Windows' built-in formatting utility lets you create a DOS-bootable floppy drive, but not a USB drive.
Here’s how to get around that.
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They often require you to boot into DOS to launch the utility.
Many no longer even have optical disc drives.
Fortunately, there’s a free third-party utility that lets you quickly create a DOS-bootable USB drive.
Instead, we’ll be using a tool named Rufus.
Its a fast, free, lightweight software that includes FreeDOS.
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First, downloadRufusand launch it.
Creating a DOS-bootable USB drive in Rufus is simple.
First, connect your USB drive to the computer and select it in the “gadget” dropdown menu.
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From the “File System” dropdown menu, choose the “FAT32” format.
nudge the “Start” button to format the disk and copy the files necessary to boot into FreeDOS.
Copy these files into the root directory of the USB drive after formatting it.
This helps ensure BIOS updates and other low-level operations work properly.
You would be much better offusing DOSBOX to run old DOS games and other applications.
