Creating a Windows 10 image on a flash drive. Video: How to burn a system image to disk using Nero. The flash drive is not readable and is not detected by the application.

Modern world is in constant movement and development. This statement also applies to computer technology, in particular to information carriers. Miniature flash drives (flash drives) are replacing the recently used optical disks.

This is explained simply: the flash drive has high speed read and write, is rewritable and accommodates large volume data, which allows you to use it as a boot for Windows systems 10.

What is a bootable flash drive?

A Windows 10 bootable flash drive is a small storage medium that connects to the USB port of a computer, laptop or netbook and has standard volume memory from 2 to 32 GB. Using such a flash drive, on which the operating system (OS) is loaded, you can restore Windows 10 after failures or start a new installation.

A bootable USB flash drive also allows you to run Windows 10 for a preliminary acquaintance with the OS without installing the system.

Ways to create a bootable USB flash drive

For creating bootable flash-storage with installed distribution Windows 10 apply different methods, including using all kinds of programs.

A distribution kit is a file or files intended for installing a program.

The main methods include the following:

Using built-in Windows tools.
Without the use of additional programs.
By using third party utilities and applications:
- Windows 10 Installation Media Creation Too;
- Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool;
- Rufus;
- UltraISO;
- WinSetupFromUSB.

Using built-in Windows tools

You will need a flash drive of at least 4 GB in size and a Windows 10 distribution.

Insert the flash drive into an empty USB port on your computer or laptop.

Note! On a computer, it is advisable to insert the flash drive into the slot on the back wall.

Run as administrator command line. To do this, right-click Start and select the appropriate function.

Running the command line

Then enter sequentially following commands, do not forget to press the Enter key after each:

diskpart;
list disk - scanning and displaying a list of storage devices;
select disk 5 - select a flash drive (where 5 is the number of the USB drive, which can be different for everyone);
clean - cleaning the storage device;
create partition primary - creating a main partition;
select partition 1 - select the main boot partition;
active - section activation;
format fs=NTFS - formatting a flash drive;
assign - assigning a name.

Creation bootable flash drive

After completing all the steps, close the Command Prompt and copy all Windows 10 files to the flash drive.

Note that you can prepare a flash drive in this way in any OS. To do this, you first need to launch the command line using the Win+R key combination. Then enter cmd command and press Enter. The further algorithm is no different from the above.

Without using any programs

This method of creating a bootable flash drive is considered the easiest. However, it can only be used on computers with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) chip, which performs the same functions as the BIOS, but is more advanced, better interacts with the OS bootloader, and has a number of other advantages. Currently, UEFI is installed on all new computer models.

You will need a flash drive of at least 4 GB, formatted in FAT32, and an ISO image with Windows 10.

Mount the image using a program designed for this, such as Daemon Tools or UltraISO.

Open the created virtual disk with the Windows 10 OS image.

Opening virtual disk with Windows 10 system

Transfer all files from the open virtual disk to a flash drive, and it will automatically become bootable.

Copying and transferring files Windows distribution 10 per flash drive

Using third-party programs and utilities

Windows 10 Installation Media Creation Tool

Download the utility of the required bit depth (32 or 64-bit) on the official Microsoft website at https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download...

Note that you can use this method if you have a key Windows activation 10 or when upgrading from more early version for a subsequent new (clean) installation. In the second case, you do not need to enter a key and activation occurs automatically when you log in using a previously activated account.

Run the utility, left-click the radio button to create an installation flash drive and click Next.

Select Create installation media for another computer

Select the system language, bitness, version, and click Next.

Select required characteristics and click Next

Note how the distribution will be created. In this case, just select USB device and click Next.

Select USB flash drive and click Next

After the process is completed, you will receive a ready-made flash drive with Windows 10 OS, with which you can both install the system from scratch and restore it in case of failures.

How to create a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 10 - video

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

You can use free program from a Microsoft developer, originally developed for Windows 7. To create a flash drive, you will need an ISO image with the Windows 10 distribution and, in fact, the flash drive itself. There is no need to format it first.

Launch the program and click on the Browse button to select the OS image, then click Next to continue.

Select Windows 10 ISO Image

Select a method for loading the distribution onto the flash drive.

Click USB button device

From the drop-down list, select the media (flash drive) on which Windows 10 will be loaded. After clicking the Begin copying button, confirm your consent to complete cleaning flash drive.

Select the USB device to download the Windows 10 ISO image and click Begin copying

The flash drive will be completely ready for use after the file copying process is completed.

Wait until the process of downloading Windows 10 distribution files to the USB flash drive finishes

Rufus program

To create a bootable Windows flash drive 10 can be used Russian language program Rufus.

The Rufus program is suitable for creating a bootable USB flash drive on computers with both UEFI and BIOS.

