Windows 10 Manually create bootable Windows install USB

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This guide will cover creating a bootable USB drive to be used to install Windows. This will work with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10.

  • Plug in your USB drive to be used to create your bootable install disc (make sure it is at least 4GBs to accommodate your Windows install data
  • Open an elevated command prompt (press the Start button and type cmd, right click on Command Prompt and select "Run As Administrator")
  • Type diskpart to enter the diskpart utility
  • Type list disk (make note of the Disk # located next to your target device. Your device should be identifiable by the size) In this example our target device is disk 3

  • Now we need to select our disk with the following command select disk 3
  • Now lets remove any existing partition information (Make sure to copy any data you have off the drive before proceeding) now type clean
  • Next we create a primary partition create part primary
  • We can verify the partition was created with list part
  • Now select the partition with select part 1
  • Next we need to format it format fs=ntfs quick
  • The last step is to mark the partition active by typing active
  • Type exit to close diskpart. At this point you can close your command prompt
  • Now extract the content from your ISO file and simply copy it to the disk
  • Congratulations you now have a bootable install disk
 
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Hello Neemobeer,

In the Third Bullet point, you added wrong command. Maybe it's TYPO from your side, but the command is "diskpart" not "dispart".

Please correct it if you can.
 
Yeah I know it's a typo. I can't edit the tutorial.

*UPDATE* it's been corrected since I'm special now
 
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This is a OLD thread but in case anyone checks it I would like to point them to the modern version of this procedure...
Go to: Link Removed (This link will automatically adjust to your region-settings)
In: Create Windows 10 installation media section click the: Download tool now
NOTE! SAVE IT TO YOUR Link Removed: Link Removed (in that way you may logon with your ADMIN-account and still run the file!) And YES! You MUST be logged on with your ADMINISTRATORS-account to run the download tool..

Connect your USB, Run the tool and select YOUR USB (NOTE! everything on it will be erased) And when Done you have your own
Windows 10 media with the LATEST Windows version...
[SPAM CONTENT REMOVED FROM THREAD]
 
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The purpose of this guide is how to do it MANUALLY, without an extra tool.
 
Yes! But 1: its a really old guide 2: few people of today would like the hassle of fiddling with diskpart etc. when they have a modern tool that does all the above automatically.. So that is why i added the modern version...
 
There are times you don't have access to a tool and some people like to know how things work.
 
It is good tutorial of creation of bootable USB drive which is help to fast install of window in the PC and Laptop but I am surprise that It is need a least 4G.B. space while my PC have 2 G.B.
 
DVDS and CDS are also available, both of which can be made an installation disk for Windows computer,it seems that people are used to using USB as a Windows install disk.
I did test this way to make a bootable Windows install USB.

How to Create Windows 10 Boot USB | Bootable USB from ISO

How do I create a Windows 10 bootable USB to help me fix computer issues? Generally, there are two easy ways for creating bootable Windows 10 bootable USB in 2019.
www.winpwd.com
Imgburn is one of the most popular tools for creating Windows installation disks, and it is also free.

ImgBurn

ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit.
www.techspot.com
 
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