Lightweight utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives

Rufus Portable

Rufus Portable 3.19

  -  1.72 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    Rufus Portable 4.5

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Pete Batard / External Link

  • Filename

    RufusPortable_3.19.paf.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    3b1dd5ae710153bcced5a3a4c59b2f9f

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Rufus Portable 3.19.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Rufus Portable or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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  • Rufus Portable 3.19 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
- Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
- Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account with Windows 11 22H2
- (NB: Network MUST be temporarily disabled or unplugged for the local account creation to be proposed)
- Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to "Don't allow")
- Also add an option for setting internal drives offline with Windows To Go
- Note: These customization options are only proposed when using a Windows 11 image.
- Add support for distros using a nonstandard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
- Add the ability to ignore USBs (See here for details)
- Change drive listing to always list in increasing order of size
- Update exceptions needed by Red Hat and derivatives for the 9.x releases
- Update UEFI:NTFS drivers to latest
- Reassign a letter for drives written in DD mode that don't have an ESP (e.g. CoreELEC)
- Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on FIXED drives
- Fix support for multiextent files when Joliet is in use