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en	Download Rufus
ca	Baixa Rufus

en	[[!img inc/infography/install-rufus.png link="no" alt=""]] [[!img inc/infography/install-rufus-with-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	In the following steps, you will install an intermediary Tails using the Tails USB image that you downloaded earlier.
ca	En els passos següents, instal·lareu un Tails intermediari mitjançant la imatge USB de Tails que heu baixat abans.

en	Rufus is the Free Software tool that we recommend to install Tails from Windows.
ca	El Rufus és l'eina de programari lliure que recomanem per a instal·lar Tails des de Windows.

en	Click on the following button to download *Rufus*:
ca	Premeu el següent botó per baixar-vos el *Rufus*:

en	[[Download Rufus for Windows|https://tails.net/rufus/rufus-portable.exe]]

en	Save your download to your usual *Downloads* folder and not to the USB stick.

en	<div class="attack">

en	We [[stopped recommending|news/rufus]] balenaEtcher to install Tails from Windows in 2025 because balenaEtcher shares [[!tails_ticket 16381 desc="sensitive information"]] to the Balena company that allows identifying who is installing Tails.

en	</div>

en	Install an intermediary Tails using Rufus

en	[[!img install/inc/infography/install-tails.png link="no" alt=""]] [[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb-only.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Open the *Rufus* download.

en	At the security warning, confirm that you want to open *Rufus*.

en	In the update policy dialog, click **No**.

en	[[!img install/inc/screenshots/rufus-update.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

en	*Rufus* starts.
ca	*Rufus* s'inicia.

en	[[!img install/inc/screenshots/rufus.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

en	Plug in the USB stick on which you want to install Tails. the intermediary Tails.

en	<div class="caution">

en	All the data on this USB stick will be lost.
ca	Totes les dades d'aquest llapis USB es perdran.

en	Some data might still be recovered using advanced forensics tools.
ca	Algunes dades encara es podrien recuperar mitjançant eines forenses avançades.

en	</div>

en	The Persistent Storage of your Tails USB stick will not be copied to the temporary Tails.

en	Wait a few seconds until *Rufus* detects your USB stick.

en	Choose your USB stick in the **Device** menu.

en	If your USB stick doesn't appear in the **Device** menu, make sure that you saved *Rufus* to your usual *Downloads* folder and not to the USB stick itself.

en	Click the **Select** button.

en	Choose the USB image that you downloaded earlier.

en	<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>

en	<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>

en	Click **Start**.
ca	Feu clic a **Inicia**.

en	Enter your password if you are asked for it.
ca	Introduïu la vostra contrasenya si us la demanen.

en	The installation takes a few minutes.
ca	La instal·lació triga uns minuts.

en	Close *Rufus*.
ca	Tanqueu el *Rufus*.

en	<div class="tip">

en	After installing Tails, the USB stick no longer appears in the File Explorer app of Windows.

en	<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>.

en	See also how to [[uninstall Tails from Windows|doc/first_steps/uninstall/windows]].

en	</p>