Ready to install Windows 10 on a PC using UEFI? Use these steps to create a compatible USB bootable media to perform this task.
Deeper 2 4 7 equals. When it comes the time to install a clean copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB bootable media to start the computer and proceed with the 'Windows Setup' wizard. However, if you have a device that has a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), instead of the legacy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), it's important to use the correct media that includes support for the motherboard firmware type.
You can use several methods to create a media to install Windows 10 from USB if you have a newer firmware type. For instance, you can use the Media Creation Tool to download the installation files onto a removable drive with support for both UEFI and legacy BIOS. Or, you can use third-party tools like Rufus that makes it easy to create an installation media with support for UEFI.
Create Windows 7 Bootable USB Drive from ISO File. Microsoft has provided its own official tool for. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Make sure that it has at least 12GB of available storage and is formatted as Mac OS Extended. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Editor’s Note: if you want to create a bootable Windows install.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to create a USB flash drive that includes UEFI support using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool and Rufus.
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Media Creation Tool
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Rufus tool
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Media Creation Tool
If you have a machine using UEFI, you can use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB media to perform a clean installation or in-place upgrade of the Microsoft OS.
To create a bootable media, connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and use these steps:
Open Windows 10 download page.
Under the 'Create Windows 10 installation media' section, click the Download tool now button to save the file.
Quick tip: If you'll be installing Windows 10 on multiple computers running 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, then use the 'Architecture' drop-down menu and select the Both option.
Once you complete the steps, the tool will download the required files and create a bootable USB flash drive with the Windows 10 installation files with support for UEFI and BIOS.
How to create a Windows 10 UEFI boot media using Rufus tool
Alternatively, you can also use Rufus to create an installation media with UEFI support using an existing ISO file. Or you can also use the tool to download the Windows 10 files from the Microsoft servers and then create the bootable flash media.
Creating boot media with Windows 10 ISO
To create a bootable media using an existing Windows 10 ISO file, connect a USB flash drive of at least 8GB of space, and use these steps:
Open Rufus download page.
Under the 'Download' section, click the latest release and save the file on your device.
Under the 'Show Advanced drive properties' section, leave the default settings.
Under the 'Volume label' field, enter a descriptive name for the drive — for example, 'win10_2004_usb.'
Under the 'File system' and 'Cluster size' section, leave the default settings.
Click the Show advanced format options button.
Select the 'Quick format' and 'Create extended label and icon files' options.
Click the Start button.
Click the OK button to confirm.
Click the Close button.
Once you complete the steps, Rufus will run the script to download the Windows 10 ISO file from the Microsoft servers. Then, it'll use that ISO to create a bootable media, which you can then use to install Windows 10 on computers using UEFI.
When you have the USB bootable media with support for UEFI systems, you can use to start your device to perform an in-place upgrade or clean installation of Windows 10.
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Acronis True Image recovers all your data and puts everything back exactly where it was in case of a disaster. True Image Cloud enables you to sync files across multiple devices, use online-backup service for extra safety. And what is more, it supports Windows 10 OS! Friendlier user interfaces makes it easier than ever to backup and restore your data. The new Extended Capacity Manager to allow you to take advantage of more than 2 Terabytes of external storage that some versions of Windows may not allow.
This review of True Image will show how easy it is to create a bootable USB flash drive. If the USB drive is large enough you can even store an image of the computer on the drive so you can carry it anywhere.
It is always a good idea to make a bootable rescue media when using Acronis True Image. If your computer become so unstable that it is unbootable, you can use the rescue media to restore a previously created image to get your computer up and running quickly and easily. We have reviewed how to create a bootable CD in previous versions of True Image and that process has not changed. In this review of Acronis True Image, a bootable USB drive will be created. This also works if you have True Image Cloud.
Acronis has always made it easy to create a rescue media and the creation of a bootable USB drive using True Image is no exception. From the Tools tab, simply select the Rescue Media Builder as the following screenshot demonstrates.
Now you have a choice of creating the Acronis Bootable Rescue Media or the WINPE Based Media. The latter provides better compatibility with your computer’s hardware, some pretty advanced stuff in there so we will stick with the easiest.
Create A Bootable Usb Drive Windows 10
Then choose the media destination. You can create a bootable CD, DVD, USB Flash Drive or build an .iso image of a bootable disc. I chose the USB Drive and proceeded.
When it was done, it told me so.
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Now let’s see if it works. Depending on your computer manufacturer, you may need to press a key or invoke a set of keys to make your computer boot to the USB Drive. You may even have to go into the BIOS to change settings to boot from a USB drive. Consult your computer manufacturer for instructions on how to do that.
A Bootable Usb
After the computer booted to the Acronis True Image program in low-level mode, this is what it looks like. From this screen you can backup, recover and use the utilities available in the program without actually booting your PC to Windows.
The Acronis Bootable media, whether you choose to make a bootable CD or USB drive is an important step to protect your Operating System and important data from being lost forever. Hard Drives crash, Windows crashes and there are many unforeseen events that could happen to make your computer unusable. The Bootable Rescue Media could very well be a lifesaver when it comes to retrieving data.
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Once again, Acronis has made it very easy to protect your data with this new release of True Image 2017 with True Image Cloud. This is a recommended utility to have in your arsenal of data backup and recovery utilities.
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Acronis True Image 2017 has been released and it makes it easier than ever to back up your computer and devices. With just 2 clicks of the mouse, you can do a full image backup of a computer. It doesn’t get much easier than that. This version added many new features including the ability to backup an unlimited number of iPhones, iPads, and Android mobile devices with Wi-Fi to your computer, it even backs up your Facebook stuff. It is 3 to 6 times faster than the completion when backing up to an external drive and 25% faster than the previous version when backing up to the Acronis cloud. The 2017 version still has all of the other useful features that are essential in a complete backup program. Clone Disk, Try&Decide, Bootable Rescue Media Builder and Startup Recovery Manager are readily available. See our full review of Acronis True Image.