There are
many third party software to create bootable USB devices but given the fact
that most people aren't comfortable with third party software, Microsoft has
released an application called Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool. Although the
program's name makes it feel that it only supports Windows 7, that isn't really
the case. It works well for preparing a bootable USB device for installing
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
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| Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool |
Download Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool: HERE
Steps to
Install Windows from USB flash drive:
- Install Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool. To install this program, you need .NET Framework version 2.0 or higher. The program runs perfectly on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. Also, you need to be in an administrator account.
- Open the program. Enter the location of your Windows ISO file in the source file box. Alternatively, you can browse to it and click Next.
- On the choose media type screen, select USB device to create a bootable Windows installation flash drive.
- On the insert USB device screen, select your USB flash drive or the external hard drive to which you want to copy the setup files and click Begin copying. If your USB device does not have enough space, you will be shown a dialog box saying so. Click Erase USB device. This will format your USB device and delete all data on it.
- If everything goes right, you will see a Bootable USB device created successfully message on the next screen.
- Now, you need to boot from the USB device you just created to start the Windows installation process. If your computer doesn't boot from it, you might need to change the boot order. Also, you must note that older computers won't boot from a USB drive that is formatted as NTFS which is what the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool formats it into while you select Erase USB device option. To overcome this, you should make sure that your device is formatted as FAT32 and has enough disk space.
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