How to install Windows
10 from USB with UEFI support
Here are two easy ways
to create a bootable USB media to install Windows 10 on devices using UEFI.
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When you're planning
to install a fresh copy of Windows 10 from USB, one of the requirements
involves creating media to boot your computer into the setup wizard. However,
if you have newer hardware, it's likely that you're using Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI), instead of the legacy Basic Input/Output System
(BIOS). If this is the case, you also have to ensure that the bootable media
supports the firmware type before you can proceed with the installation.
Fortunately,
if your device features a UEFI firmware, you have multiple ways to create a USB
bootable media to install Windows
10. You can use the Media Creation Tool, which is an easy-to-use
utility made by Microsoft that downloads and copies the installation files onto
a removable drive with support UEFI and BIOS. Or you can use Rufus, which is a
freely available third-party tool that allows you to quickly create a media
with support for UEFI firmware.
In
this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the
steps to create a bootable USB flash drive with support for UEFI using the
Media Creation Tool and Rufus.
If
you're planning to upgrade or install a fresh copy of Windows 10 on a system
using UEFI, you can use the Media Creation Tool to create a compatible bootable
media. Just insert a USB flash drive with at least 4GB of storage to your
computer, and then use these steps:
1. Open the official Download Windows 10 page.
2. Under "Create Windows 10 installation
media," click the Download tool now button.
3. Click the Save button.
4. Click the Open folder button.
5. Double-click the MediaCreationToolxxxx.exe file
to launch the utility.
6. Click the Accept button to
agree to the Microsoft terms.
7. Select the Create installation media
(USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PCoption.
8. Click the Next button.
9. Select the correct language, architecture, and
edition of Windows 10 if the default selection doesn't reflect the desired
options.
Quick Tip: Under
"Architecture," you can select the Both option to
create a bootable media that will work for devices using 64-bit and 32-bit
processors. Also, if you're unable to change these settings, make sure to clear
the Use the recommended options for this PCoption.
10.
Click the Next button.
11.
Select the USB
flash drive option. (If you don't see the drive, click the Refresh
drive listoption.)
12.
Click the Next button.
13.
Select the removable
drive from the list.
14.
Click the Next button.
Once
you've completed these steps, the wizard will download the Windows 10
installation files, and it'll create the bootable media with support for UEFI
as well as legacy BIOS.
Alternatively,
if the Media Creation Tool isn't working, you can download the Windows 10 ISO
file from a different source and then use the Rufus tool to create an
installation media with UEFI support.
To
create a Windows 10 install media with support for UEFI, connect a USB flash
drive with at least 4GB of space, and then use these steps:
1. Open the official Rufus page.
2. Under "Download," click the latest
release of the tool.
3. Click the Save button.
4. Click the Open folder button.
5. Double-click the Rufus-x.x.exe file
to launch the tool.
6. Under "Device," select the USB flash
drive with at least 4GB of space.
7. Under "Boot selection," click
the Select button on the right.
8. Navigate to the Windows 10 ISO file.
9. Select the .ISO image.
10.
Click the Open button.
11.
Use the "Image
option" drop-down to select the Standard Windows installation option.
12.
Use the
"Partition scheme and target system type" drop-down to select
the GPT option.
13.
Use the "Target
system" drop-down to select the UEFI (non CSM) option.
14.
Under the "Show
Advanced drive properties" section, leave the default settings.
15.
Under the "Volume
label" field, enter a descriptive name for the drive. For Example,
"win10_install_usb."
16.
Under the "File
system" and "Cluster size" section, leave the default settings.
17.
Click the Show
advanced format options button, and make sure that "Quick
format" and "Create extended label and icon files" options are
selected.
18.
Click the Start button.
19.
Click the OK button
to confirm that the USB flash drive will be wiped out.
After
completing the steps, the Rufus tool will create a bootable media, which you
can then use to install Windows 10 on devices using UEFI.
Wrapping things up
Once
the USB bootable with support for UEFI has been created, you can start your
device with the installation media to perform an upgrade or clean installation of Windows 10.
More Windows 10 resources
For
more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows
10, visit the following resources:
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