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<h1 id="rufus" class="step">Download <i>Rufus</i></h1>

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<p class="upgrade">In the following steps, you will install an intermediary Tails using the Tails USB
image that you downloaded earlier.</p>

<p><a href="https://rufus.ie/"><i>Rufus</i></a> is the Free Software tool that we recommend to install Tails from Windows.</p>

Click on the following button to download *Rufus*:

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*Rufus* starts.

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<p>All the data on this USB stick will be lost.</p>

<p>Some data might still be recovered using advanced forensics tools.</p>

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Click **Start**.

Enter your password if you are asked for it.

The installation takes a few minutes.

Close *Rufus*.