Windows Usb Install Windows On

You can do this by pressing the option shown when booting, generally press Shift F8.

Windows Usb Install Windows On

However, there are occasions where you may be compelled to use a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows on your PC.

This especially happens when your hard disk drive is corrupted or you cannot get your hands on a DVD.

In our earlier article, we have explained how to create bootable USB drive on Windows 8 and in this article let us explain how to create a bootable ISO USB disk for Windows 10.

For example, you can use 7-Zip software to create ISO image file and also extract the content from the archived ISO file.

In Windows context, an ISO image is a collection of Windows installation files from the installation CD or DVD.

Microsoft provides free ISO disk image file for Windows 10 which you can use as a starting point.

Go to Windows 10 download page and download the Windows media creation tool.

You can disable the checkbox Use the recommended options for this PC and modify these details.

Otherwise choose ISO file option to download the ISO file to your local computer.

In this article, we explain by choosing ISO file option and click on the Next button.

It will take long time for the generation of ISO file and you can see the progress anytime.

But you dont need a DVD for creating bootable USB drive, hence click on Finish to close the window.

Ensure to copy if you have any content and format the drive.

Youll need to make your Flash drive bootable using third-party software.

There are several online tools at your disposal to make your flash drive bootable.

Similar to Windows media creation tool, Rufus is also an independent utility that doesnt need any installation.

After downloading, double click on the executable file to run the application.

Select ISO Image option from the dropdown against Create a bootable disk using checkbox.

To navigate to the Windows 10 ISO file, click on the small icon located at right side.

Browse to the folder containing the ISO file and select the Windows 10 ISO file.

Click Start and wait for few minutes to complete the process.

Follow the below steps to verify whether you can boot from the USB drive.

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