Launch the program.
From the Device drop-down list, select a USB storage device.
Check the boxes for quick formatting and creating a boot disk.
Opposite the last item, select ISO itself Windows image 10.
Partition scheme and type system interface select the one that indicates computers with a regular BIOS.
File system set NTFS, cluster size - 4096 bytes, new volume label - Windows 10.
Select the checkbox to create an extended label and device icon, and use the radio button to select a standard Windows installation.
All these manipulations are performed in one program window. Click the Start button, after which a bootable USB flash drive will be created.

Good day!

To install Windows, many users are increasingly resorting to flash drives. This is understandable, because installing an OS using a flash drive has a number of advantages:

Files are copied from it faster, which means the installation will be completed in less time;
You can put the flash drive in any of your pockets and always have it at hand;
it can be connected to a laptop, PC, netbook - to any device with a USB port (and on many modern laptops There is no CD/DVD drive at all...).

In this article I will look at several current methods creating a boot boot (it is also sometimes called installation) flash drives with Windows 10.

Advice!

Method 1: Through a tool from Microsoft

Pros: suitable even for those who do not have an ISO image with Windows (we will officially download it); normal Windows without “built-in” problems; you can simply update your old OS (without a classic reinstallation); official method from Microsoft.

Minus: you need a fast and good Internet channel to Microsoft servers.

We are talking, of course, about the instrument - . To download this utility, you need to go to the official website of the program.

Microsoft Media Creation Tool

Short description: special a utility from Microsoft that allows you to download an ISO image from an official site. company server and create using it bootable media(flash drives, external drives etc.). The tool is intended for Windows 10 OS only.

After downloading and launching the program, you will first be asked to accept license agreement(I won’t cite it here). If you accept, then you need to do the following:

Basically, there is nothing more to comment here: now you either have an ISO image with Windows 10 - and you can burn it to a DVD (or on a flash drive, I’ll talk about this later in the article), or you already have a bootable USB flash drive (it all depends on what you chose in step 3, see description above).

In general, in my opinion, this tool from Microsoft is very convenient and effective for preparing installation media (what was missing for so long before...).

To help!

You might find this article useful on how to burn an ISO image to a USB flash drive. - (there are a couple more ways listed there).

Method 2: Using Rufus utility (BIOS, UEFI)

To run the program, you need an ISO image (for example, the one we created in the previous step).

Utility for work - Rufus

One of best utilities for writing bootable USB flash drives. Despite its small size, the utility is very multifunctional. The most important thing: it allows you to burn flash drives both for classic installation (from BIOS) and on new PCs with UEFI support. For “contrast”, I will consider both options.

How to create a bootable USB flash drive in Rufus (Important! All data on the flash drive will be deleted when performing this task) :

insert the flash drive into the USB port and run the program as administrator (just right-click on the utility icon and select it from context menu) ;
Device: Specify a USB storage device ( Special attention- if you have several flash drives/disks connected to your PC);
Partition layout and system interface type: MBR for computers with BIOS or UEFI-CSM; (if for UEFI - indicate GPT for UEFI computers);
File system: NTFS (for UEFI - FAT 32);
Cluster size: 4096/8192 bytes (default);
New volume label: custom field;
Quick formatting – Yes;
Create an extended label and device icon – Yes;
Create boot disk– ISO image. Click the button and specify the path to the Windows 10 image(for UEFI, specify the Windows 10 64-bit image). Check the Standard option Windows installation;
The last step is pressing the button "Start", the program will ask you again about formatting the media. We just agree and wait for the operation to complete (all setup steps are shown in the screenshots below).

Method 3: Using UltraISO

Ultra ISO

One of best programs for working with ISO images: allows you to create them, write them to flash drives and CD/DVD discs, edit them, change them, extract files from them, etc. In general, an indispensable tool if you work with ISO images...

To create an installation flash drive in UltraISO, you need to do the following (we'll look at it step by step).

1) First you need to download and install UltraISO (this is standard, I don’t consider it), and run the program as administrator (to do this, right-click on the program icon and select this option in the context menu)!

2) Then you need to open the ISO image - click File/open, or you can press a combination of buttons Ctrl+O .

Opening an ISO image // UltraISO

2) If the image opened and there are no errors, then click menu (see screenshot below).

Write down image of a tough UltraISO disk

3) B next step you need to set the basic recording settings:

disk drive - specify the letter of the flash drive (Attention! If you have 2-3 flash drives connected to your PC, you can easily make a mistake. All information from the flash drive will be deleted during the recording process!);
recording method: USB-HDD+ (if the flash drive won’t boot into anything, try specifying the option USB-HDD no pros/cons);
then click the button "Record" .

Recording Settings // Ultra ISO

4) Actually, all you have to do is wait until the information is written to the flash drive. The recording time depends on the speed of your USB port, the ISO image (the number and size of files on it), and the PC load.

