Creating a bootable USB drive let's you get hands-on experience with Linux without necessarily overwriting your system.

Some modern computers don't have a CD/DVD drive for installing or upgrading an operating system. You can create a bootable USB using a command line on Windows operating systems (7,8,8.1,10, and 11).

Next, boot into the BIOS or UEFI of your computer, and select the USB device as the first boot device, followed by the hard disk. We recommend using Rufus, as it can download the ISO as well.

All that remains is clicking "Make Startup Disk." After a few quick moments, you'll have a bootable Live USB of your chosen Linux Desktop flavor that you can play with on the PC you just used or ...