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2. Rufus (software) - Wikipedia

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   Rufus was originally designed [5] as a modern open source replacement for the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool for Windows, [6] which was primarily used to create DOS bootable USB flash drives. The first official release of Rufus, version 1.0.3 (earlier versions were internal/alpha only [ 7 ] ), was released on December 04, 2011, with originally ...

3. Windows Boot Manager - Wikipedia

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   On system with BIOS firmware, the BIOS invokes MBR boot code from a hard disk drive at startup. The MBR boot code and the VBR boot code are OS-specific. In Microsoft Windows, the MBR boot code tries to find an active partition (the MBR is only 512 bytes), then executes the VBR boot code of an active partition.

4. Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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   Windows Vista is the first Microsoft operating system: To use DVD-ROM media for installation [88] To provide during setup a selection of multiple editions of Windows available for installation (a license determines which version of Windows Vista is eligible for installation) [89]

5. Windows Preinstallation Environment - Wikipedia

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   Restore factory settings: Allows users who upgraded to Windows 10 to revert to their original operating system. Appears as Recover from the cloud on devices whose factory settings include Windows 10. [citation needed] Go back to the previous build: Windows 10 is an operating system for which Microsoft occasionally releases newer builds. In the ...

6. Windows Setup - Wikipedia

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   On Windows 10, a sister program to Upgrade Assistant known as "Media Creation Tool" was introduced, which is used to download the Windows OS files and generate ISO images or USB boot media. [7] In January 2024, Microsoft began to replace Windows Setup on the Windows 11 boot media with a revamped version based on the UI of Upgrade Assistant ...

7. System Deployment Image - Wikipedia

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   The System Deployment Image (SDI) file format is often used to allow the use of a virtual disk for startup or booting. Some versions of Microsoft Windows allow for "RAM booting", which is essentially the ability to load an SDI file into memory and then boot from it.