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