Need to make a USB bootdrive

[c_marriott]

I need to reinstall windows on my laptop but the issue is that my motherboard is a UEFI (Not sure what that means) and the guide I'm reading says that I need to format the USB to be FAT32 when setting it up to be bootable via Rufus. The only issue with this is that the OS needs to be less then 4GB but Windows 8 is just over that.

How do I go about this?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

I need to reinstall windows on my laptop but the issue is that my motherboard is a UEFI (Not sure what that means) and the guide I'm reading says that I need to format the USB to be FAT32 when setting it up to be bootable via Rufus. The only issue with this is that the OS needs to be less then 4GB but Windows 8 is just over that.

How do I go about this?

 

Well then don't use FAT 32, it will work.

[Enderman]

get a USB drive bigger than 4GB?

[Leonard]

I don't see why you need Rufus to do this. This is a good way to make a bootable USB with windows on it.

[c_marriott]

Well then don't use FAT 32, it will work.

 

It doesn't work with other formats

[c_marriott]

I don't see why you need Rufus to do this. This is a good way to make a bootable USB with windows on it.

 

Used it before so I thought I'd use it again

[Leonard]

Used it before so I thought I'd use it again

You don't need it but it is up to you and the UEFI(Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) thing means the MOBO's BIOS is more interactive than just a normal BIOS(basic input output system)

[ThatOneGuyThatFlew]

Windows has a bootable USB maker it resorted your USB for you and it makes it bootable with the ISO and your good to go I don't have a link but you can google it it's on the Microsoft website

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

It doesn't work with other formats

 

Well it always worked for me, it just sets it to FAT 32 I think and you can select what type.