How to make a Windows 10 Bootable USB stick that support UEFI boot. |
Requirements:
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Make a bootable USB flash drive using DISKPARTRun CMD.EXE as an administrator (Win-X then A), then run DISKPART with the following commands (not case-sensitive): |
Command | What it does |
LIST DISK | Shows all mounted disks. Find your USB flash |
SELECT DISK n | Selects the disk that future commands will use. Replace ‘n’ with the disk # for your USB flash drive.NOTE: Be careful that you don’t select your hard disk! The next command will wipe the selected drive clean. |
CLEAN | Erases all previous partition & volume information on the flash drive. |
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY | Partitions the flash drive as one partition for the whole drive. |
SELECT PARTITION 1 | Selects the new partition so future commands will operate on it. |
ACTIVE | Marks the new partition as active so the BIOS/UEFI can boot to it. |
FORMAT FS=FAT32 QUICK | Formats the partition as FAT32.(NOT NTFS!) EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! |
ASSIGN | Assigns a drive letter to the flash drive. |
EXIT | Exits DISKPART |
At this point your USB drive is formatted. DO NOT format the drive with Windows Explorer or format.com; you will not be able to boot from it.
Simply Copy files to the USB Drive and Prep the Windows 10 Image on the USB drive.
1. Copy Files
or
2. Prep the USB using CMD
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Booting from the USB drive:Method 1:
Method 2
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Install Windows 10Go through normal Windows 10 |
Finishing up
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May 26, 2016 at 11:33 pm
Thank you, your instructions were awesome!
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