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Help! How can I make a Windows 10 bootable USB drive?
I have used Diskpart, a command line tool that comes with Windows, to make a Windows 10 bootable USB. I had some problems the first time, but I figured it out later and it is pretty reliable! Here are my steps and experience:
Steps:
- Insert a USB drive of at least 8GB, and remember its number (such as "Disk 2"), don't choose the wrong one, otherwise you will accidentally format your hard drive.
- Press Win + R, enter cmd, right-click and select "Run as Administrator".
- In the command prompt, enter diskpart, and a new window will open to enter the Diskpart tool.
- Next, enter the following commands and follow the steps (don't shake your hands):
list disk # List all disks and find your USB disk number
select disk X # Replace X with your USB disk number
clean # Clear all partitions of the USB disk
create partition primary # Create a primary partition
format fs=ntfs quick # Format to NTFS (If it is UEFI boot, change to format fs=fat32 quick)
active # Mark as active partition
assign # Automatically assign drive letter
exit # Exit Diskpart
5. Mount the Windows 10 ISO file on your computer (right-click the ISO file -> "Mount").
6. Open the mounted virtual drive (e.g. D:) and copy all the files to your USB drive.
This method is especially suitable for friends who don't want to install additional software. Diskpart comes with Windows and is absolutely safe and reliable. Although the operation seems a bit cumbersome, if you follow the steps step by step, there will be basically no problems. If you have other questions, feel free to ask! I hope you can successfully create a boot disk! 😄