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Every time I use Rufus to try to build a bootable USB stick, it says OK until I hit start, no matter what I try.

I tried changing USB sticks and finagling with permissions. Many of the "how to fix this problem" posts online are from older versions of Windows, that don't match the current choices.

Then I immediately get this error:

Error: Access to the device is denied

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Look for an error in your Rufus error message that says:

ABORTED: Cannot use an image that is located on the target drive!

The iso you are trying to use resides on the same drive as the one you are trying
to format. You are trying to saw the branch you're sitting on - what you are trying
to do was never going to work in the first place!

Please move your iso to a different drive than your USB, and be mindful that ALL
data on your USB drive will be erased.

If you got this error message do what the error message says and move the .iso file to anywhere in your home directory.

karel
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