MAKING A BOOTABLE USB DRIVE

[Dat Midget]

Hey, I'm building my first PC this christmas I know how to do everything with the hardware but installing windows 10 seems really tricky downloading many files I don't know what to do. I want to make a bootable USB drive and install windows that way - How do i do it? Big thanks to anyone willing to help

[RedSphyxis]

Hey, I'm building my first PC this christmas I know how to do everything with the hardware but installing windows 10 seems really tricky downloading many files I don't know what to do. I want to make a bootable USB drive and install windows that way - How do i do it? Big thanks to anyone willing to help

microsoft covers it pretty well, the instructions will be easy to follow even for beginners as long as you read and follow them properly

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

[Guest]

Go to microsofts website and download the media flie. The make sure you go into the bios of your first pc and make sure it's boot manger or list is set to usb first. It may do this automaticly. 

[Dat Midget]

Okay I've downloaded and installed it to my USB. Is this correct?

[BertrandH]

Hey, I'm building my first PC this christmas I know how to do everything with the hardware but installing windows 10 seems really tricky downloading many files I don't know what to do. I want to make a bootable USB drive and install windows that way - How do i do it? Big thanks to anyone willing to help

There is a software called Rufus through which u can create windows bootable drive tooo, but above mentioned software of microsoft will also do the work for you... 

You dont need to install the files in usb u have to use the software to make it bootable drive

[Dat Midget]

There is a software called Rufus through which u can create windows bootable drive tooo, but above mentioned software of microsoft will also do the work for you... 

You dont need to install the files in usb u have to use the software to make it bootable drive

Wouldn't that just install Windows 10 to my Laptop right now?

 

I don't know what to do, I've downloaded those files now what?

[Dat Midget]

There is a software called Rufus through which u can create windows bootable drive tooo, but above mentioned software of microsoft will also do the work for you... 

You dont need to install the files in usb u have to use the software to make it bootable drive

what do i do? 

[BiggHertz]

Hi There,

 

Assuming that you have access a PC that can utilize PowerShell follow the below steps. Please note that # at the beginning of some lines - is merely a note and should not be entered into the command window.

 

Get-Disk

 

#Please note that this will remove everything off of your USB drive, 

#Replace the "[X]" parameter in its entireity with number from previous command Output

 

Clear-Disk -Number [X] -RemoveData

 

#Use the same disk number and replace "[X]" in its entirety

#Replace "[Y]" in its entirety with random unused drive letter

 

New-Partition -DiskNumber [X] -UseMaximumSize -IsActive:$true -NewDriveLetter [Y]

 

#Use drive letter that matches your thumbdrive as defined in "New-Partition Step"

 

format-volume -FileSystem NTFS -DriveLetter [Y]

 

#Use drive letter that matches your thumbdrive as defined in "New-Partition Step"

 

bootsect.exe /NT60 ["Y"]

 

#Mount your iso image to OS and take note of the drive letter assigned, replace "[Z]" in its entierty with ISO images drive letter.

#Use drive letter that matches your thumbdrive as defined in "New-Partition Step"

 

Copy-Item -Recurse [Z]:\* [Y]:\ -Verbose

 

Hope that helps,

 

Jason