Last updated on December 30th, 2019
In this tutorial you can find step by step instructions on how to create a Windows 10 USB installation media, from a Windows 10 ISO image file, by using the RUFUS USB creator utility.
The Windows 10 USB installation media can be used to install Windows 10 from USB, or to repair a damaged Windows 10 installation.
Requirements:
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1. A Windows 10 ISO image file.
2. Rufus USB Boot Creator Utility.
3. An EMPTY USB Disk with at least 8GB storage space.
2. Rufus USB Boot Creator Utility.
3. An EMPTY USB Disk with at least 8GB storage space.
How to Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB Flash Drive using 'Rufus' utility.
Step 1. Download Windows 10 in a ISO file.
First of all, proceed and download a legally copy of Windows 10 in a ISO file. To do that, follow the instructions from one of these tutorials:
Step 2: Download RUFUS USB Boot Creator Utility*.
The next step is to download the Rufus USB creator utility, which is an excellent tool to create a Windows bootable USB flash drive, to install or to repair Windows.
1. Go to the official Rufus download page and download the latest version of RUFUS USB Bootable Creator Utility on your computer.
Step 3. Create a bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive with RUFUS utility.
1. Remove all USB storage drives from your computer and plug an EMPTY* USB stick (minimum 8GB) to an empty USB port.
Attention: DO NOT leave your files on the USB stick, because all files will be erased during this operation.
2. Now double-click to run “rufus” application.
(When Rufus utility starts…)
3. Choose the empty USB stick that you plugged in your computer.
4. Click SELECT.
6. Select the Windows 10 ISO file from your computer (e.g. Windows.iso) and choose “Open”.
7a. If your computer supports UEFI, then (see Screenshot 1):
- At Partition scheme select GPT
- At Target system, select UEFI (non CSM). *
- At File system select: FAT32.
- At Cluster size, leave the default 16 kilobytes (default).
- Under New Volume Label, you can type any volume name for the USB disk.
- Press the Start button.
* Notes:
- UEFI supports only 64 bit Windows.
- In order to boot from a UEFI USB flash drive, you must apply these settings in BIOS:
- Set the Boot configuration to: UEFI
- Temporarily set the Secure Boot to: Disabled (until Windows installation is finished)
- Temporarily set the Fast Boot to: Disabled (until Windows installation is finished)
(Screenshot 1: For a UEFI system)
7b. If your computer doesn't support UEFI, then (see Screenshot 2):
- At Partition scheme select MBR.
- At Target system, select BIOS (or UEFI-CSM).
- At File system select: NTFS.
- At Cluster size, leave the: 4096 bytes (default).
- Under New Volume Label, you can enter any volume name for the USB disk.
- Press the Start button.
* Notes:
- Non UEFI (legacy) supports both 32 & 64 bit Windows.
- In order to boot from a non UEFI USB flash drive, you must apply the following setting in BIOS:
a. Set the Boot configuration to: Legacy.
(Screenshot 2: For non-UEFI system)
8. Read carefully the warning message and press “OK”.
( Wait until Rufus utility erases your USB stick and transfers Windows 10 ISO files )
9. When Rufus operation is completed, close Rufus utility, unplug the USB stick and use it to troubleshoot Windows 10 or to perform a clean OS installation.
Additional Help:
– In order to boot from the USB disk, you must set the USB as first boot device from your BIOS settings.To do that:
- Power On your computer and press 'DEL' or 'F1' or 'F2' or 'F10' to enter BIOS (CMOS) setup utility. *
* Note: The way to enter into BIOS Settings depends on the computer manufacturer. If your computer supports UEFI, press the the corresponding button according to your computer’s manufacturer instructions. (e.g. In Sony Vaio laptops that support UEFI, you have to press the “ASSIST” key on your laptop, while your laptop is Powered-OFF).
- In BIOS menu, find the 'Boot Order' setting.
(This setting is commonly found in the'Advanced BIOS Features' menu). - At “Boot Order” setting, set the USB disk (e.g. USB-HDD) as the first boot device.
- Save and exit from BIOS settings.
That's it!
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To install Windows 8 from USB Flash Drive with Rufus, follow these step by step below:
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- Prepare the Windows 8 “ISO” File.
- Prepare USB Flash Drive that has a capacity of at least “4 GB” or higher to be used for Windows 8 installation.
- “Save” important files from USB Flash Drive to another place, as this will be “formatted” and emptied.
- “Transfer” the ISO file into USB Flash Drive using Rufus.
- “Download” Rufus.Rufus is a free software designed to format and create external devices such as flash or memory cards to be bootable, so it can be used as normally using DVDs. This program automatically extract ISO file and transfer into USB Flash Drive so it can be used to install Windows (7, 8, 10).
- “Run” Rufus program.
- “Plug-in” USB Flash Drive to your computer or Laptop.
- Click “Device” and select the location of USB Flash Drive to be transferred with ISO file, but if already Plugged-in, it usually detected automatically.
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- Click “Start” to begin formatting and transfer all contents of “Windows ISO” file into USB Flash Drive and Click “OK” if Warning appears.
- Wait for a few minutes until the process is complete until the “DONE” notification or Back to “READY” appears. This depends on PC speed, it usually take 10-15 minutes, after that we can close Rufus. Now we can directly use the USB Flash Drive with Windows Setup.
- Continue with complete Installing Windows 8 as normally as using DVDs.
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