How to Install Windows 10 Using a Bootable USB
You have plenty of choices to make when installing a new version of Windows on your device.
If your computer doesn’t have a CD or DVD drive, you may want to learn how to run the installation from a “bootable USB” to quickly set up your operating system.
How to create a Windows bootable USB with the Media Creation Tool
To boot from a USB, you first need to create the USB itself which will be read by your computer and used to boot up. You can find the guidelines on how to create a bootable USB using the Media Creation Tool issued by Microsoft.
1. Open the Microsoft Download Windows page in your web browser and click on the Download tool now button.
2. Save the tool to your computer. When the download is finished, launch the media creation tool and click Accept when prompted to agree to the launch.
3. Select Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC and click the Next button.
4. Set your preferred Language, Windows 10 Edition, and System Architecture.
Note: If you can’t change the settings, place a check mark next to the Use the recommended options for this PC option and proceed.
5. Choose the USB flash drive, then hit the Next button and select your USB drive from the list. The Windows installation files will start to download to your USB drive.
6. The download may take a long time depending on your internet speed. Make sure not to disrupt the process until the creation tool has been created.
7. Once the tool has been created, you cannot use the bootable USB until you change the computer boot order, so...
How to change your computer's boot order
Before you can boot your computer from your USB, you first need to change your computer’s boot order to list USB first. This will prompt your computer to read the USB first before it reads the internal hard drive, during startup.
You can change the boot order from your computer’s BIOS setup utility. After you change the boot order, it is time you can install your windows and use the bootable USB you have created.
How to Install Windows using Bootable USB
With your computer’s boot order successfully changed to load up from a USB device first, you can now crack on with installing Windows using your USB’s installation file.
Note: Make sure you’ve backed up all your files before doing the installation to make sure you don’t lose any valuable data.
