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WellsHart
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Jul 18, 2025

The best way to make windows 10 installation media for usb boot?

Can't get into my Windows 10 PC because of blue screen of death. Tried the troubleshooting feature and safe boot but unfortunately did not work in my case. I need to make a windows 10 installation me...
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Bcino
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Jul 18, 2025

Certainly! If you want to make Windows 10 installation media for USB boot, you can do it manually by downloading the ISO and preparing the USB drive with open-source. Here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Visit the official Microsoft website, and select "Download tool now" or directly download the ISO.
2. Insert a USB drive with at least 8GB of space.
3.Using Vantoy
Download Vantoy.
Extract and run the Vantoy installer.
Select your USB drive and install Vantoy onto it (this will format the drive).
Copy the Windows 10 ISO file into the Vantoy USB drive.
Boot from the USB, and Vantoy will list the ISO for selection.

Creating bootable media manually can be tricky, but tools like Vantoy make Windows 10 installation media easier and more flexible without relying on Windows-specific tools.