Create a bootable USB stick on Windows
1 . Overview With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can: Install or upgrade Ubuntu Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB stick from Microsoft Windows is very simple and we're going to cover the process in the next few steps. Alternatively, we also have tutorials to help you create a bootable USB stick from both Ubuntu and Apple macOS . 2 . Requirements You will need: A 2GB or larger USB stick/flash drive Microsoft Windows XP or later Rufus , a free and open source USB stick writing tool An Ubuntu ISO file. See Get Ubuntu for download links Take note of where your browser saves downloads: this is normally a directory called ‘Downloads' on your Windows PC. Don't download the ISO image directly...