ARM64	EXE	Download file	Official Rufus ARM64 build
Windows	EXE Rufus standard executable	64-bit	EXE	Download file	Official Rufus GitHub release
Windows	Portable Rufus portable mode executable	64-bit	EXE	Download file	Official Rufus portable-mode build

Platform

Build

Architecture

Package

Action

Notes

Windows

ARM64

Rufus ARM64 executable

ARM64

EXE

Download file

Official Rufus ARM64 build

Windows

EXE

Rufus standard executable

64-bit

EXE

Download file

Official Rufus GitHub release

Windows

Portable

Rufus portable mode executable

64-bit

EXE

Download file

Official Rufus portable-mode build

Verification scope

A direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host — confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment. Recorded URLs last checked 11 September 2026; content last updated 11 September 2026.

What Rufus does

Rufus 4.15 is a Windows-only utility for writing bootable USB media. It offers standard x64, portable-mode x64, ARM64, and x86 executables. GitHub release metadata reports identical SHA-256 digests for the normal and p-suffixed x64 files, but the p name activates portable settings behavior. Neither executable runs as a Linux application.

Writing an image destroys the target drive's existing partitions and data. Drive filtering reduces risk but does not identify intent, so verify model, capacity, serial where available, and backups before starting. Partition scheme, firmware mode, file system, Secure Boot behavior, and Windows setup customizations must match the target; a completed write is not proof that the image is trustworthy or will boot on a particular system.

A local ISO avoids downloading that image during the write, but do not assume every Rufus workflow needs no network. Particular images can need Syslinux/GRUB components; current Secure Boot revocation data and update checks can also use a connection. Stage and validate the exact image workflow before disconnecting. The optional Windows ISO-download workflow retrieves images from Microsoft endpoints. Its checksum feature computes an image digest, but the operator must compare it with an independently authenticated publisher value; matching a self-computed hash to itself proves nothing about provenance.

GitHub publishes SHA-256 digests and `.sig` assets for release executables. This review did not write a drive, verify a signature locally, download an ISO, compare firmware modes, or test bootability.

Try a practical task

Plan a boot USB before any destructive write

Inspect the target computer and USB device first. This walkthrough deliberately stops before Start so a reader can review the proposed write without erasing a drive.

Before you start

Use Rufus on Windows and an ISO from the operating-system publisher.
Back up the intended USB drive and record its model and capacity.

Check the computer’s boot mode

Confirm whether the destination uses UEFI or legacy BIOS and read the operating-system publisher’s media requirements. Do not guess from the computer’s age alone.
Identify the USB device

Open Rufus and inspect Device. Compare the model and capacity with the physical USB; disconnect unrelated removable drives if identification is uncertain.
Select the ISO

Choose the publisher’s ISO and inspect the proposed partition scheme and target system. Review any version-specific warning before proceeding.
Stop for a final review

Check the ISO identity, USB identity and backup again. Do not click Start during this planning exercise; an actual write requires accepting the drive-erasure consequences.

Expected result

You have a reviewed proposed image, device and boot configuration, with the USB contents still unchanged.

If the result is different

The drive is not listed: Check the connection and publisher guidance. Do not expose additional disks or disable protections merely to force a choice.
A security or revocation warning appears: Read the Rufus and operating-system publisher guidance for that exact image. Do not dismiss it as a cosmetic error.

Writing erases the chosen device. This planning exercise does not verify bootability, Secure Boot compatibility or a successful operating-system installation.

Continue with the publisher’s instructions

Rufus FAQ

Guide updated 2026-10-11. Steps describe the linked documentation and our sample task. Only demonstrations with a stated environment record an observed run; this is not an installation test of every Rufus package listed above.

Product features

Creates bootable USB drives from ISO images
Supports BIOS/MBR and UEFI/GPT targets
Standard, portable-mode, ARM64, and x86 Windows executables
Windows To Go and installer-tweak options
Local-image writing and optional networked ISO retrieval are separate workflows

Installation notes

Grouped by the package types recorded on this page — not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

Windows Windows application (no setup wizard)

1
Verify the recorded file (rufus-4.15.exe) and its publisher before launch. This record identifies an application executable rather than a conventional setup wizard.
2
Follow Rufus's documented privilege and first-run requirements. Running without a setup wizard does not mean the application leaves no settings or other system changes.