None

Source string added
<p>See also how to [[uninstall Tails from Windows|doc/first_steps/uninstall/windows]].</p>
04/01/2026
None

Source string added
</p>
03/27/2026
None

Source string added
<p>You can still see the USB stick in the <i>Settings</i> app. Choose
<b>System&nbsp;▸ Storage&nbsp;▸ Advanced storage settings&nbsp;▸ Disk &
volumes</b>.
03/27/2026
None

Source string added
<p>After installing Tails, the USB stick no longer appears in the <i>File
Explorer</i> app of Windows.</p>
03/27/2026
None

Source string added
<div class="tip">
03/27/2026
None

Source string added
[[!img install/inc/screenshots/rufus.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
09/18/2025
None

Source string added
[[!img install/inc/screenshots/rufus-update.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
09/18/2025
None

Source string added
<p>If the image has an <i>.iso</i> file
extension, it is the wrong image. Please go back to the
<span class="windows">[[download step|windows#download]].</span>
<span class="upgrade-windows">[[download step|doc/upgrade/windows#download]].</span></p>
</div>
06/26/2025
None

Source string added
</div>
06/11/2025
None

Source string added
<p>Some data might still be recovered using advanced forensics tools.</p>
06/11/2025
None

Source string added
<p>All the data on this USB stick will be lost.</p>
06/11/2025
None

Source string added
<div class="caution">
06/11/2025
None

Source string added
<div class="step-image usb">[[!img inc/infography/install-rufus.png link="no" alt=""]]</div>
<div class="step-image upgrade">[[!img inc/infography/install-rufus-with-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]</div>
02/20/2025
None

Source string added
Close *Rufus*.
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
The installation takes a few minutes.
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
Enter your password if you are asked for it.
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
Click **Start**.
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
<div class="note">
<p>Make sure that the USB image is called <i>[[!inline pages="inc/stable_amd64_img_filename" raw="yes" sort="age"]]</i> and has an
<i>.img</i> file extension.</p>
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
Choose the USB image that you downloaded earlier.
02/19/2025
None

Source string added
Click the **Select** button.
02/19/2025

Search