No, it cannot be trusted.
No, it cannot be trusted.
To run Rufus without TPM, secure boot, or MS account needs, consider tools like Ventoy for a multi-boot USB or set up a VM with Windows 11. Some prefer downloading the ISO file directly, though it works just fine for creating a USB drive.
You're aware of all this, but I'm not sure why I chose that phrasing. Scew Ventoy, though, I can't get that wording to function more than once the right way, then things just stop working. I have to keep rebuilding them, so I gave up on it.