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How can i create a bootable usb drive for windows 10 install?
Bought an used laptop from eBay and the seller has wiped the drive. Currently, there is no os on it. I was told to make a Windows 10 installation media to get the job done. The laptop is about 7 year...
How to create Windows 10 bootable USB? You can do so manually using tools like DiskPart and a Windows ISO file. Here's a step-by-step guide to create Windows 10 bootable USB:
- Download the Windows 10 ISO and insert your USB drive and Backup any data on it, as the process will erase all data.
2. Open Command Prompt as Administrator:
- Press Windows + X and select Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- Use DiskPart to prepare the USB:
- Type diskpart and press Enter.
- List disks: list disk
- Identify your USB drive by size, then select it: select disk X (replace X with your USB disk number)
- Clean the drive: clean
- Create a primary partition: create partition primary
- Select the partition: select partition 1
- Format as FAT32 (or NTFS if FAT32 isn't supported): format fs=fat32 quick
- Assign a drive letter: assign
- Exit DiskPart: exit - Mount the ISO file:
- Right-click the ISO file and select Mount (Windows 8 and above).
- Note the drive letter assigned to the mounted ISO. - Copy files from ISO to USB:
- Use Command Prompt or File Explorer:
- For Command Prompt: xcopy D:\*.* E:\ /E /F /H . Replace D: with the ISO mount drive letter and E: with your USB drive letter. - Create Windows 10 bootable USB:
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator again.
- Navigate to your USB drive: E: (or your drive letter)
- Run bootsect to make the USB bootable: bootsect /nt60 E: