Create Bootable USB Flash Drive for Windows [How-To]

Want to Install windows using a Bootable USB flash drive ?  Yes here goes the tutorial to Create Bootable USB Flash Drive for installing windows on your PC/Laptop or Notebook. Usually there is a need to create bootable usb flash drive on your notebook which doesn't have a CD/DVD Reader Writer, but still you can boot windows using a USB Flash drive the easy way !

Requirements:

• PC running WindowsXP/Vista/7 or Windows 8


• Windows Installation Disk/ ISO Image [You will have to mount it as a DVD Drive if you have a ISO Image instead of Installation Disk]


• USB Drive with at least 8 GB of free space

Let's Start, Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive for Windows

*Setting Up the USB Flash Drive

-Open Command Prompt as Administrator [Type 'cmd' in the start search bar, right click & Run as administrator]

-Run Diskpart by typing diskpart in command prompt & press Enter.

-Now type 'list disk' in command prompt to locate the USB Drive disk number [Assuming USB Drive is 1]

-Now run the following command respectively.

• select disk 1


• clean


• create partition primary


• select partition 1


• active


• format fs=NTFS


• assign


• exit

Now, USB Setup is complete and we can move forward to make it bootable USB Flash drive, follow the steps below:

-Insert Windows Installation Disk or Mount the ISO Image of windows, Let's assume it's E.

-Open Command Prompt & Go to E:\boot by typing cd E:\boot

-Assuming your USB drive letter as "D", please execute bootsect /nt60 d:

-Now, simply copy Windows Disk Content to USB drive root folder & your USB Flash drive is ready to boot your windows installation. [Do not copy into any folder, simply USB Root]

You are now ready to boot ! Set your Boot devices priority & you are good to go with your windows installation.

Comment below for any suggestions or queries !