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  2. Rufus (software) - Wikipedia

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    Rufus was originally designed [4] as a modern open source replacement for the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool for Windows, [5] 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 [6]), was released on December 04, 2011, with originally ...

  3. Recovery disc - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the use of recovery discs, one would use a boot disk to boot the system, then reinstall software as necessary from the original installation media. A contemporary alternative, particularly used in Linux, is the installation disc or discs for a Linux distribution, or a Live CD or Live DVD – a bootable disc. These can be used to boot ...

  4. Windows Preinstallation Environment - Wikipedia

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    Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline. It is intended to replace MS-DOS boot disks and can be booted via USB flash drive, PXE, iPXE, [1] CD, DVD, or hard disk.

  5. Live USB - Wikipedia

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    Ubuntu 8.04 running Firefox, OpenOffice.org and Nautilus. A live USB is a portable USB -attached external data storage device containing a full operating system that can be booted from. The term is reminiscent of USB flash drives but may encompass an external hard disk drive or solid-state drive, though they may be referred to as "live HDD" and ...

  6. USB flash drive - Wikipedia

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    SanDisk 1 TB USB-C flash drive (2020 model) next to a 50 cent euro coin. A flash drive (also thumb drive [US], memory stick [UK], and pen drive / pendrive elsewhere) [1][note 1] is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. A typical USB drive is removable, rewritable, and smaller than an optical disc ...

  7. Universal USB Installer - Wikipedia

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    yumiusb.com /yumi-uefi /. Universal USB Installer (UUI) is an open-source live Linux USB flash drive creation software. It allows users to create a bootable live USB flash drive using an ISO image from a supported Linux distribution, antivirus utility, system tool, or Microsoft Windows installer. The USB boot software can also be used to make ...

  8. Emergency repair disk - Wikipedia

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    A Microsoft Windows Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) is a specially formatted diskette that creates backups of important system files and settings and is used to troubleshoot and repair problems in Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems. An ERD is used in conjunction with the Windows repair option. The Emergency Repair Disk provides only the ...

  9. Boot disk - Wikipedia

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    A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run (boot) an operating system or utility program. [1] The computer must have a built-in program which will load and execute a program from a boot disk meeting certain standards. While almost all modern computers can boot from a hard drive containing the ...