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Usually, when you have to install a clean copy of Windows 10, you'll need a USB bootable media to start your device and continue with the setup wizard. However, if you're using a computer with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), instead of the legacy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), you have to make sure that the media will work with your firmware type.
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If you're using a newer firmware type, there are multiple methods that you can use to create a media to install Windows 10 from USB. Although it's not advertised, you can use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool to download the installation files onto a removable drive with support for both, UEFI and legacy BIOS. Alternatively, you can also use Rufus, which is a third-party tool that makes it easy to create an installation boot media with support for UEFI.
If you choose to download an ISO file so you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB drive, copy the Windows ISO file onto your drive and then run the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then simply install Windows onto your computer directly from your USB or DVD drive. May 17, 2018 This Forum Article explains how to create a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB flash drive. Visit the site below to start downloading the Media Creation Tool. If you’d like to install Windows but don’t have a DVD drive, it’s easy enough to create a bootable USB flash drive with the right installation media. Here’s how to get it done for Windows 10, 8, or 7. Windows 10 install.iso or DVD; USB flash drive with at least 5GB free space. This drive will be formatted, so make sure it doesn't have any important files on it. Technician PC - Windows PC that you'll use to format the USB flash drive; Destination PC - A PC that you'll install Windows on. Aug 28, 2019 Usually, when you have to install a clean copy of Windows 10, you'll need a USB bootable media to start your device and continue with the setup wizard. However, if you're using a.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to create a USB flash drive that includes UEFI support using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and Rufus.
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Media Creation Tool
If you have a system using UEFI, you can use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB media to perform an in-place upgrade or clean installation of Windows 10.
To create a bootable media, connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and then use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the tool will download the required files and create a bootable USB flash drive with the Windows 10 installation files with support for UEFI and BIOS.
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Rufus tool
If the Media Creation Tool isn't working, you can use Rufus to create an installation media with UEFI support using an existing ISO file. Or you can also use the tool to download the Windows 10 files and create the bootable flash media.
Creating boot media with Windows 10 ISO
To create a bootable media using a Windows 10 ISO file that you already have, connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and use these steps:
After you complete the steps, Rufus will create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 10 with the image that you provided.
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If you don't have a Windows 10 ISO file, you can use Rufus to download the ISO and create the bootable USB flash media. Connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and use these steps:
Once you complete the steps, the tool will run the script to download the Windows 10 ISO file, and then, it'll use that file to create a bootable media, which you can then use to install Windows 10 on devices using UEFI.
Now that you have a USB bootable media with support for UEFI, you can start your computer to perform an in-place upgrade or clean installation of Windows 10.
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Hi,
I downloaded the Win10 ISO and used the 'Win 7 create DVD' program to create a bootable USB. I put the USB stick in my Win 8.0, UEFI laptop and it doesn't recognise the USB stick as being bootable. I have disabled secure boot in the BIOS (OK, UEFI). That makes no difference.
I have done some research and it seems that the USB must be in FAT32 format but the create DVD program formats the stick as NTFS.
So how do I create a bootable Win10 USB stick in FAT32 format?
Thanks,
I also had trouble making a bootable usb, however, this weird method works. If you're running windows 8/8.1 (or any other operating system that can create recovery media) follow these steps.
Go to Start -----> Search for 'Create a recovery drive' --------> Create the recovery drive.
Now comes the weird part:
Delete all the contents of the usb you created, but don't format it. Now, paste all the contents of the iso into the usb. No third-party software needed (unless your version of windows doesn't support native iso file viewing, in which case, download 7-zip).
I really don't know how this works (it worked for me). Maybe by creating recovery media, windows properly makes the disk bootable, then you can paste the files you want.
Create Windows 10 Usb Installer From Iso
By the way, don't copy your pc's entire recovery partition to your usb, that will take way too long.
Create Windows 10 Usb Install From Iso
Hope this helps
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