{"id":4138,"date":"2016-10-14T08:51:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T08:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=4138"},"modified":"2023-04-13T09:57:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T09:57:34","slug":"how-to-create-a-windows-installation-media-with-usb-or-cd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-windows-installation-media-with-usb-or-cd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Windows 10\/8\/7 Installation Media with USB or CD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the article, and you would learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-windows-installation-media-with-usb-or-cd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>create installation media or disc<\/strong><\/a> step by step for Windows 10\/8\/7 with writable USB flash drive or CD on an accessible computer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part1\">How to create Windows 7 installation disc<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part2\">How to create Windows 8\/8.1 installation media<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part3\">How to create Windows 10 installation media<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we create Windows installation media?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides installing or reinstalling Windows operational system on a computer, installation disc would also help to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10-password\/how-to-reset-windows-10-forgotten-password.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reset Windows 10 forgotten password<\/a> for local account. So you know how important it is when you are locked out of Windows 10 computer and have no available administrator, password reset disk and don\u2019t find or want to use third-party software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation before installation media creation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Internet connection<\/li>\n<li>Writable USB flash drive or CD with enough storage space, at least <strong>4 GB<\/strong> of space<\/li>\n<li>Windows product key<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"part1\">How to create Windows 7 installation disc<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to<strong> create a Windows 7 installation disc<\/strong>, there is one more thing you would need to prepare. That is Windows 7 product key. Otherwise, you cannot download Windows 7 ISO file from Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Go to Windows 7 download page and enter product key\u00a0to<strong>\u00a0Verify<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/enter-windows-7-product-key-to-verify.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"182\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/enter-windows-7-product-key-to-verify.png\" alt=\"enter windows 7 product key to verify\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/enter-windows-7-product-key-to-verify.png 529w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/enter-windows-7-product-key-to-verify-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>If product key is available, you would be able to select product language such as &#8220;<strong>English<\/strong>&#8220;. Click <strong>Confirm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click <strong>32-bit Download<\/strong>\u00a0or <strong>64-bit Download<\/strong> to download Windows 7 installation file. The download link is only valid for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/download-windows-7-iso-file.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"321\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/download-windows-7-iso-file.png\" alt=\"download windows 7 ISO file from Microsoft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/download-windows-7-iso-file.png 390w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/download-windows-7-iso-file-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> After downloading the ISO file, you can burn it into a DVD by right-clicking it in Windows Explorer and selecting &#8220;<strong>Burn disc image<\/strong>&#8221; to burn it to a disc.\u00a0Then you would get Windows 7 installation disc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/burn-windows-7-iso-file-to-dvd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/burn-windows-7-iso-file-to-dvd.png\" alt=\"burn Windows 7 ISO file into DVD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/burn-windows-7-iso-file-to-dvd.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/burn-windows-7-iso-file-to-dvd-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\">How to create Windows 8 installation media<\/h2>\n<p>Creating installation media for Windows 8\/10 would be different from Windows7\u00a0because you can use media creation tool Microsoft provides to directly download system file and burn the file into blank USB flash drive or CD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Click <strong>Download Tool Now<\/strong> to download <strong>Media Creation Tool<\/strong> on Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows8<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Run <strong>Media Creation Tool<\/strong> on your accessible computer and insert USB or CD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-media-creation-tool-for-windows-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-media-creation-tool-for-windows-8.png\" alt=\"run windows 8 media creation tool on \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-media-creation-tool-for-windows-8.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/run-media-creation-tool-for-windows-8-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Select the Windows system you want to create installation media for. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language: English<\/li>\n<li>Edition: Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 N, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro N, Windows 8.1 Single Language<\/li>\n<li>Architecture: 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Select appropriate device, <strong>USB flash drive<\/strong> or<strong> ISO file<\/strong> on Media Creation Tool. Click Next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-device-to-create-windows-8-installation-media.png\" alt=\"choose USB to create windows 8 installation media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-device-to-create-windows-8-installation-media.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-device-to-create-windows-8-installation-media-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Choose the removal drive you have plugged into computer. And click Next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-the-removal-device-to-create.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-the-removal-device-to-create.png\" alt=\"choose the removal device to create media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-the-removal-device-to-create.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/choose-the-removal-device-to-create-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A message would pop up and prompt you that the files on the USB drive\/CD would be deleted. So blank USB drive or CD is recommended, and you would not lose data on the removal device. But if you want to continue, click OK please.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-to-format-removal-device-before-creation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-to-format-removal-device-before-creation.png\" alt=\"format removal device before media creation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-to-format-removal-device-before-creation.png 363w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-to-format-removal-device-before-creation-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> The media creation tool would download the installation file and burn the file to USB or CD. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> button at last on the creation tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finish-creating-windows-8-installation-media.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finish-creating-windows-8-installation-media.png\" alt=\"finish creating windows 8 installation media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finish-creating-windows-8-installation-media.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/finish-creating-windows-8-installation-media-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\">How to create Windows 10 installation media<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong>Go to Microsoft website and download Windows 10 media creation tool with a link <strong>Download tool now<\/strong> on an\u00a0accessible computer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows10<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Double-click the program you download to launch media creation tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/launch-windows-10-media-creation-tool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/launch-windows-10-media-creation-tool.png\" alt=\"launch windows 10 media creation tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/launch-windows-10-media-creation-tool.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/launch-windows-10-media-creation-tool-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Accept Microsoft software license terms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Select what you want to do, such as &#8220;<strong>Create installation media for another PC<\/strong>&#8220;. Click Next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/make-sure-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/make-sure-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png\" alt=\"make sure to create windows 10 installation media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/make-sure-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/make-sure-to-create-windows-10-installation-media-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Uncheck &#8220;<strong>Use the recommended options for this PC<\/strong>&#8220;, and select Windows edition, language and architecture and click Next to download Windows 10 installation file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language: English (United States), select the one you are familiar with or want<\/li>\n<li>Edition: Windows 10, Windows 10 Home Single Language, Windows 10 N<\/li>\n<li>Architecture: 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), or Both<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-your-pc-system-information.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-your-pc-system-information.png\" alt=\"confirm your PC system information\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-your-pc-system-information.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/confirm-your-pc-system-information-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Choose which media you want to use to create installation media. Click Next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/begin-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/begin-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png\" alt=\"begin to create windows 10 installation media\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/begin-to-create-windows-10-installation-media.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/begin-to-create-windows-10-installation-media-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Windows 10 installation file would be downloaded and burned into USB or CD. You would get a Windows 10 installation USB or CD disc, which you can get to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/clean-reinstall-windows-10-without-product-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinstall Windows 10 computer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10-password\/reset-windows-10-local-admin-password-using-command-prompt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reset forgotten local account password for locked Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/two-ways-to-create-a-windows-password-reset-disk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 Ways to Create a Windows Password Reset Disk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/3-options-to-create-a-windows-10-recovery-disk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Options to Create a Windows 10 Recovery Disk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/product-key-finder\/how-to-find-windows-10-lost-product-key.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Find Windows 10 Lost Product Key<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10-password\/create-new-administrator-without-windows-10-login.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Create New Administrator on Windows 10 without Login<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-7-password\/how-to-reset-your-windows-password-without-an-install-cd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Reset a Windows Password without an Install CD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-password\/how-to-set-your-computer-to-boot-from-usb-drive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Set Computer Boot from USB Flash Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow the article, and you would learn how to create installation media or disc step by step for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows-password"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4138"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6385,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions\/6385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}