Is there any material functional difference, in the resulting USB install stick, between creating a USB install with a .iso file via Rufus vs. the MS media creation tool. The reason that I am asking is because I would like to know whether I can expect Rufus Windows-10 USB install drive to reinstall to multiple boxes with existing Windows-10 digital license (presumable in the custody of MS servers).
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Is there any material functional difference between creating a USB install with a .iso file via Rufus vs. the MS media creation tool.
The ISO used by the Media Creation Tool is identical to that of the ISO you would use with Rufus.
Is there any material functional difference, in the resulting USB install stick
There is absolutely no difference in the resulting installation environment.
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Actually there is one HUGE difference between using Rufus and the MS Media Creation Tool....Rufus allows you to choose the partition format, MS doesn't. So, if you create the tool on a USB with MS, on a system that has an MBR hard drive windows will default to that format on the USB you created, and if you try to install it to a drive that is GPT, guess what will happen? Sorry...Windows cannot be installed!