Rufus' puzzlement - some queries
Rufus' puzzlement - some queries
Any help to clarify appreciated! Am planning to use diskpart access from the command line in my Rufus boot USB as a first step to clean and format my destination drive. Plan on using these commands clean create part pri active format fs=ntfs label = 512Windows quick 1st question> SInce this will be my Startup or C drive do I need to use a label? Next will reboot again into my Rufus USB to do a clean install of Windows 2nd question SInce I've already formatted the drive I assume I skip and formatting options and just install? Question 3 Knowing the above how do I configure my Rufus USB at the very beginning? Question 4 Is there any advantage in choosing the dual UEFI + Legacy option (alt+E) ? Question 5 If I choose UEFI nonCSM in Rufus, does this mean that I MUST have CSM disabled in my actual UEFI-BIOS? Question 6 Partitioning Scheme and Target System apply to the destination drive for the Windows install but the formatting options refer to the actual USB media and NOT the destination windows 10 drive. Are these assumptions correct? Thanks in advance!!
You don't have to prepare your Windows / C drive beforehand; you can handle this while installing. I usually remove all partitions from the installer and start fresh, which meets the requirements. 1. As mentioned earlier, this removes the necessity of that step. But no, a label isn't required—just add one if you prefer for easier identification during setup, especially with multiple drives. 2. I prefer to complete everything during installation. The installer will create additional partitions that you won’t need. 3. I generally stick to default settings. For Windows 11, I skip customization options (uncheck them, as some are set by default). 6. This aligns with the setup: the top section is for the main operating drive, and the lower part is for the installation media "the USB."