Create a bootable flash drive for installing Windows
On this page:
- Before you begin
- Create a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 11 or Windows 10 Education Edition
- Create a bootable installation flash drive on a macOS computer
- Other resources
Before you begin
To install Windows 11 or Windows 10 Education Edition from IUware, you can create a bootable flash drive for the installation.
What you'll need
To complete the process, you'll need:
- A Windows or macOS computer connected to the internet.
Note:On a Windows computer, you must have administrator privileges.
- A flash drive with at least 8 GB of space
Warning:The process described below will delete any data currently on your flash drive. Make sure to back up your flash drive's data to another storage location before proceeding.
- A valid product key that came with your Windows software. For Windows 11 or Windows 10, this will be available on IUware.
Insert your flash drive before beginning.
Create a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 11 or Windows 10 Education Edition
Microsoft provides a tool that will download Windows and create a USB installation drive for you. To use it:
- Navigate to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download and click the version of Windows you wish to install.
- Under "Create Windows version installation media", click to download the tool, and then run the tool.
- The tool will create a USB drive with the operating system you selected.
Warning:
This process will delete anything saved on your flash drive. Save anything you want to keep before following these steps.
Create a bootable installation flash drive on a macOS computer
Note:
In macOS, the option to create a Windows flash drive appears only when the computer does not have an optical drive. If your Mac has an optical drive, the option will be either missing or grayed out.
- From the Finder, open the folder, and then .
- Open the , and then click . The next screen should give you a list of options.
- UITS recommends making the USB drive installer first. You don't need to install Windows or download the support software at this time, as it will be easier to do both later. To proceed:
- Verify that the USB drive you will be writing to is plugged in.
- Uncheck the and options.
- Check and click .
- Your USB drive should be listed in the "Destination disk" area. Use
.iso
file; after selecting it, click .
to browse to your - If prompted, confirm your action and/or provide an administrator password. The process of writing the
.iso
file to the USB drive can take 20 minutes or longer.
Other resources
Website | Article |
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Windows 10 Forums | How to create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 10 |
How-To Geek | How to create bootable USB drives and SD cards for every operating system |
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Last modified on 2023-08-24 13:37:43.