It's highly recommended that you keep the newly created Windows 10 bootable USB in a safe location for future use. Here's a video tutorial outlining how to create bootable Windows 10 USB drive: Windows 10 will now begin downloading and once the process is complete, you'll be left with a bootable Windows 10 USB drive, all ready to be installed on a PC of your choice. Click on 'Next' once you've made your choice.Ĩ. The tool will now prompt you to select the USB drive you've plugged into your PC. Select the 'USB flash drive' option, which should be highlighted by default. Click on 'Next' once your choices have been made.Ħ. Select your language, the edition of Windows 10 you wish to download, and of course, the architecture. On the next screen, you'll be presented with a bunch of options. Click on 'Next' in the bottom right corner.ĥ. Select 'Create installation media for another PC' option. Launch the media creation tool you just downloaded.Ĥ. Plug in a USB drive to your Windows PC.ģ. Make sure you download the correct one tailored for your desktop operating system which you're currently running - 32-bit or 64-bit.Ģ. Go to this link and download the official Windows 10 media creation tool. Windows product key if you're installing the operating system for the first time.ġ.We recommend that you format the drive yourself before going ahead. USB flash drive with space of more than 4GB.Make sure you have a stable Internet connection.After all, who wants to wait hours just for an operating system to download? Until or unless you have a 1Gbps Internet connection, which we're certain most don't. Although having a digital copy of an operating system is well and good, but in the end, we're sure you'll agree, that having a physical medium for installation is the first port of call for everyone when things hit the dirt for some reason. Having a bootable Windows 10 USB with you is a must, considering the day and age of having DVDs lying around is long gone and with Microsoft pushing forward towards digital downloads just like Apple, we are well in the future of having digital copies of everything. All you need is a USB flash drive and a slight amount of patience to walk yourself through the process. Here's how you can create a bootable Windows 10 USB for installation on your desktop or notebook PC. : New Windows Update is live! Download ISO files or follow these installation steps.

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