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How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

It is imperative to make a Windows 10 bootable USB drive if you are used to operating Windows 10 operating system. It comes in handy to install Windows 10 OS on a new computer or an old one that crashed. Here's how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive.

  1. Option 1: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using iSunshare ISO Genius
  2. Option 2: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using Rufus
  3. Option 3: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using Windows 10 Media Creation Tool

how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive

Option 1: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using iSunshare ISO Genius

iSunshare ISO Genius is a completely free ISO image software to burn, extract and create ISO file. Let's learn how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive with the steps below.

Step 1: Download and install iSunshare ISO Genius on your Windows PC.

Step 2: Then you will see a clean user interface, click on the Burn button.

click Burn on the toolbar

Step 3: Choose a Windows 10 ISO file to burn to a USB drive, if not, you can download it to your computer first.

select the ISO file

Step 4: Plug the USB drive you intend to make bootable into your Windows PC.

Step 5: Click on Create a bootable USB, usually the drive will be select by default. Then select the partition style and click Next to continue.

select USB drive and the partition style

Step 6: Then a dialog will pop up to prompt you the USB drive will be formatted, click Yes.

click yes to format the USB drive

Step 7: Wait for burning the Windows 10 ISO to the USB drive.

wait for burning ISO to USB drive

Step 8: After a moment, the Windows 10 ISO successfully burned to the USB drive. Click Finished. You can go to see now your USB drive exists a Windows 10 ISO file..

successfully burn ISO image into the USB drive

Option 2: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using Rufus.

Rufus is a free application that can be used to format and create a bootable USB drive. Please follow the steps to learn how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive.

Step 1: Download Rufus here.

download Rufus

Step 2: Insert a USB drive into your computer. Select the USB drive and select the Windows 10 ISO file from local file or folder.

select the USB device and the Windows 10 ISO file

Step 3: In the Format Options section, continue to click on the START button to start burning Windows 10 ISO to USB drive.

click Start to start burning ISO to USB

Step 4: Click OK when you are prompted that the USB flash drive data will be destroyed.

click OK to destroy the USB data

Step 5: Wait for Rufus burning and copying the Windows 10 ISO image to the USB drive, wait until the process is complete.

Step 6: Successfully burn the windows 10 ISO to the USB drive and make it bootable.

burning and copying Windows 10 ISO to USB drive

Option 3: How to Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive using Windows 10 Media Creation Tool

To create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive, you can also use Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to do it. It can help you help you download Windows 10 and create Windows 10 bootable USB sticks so you can install the operating system on any computer. If you wondering how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB drive using Windows 10 Media Creation, try the steps listed below.

Step 1: Make sure you've connected the USB with at least 8 GB of free space to your Windows computer.

Step 2: Download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to your Windows computer and then launch it.

download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool

Step 3: Accept the terms. Then select Create installation media(USB flash drive, DVD, ISO file) for another PC, click Next.

select Create installation media

Step 4: Select language, architecture and edition and click Next. Uncheck the recommended...only when you be able to change the default settings.

select language, archietecture, and edition

Step 5: Choose USB flash drive to use and continue to click Next.

choose use USB flash drive

Step 6: Select the USB you want to make it bootable and click Next. You can click the Refresh drive list button if you have not find your USB drive.

select a USB flash drive

Step 7: Wait for getting a few things ready.

wait for getting a few things ready

Step 8: Then wait the tool to download Windows 10.

wait for downloading Windows 10

Step 9: Finally, the Windows 10 bootable USB drive is successfully created. Click Finished.

your USB flash drive is ready

If you want to make sure you've make bootable USB with a Windows 10 installer on it, you can go to check the ISO file on USB drive in This PC.

successfully burn Windows 10 ISO to USB drive

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