The best programs for writing images to a USB flash drive

In connection with the fact that virtually all users in their daily work at the computer no longer face optical disks, their niche is increasingly taken by flash drives.

Accordingly, for a full-fledged work with them, some specific programs are required that can fully realize the potential of this kind of equipment.

For example, the number of "responsibilities" of optical drives consisted constantly of reinstalling the operating system. But today, when the number of laptops with a built-in CD / DVD drive becomes small, programs for recording images on a USB flash drive become extremely popular. Let's consider their most functional and partly free varieties.

"UltraISO"

This application is a kind of "veteran", known to users since very long time. The disadvantage is that the program is paid, but its money is definitely worth it. The interface is somewhat unusual, many menu items are duplicated with buttons, but you can quickly figure it out.

Accordingly, even for beginners, it will not be particularly difficult to understand how the "Windows" image is recorded on a USB flash drive. Let's look at this process in more detail. So, firstly, we will need the image itself, the legality of the acquisition of which is already on your conscience.

Open the program, then execute the command "File / Open". Specify the path to the application for the application, click on the "OK" button. Then go to the menu item "Boot / Record disk image". Specify your flash drive (which must be connected, of course). That's all!

What other programs for recording images on the USB flash drive exist? Oh, there are many of them.

"Unetbootin"

This utility has become especially popular among Linux enthusiasts, because when using it, there are rarely any problems with the quality of the image recording. Even the most inexperienced user can use it.

Since the program does not require installation, just launch it, specify the path to the downloaded image, and then click on the "OK" button. Everything is as simple as possible! But are there even simpler and easier programs for recording images on a USB flash drive? Strangely enough, but there are also such.

"ROSA Imagewriter"

Initially, this program was intended only for Linux distributions "Rosa" (domestic, by the way), but it can be written to a removable disk and something else. After the launch, the maximally minimalistic window opens, in which you only need to specify the path to the image and click on the "Record" button. Celebration of asceticism!

"Win32 Disk Imager"

It is extremely pleasing that in recent years almost all programs for recording images on a USB flash drive have a moderate, simple and intuitive interface. "Win32 Disk Imager" is no exception. However, unlike the previous version, you can see the process of recording.

Otherwise, there are no special differences: choose an image, specify a flash drive, and then click on the "Write" button.

By the way, all the programs considered by us (with the exception of "UltraISO") are poorly suited for writing images of Windows OS. But how to be in the case when such a carrier is extremely necessary, and somehow do not want to use its pirated version? Calm down, there is a completely legal and fully functional solution from Microsoft itself.

"WinToFlash"

As you can see, the name is quite "speaking". Important! This program for recording a Windows image uses not the image itself to work, but files that you can get when you unpack it. To do this easily with the help of the same free archiver "7-Zip", opening the image file as a simple archive.

Otherwise, there are no differences. Specify a useful utility path to the folder with the results of unpacking, and then select the desired drive. Having made sure that there is no valuable data on the flash drive, you can click on the "Run" button.