Requirements:
1. Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port.
2. Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Use any of the below methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights.
Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter.
Or
Go to Start menu > All programs > Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:
DISKPART and hit enter.
LIST DISK and hit enter.
Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.
4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter.
SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS Quick
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.
5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive or mount an iso image to the virtual drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “J” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “G” as my USB drive letter.
6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:
J:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “J” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 G: (Where “G” is your USB drive letter)
7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.
Now You have a bootable USB. Only thing you have to do is change your boot device as USB in boot menu
- USB Flash Drive (Minimum 4GB)
- Windows 8 or Windows 7 installation files(iso or an Installation Disk)
1. Plug-in your USB flash drive to USB port.
2. Open Command Prompt with admin rights. Use any of the below methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights.
Type cmd in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter.
Or
Go to Start menu > All programs > Accessories, right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
3. When the Command Prompt opens, enter the following command:
LIST DISK and hit enter.
Once you enter the LIST DISK command, it will show the disk number of your USB drive. In the below image my USB drive disk no is Disk 1.
4. In this step you need to enter all the below commands one by one and hit enter.
SELECT DISK 1 (Replace DISK 1 with your disk number)
CLEAN
CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
SELECT PARTITION 1
ACTIVE
FORMAT FS=NTFS Quick
(Format process may take few seconds)
ASSIGN
EXIT
Don’t close the command prompt as we need to execute one more command at the next step. Just minimize it.
5. Insert your Windows DVD in the optical drive or mount an iso image to the virtual drive and note down the drive letter of the optical drive and USB media. Here I use “J” as my optical (DVD) drive letter and “G” as my USB drive letter.
6. Go back to command prompt and execute the following commands:J:CD BOOT and hit enter. Where “J” is your DVD drive letter.
CD BOOT and hit enter to see the below message.
BOOTSECT.EXE/NT60 G: (Where “G” is your USB drive letter)
7. Copy Windows DVD contents to USB.
Now You have a bootable USB. Only thing you have to do is change your boot device as USB in boot menu
