Creating a Bootable USB Drive from on Windows

Before starting this process, ensure that the capacity of your USB drive is at least 4 GB.

To create a bootable USB drive on Windows:

1. Download the D2000 or D6000 image from MOS.
2. Download the Rufus tool. It is a standalone program and requires no installation https://rufus.ie/.
3. Place the image on the USB drive. Doing this destroys all existing data on the USB drive.
4. Run Rufus.
   You will be prompted to allow administrator access.
5. Click Yes.
6. Click SELECT and choose the file that you downloaded from MOS. The downloaded file is in compressed format (.gz). Do not uncompress it.
   
   

   

   
   
7. Click Start.
   You will be asked if it is OK to destroy all the data in the device.
8. Click Yes.

The USB burn process on a USB3 device can take 15 minutes. It may take longer if the device or port is USB2. After the process is complete, you can remove the USB. It is ready for use.