Hey, guys, welcome back to the Every PC Solution website. In this topic, we will make a bootable USB drive to install Windows 10 on the Computer system. This article will briefly discuss the process of making the bootable USB Pendrive so let's get started.
All these methods will delete the data from your Pendrive. Before proceeding, back up all of your data in a separate drive
Methods for making the USB bootable
There are many different methods for preparing the USB for windows installation. We will discuss the simple and easiest way to make the Pendrive bootable for Windows 10 installation. However, these methods are also valid for the other versions of Microsoft Windows Topics covered in this articles areas below:
- How to make Bootable USB for Windows XP
- How to make bootable USB for Windows 7
- How to make bootable USB for Windows 8 and 8.1
- How to make Bootable USB for Windows 10
Before proceeding, you need to download or have an ISO file for the version of Windows that you want to install.
How to make a bootable USB without any software?
In this method, we will make a bootable USB drive without using any kind of software because of the application we will use. Every one of you already using and aware of it.
I don't think it is called external or extra software needed to download to make the windows bootable USB that is the Winrar application. What Winrar? yeah, WinRAR is the application that everyone is using but did not know that it is also used for making the bootable drives for Windows installation
This method did not work for Windows XP.
You have to open the iso file using Winrar and then extract it to the USB drive. Now, wait for it to complete the extraction. After that, you are ready to go. I have been using this for making bootable USBs for almost 3 years and never faced any issues in booting the USB.
How to make a bootable USB using Rufus Software?
If you fail to make the bootable Pendrive in some cases, you don't need to fear it. There is also a straightforward method of making the bootable USB using an application called Rufus.
To make the USB bootable, just download it from the above link and open the software. It will look like this if you plug in the USB, then it will automatically detect it. I don't have a USB available which is why it is showing blank space in the device section, but you will see the name of your USB. Open it, click on the select button, and choose the iso file of the Windows version you want to install.
After you select the ISO file, then click on the start button. After that, the process will be started to wait for it to complete. It might take up to 20 minutes to finish the process. After that, you can install your windows.
How to make a bootable USB in just Three steps?
If you do not have any computer knowledge and want to create the USB bootable, then here is also a straightforward way to create the USB bootable just follow the steps.
- First of all, you need to format the USB drive; however, this step is not mandatory, but doing this step is good practice.
- After formatting the drive, you need to mount the iso file using the Windows mounter.
- Now copy all the files from the mounted partition to the USB Drive and wait to complete the process.
- Convert Windows 10 ISO to a USB drive.
This method is also not valid for Windows XP. It will not boot in XP.
Conclusion
This post provides an easy way to create a bootable USB drive for installing Windows 10 in the system. These methods are effortless to follow and have a 100% guarantee of working.
I hope that you have successfully created the bootable USB without getting any error messages. If you are getting any kind of error and need a solution to that problem, let me know. I will write a detailed troubleshooting guide for you. Just message me at 008abdullahshah@gmail.com or at everypcsolution@yahoo.com.