Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
It can be be especially useful for cases where:
you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, etc.)
you need to work on a system that doesn´t have an OS installed
you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
you want to run a low-level utility

Despite its small size, Rufus provides you with everything you need!

Remember that once formatted, your drive is still usable as before to transfer data: it doesn´t have to be dedicated for DOS or ISO installation only.

Whats New:
Add SHA-256 checksum verification
Add a cheat mode to disable exclusive USB drive locking (Alt-,)
Add digital signature check on update downloads
Add Azerbaijani translation, courtesy of Elvin Məlikov
Add Persian translation, courtesy of Seyed Zia Azimi (ziaa)
Fix an issue where the update settings dialog may not display properly
Report Windows build number in the log (Windows 8 or later)
Many localization improvements and fixes, especially for right-to-left languages
Additional translation updates