Understanding why some drives mount as UDISK instead of USB—and what that really means for reliability.

With so many gadgets and storage devices in circulation, it’s worth stepping back to cover some hardware fundamentals. One example is the difference between a standard USB flash drive and something your system may identify as a UDISK. While both plug into a USB port, the technology inside is not the same.

Rufus makes creating bootable USB drives from ISO images quick and straightforward.

With bootable USB media becoming more common—and fewer computers shipping with optical drives—ISO image files have become the new standard for distributing software. To keep up with this shift, Rufus provides a simple way to convert nearly any ISO into a bootable USB drive in just minutes.