The recording is completed successfully - the installation flash drive is ready!

Method 4: Direct recording to a flash drive

Important! Such a flash drive will only work on modern computers/laptops with UEFI support (if you created a flash drive using this material, but the computer does not see it, most likely you do not have UEFI, but BIOS. Just rewrite it using the first three programs/methods: Microsoft Media Creation Tool, UltraISO, Rufus).

Great free archiver, which supports dozens of formats: 7z, rar, zip, etc. It can extract files from an ISO image (which is what is needed for this task).

Probably the most famous archivist in Russia. In general, it is in no way inferior to the first, and also allows you to extract files from ISO.

1) First you need to format the USB flash drive. To do this, go to "This computer", right-click on the flash drive and select "Format" (as in the screenshot below).

2) Specify the file system FAT 32! It is also recommended to do quick formatting(clearing table of contents).

Important! All data from the flash drive will be deleted when formatted.

Note: To do this, simply right-click on ISO image and in the context menu select 7-Zip/open (as in the screenshot below).

4) Then simply extract all the files from the image to your flash drive. To do this in 7-Zip click the button "Extract", and then select your drive. In general, everything is quite simple. Similar actions will be in the same WinRar.

After all the files have been extracted to the flash drive, you can proceed.

That's all, good luck and quick installation Windows 10

With the release of the new operating system from Microsoft, many PC users are wondering: how to create a bootable Windows flash drive 10? This is not surprising, because nowadays flash drives have practically replaced optical drives, and many computers are produced without optical drive. In this material we will describe in detail the recording process Bootable USB flash drive, and also consider an example of its loading.

How to make a bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive using the UltraISO disk editing utility

Utility Ultra ISO is a fairly popular tool for editing and burning to discs different images DVDs and CDs. To create a boot USB flash drive Using the UltraISO utility we will need an image from a licensed ten or a DVD with the original OS. In our case we will use licensed disk Windows 10 64 bit. We will need this disk to create an ISO image for subsequent creation of a bootable USB flash drive.

First of all, download and install the UltraISO program. Then install the licensed OS disc into the DVD drive. After that, let's launch UltraISO itself.

Now let's go to the menu " Tools" and select the menu item " Create CD image..." You can also open the image creation menu by pressing F8.

After these steps, a window should open as shown below.

At this stage you need select drivewith a license Microsoft Windows 10 64 bit. Specify the location to save the image and the type of image. In our case, this is an ISO image. After editing the settings, feel free to click the Make button, after which the process of writing the ISO image to the previously specified folder will begin.

Having completed the recording, the UltraISO wizard will create the ISO image we need with Windows 10 64 bit.

After the work has been done, you can start creating a USB flash drive with using UltraISO. To do this, load the ISO disk image we created into the program and go to the “” menu, where we select the “ Burn image hard drive ».

In the window that opens you can see that we already have a flash drive installed “ KingstonData Traveler 2.0PMAP" You can also see that the recording method is " USB-HDD+».

For correct creation bootable flash drive, it is better not to change this recording method.

The final step is to click on the Burn button, after which the creation of a bootable USB flash drive with ten will begin.

After the wizard completes, the bootable USB flash drive will be ready. The example shows that creating a USB flash drive using the UltraISO utility in question is quite simple.

We solve the problem using a utility from Microsoft developers

To make it easier for PC users to download ISO images and create bootable flash drives, the developers have released a utility MediaCreationTool. The application can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com. After downloading, the utility can be launched immediately, since it is portable and does not require installation. In the MediaCreationTool application window that appears, select the second item, which will allow us to download and burn the ISO image to a flash drive.

In the next window we need to select the language, edition and architecture of the operating system. If in paragraph " Architecture"we will select the value " Both", then we can create a multiboot flash drive.

Such a multiboot USB flash drive will include two versions of the OS, namely 32 and 64 bit. In our case, we will select the item “ Both" and move on to the next step.

In this window, we will leave the first item, since it will allow us to create a bootable drive, and we will continue the wizard.

At this stage, the wizard will prompt you to select the drive on which Microsoft Windows 10 64 bit will be written. The next step will be to download and write dozens of files to a flash drive.

After completing the wizard, a bootable USB flash drive will be created.

From the example you can see that using MediaCreationTool to create bootable drives is easier than in the UltraISO example.

The boot drive created by this program will support UEFI BIOS. After installing such Windows, it will be fully compatible with all motherboards that support UEFI BIOS.

Main advantage using UEFI A compatible OS is security. In the next example, we will also look at an example of creating a bootable flash drive using Rufus utilities, in which you can create USB flash drives with support for the new UEFI BIOS format.

We solve the problem using the Rufus utility

Utility Rufus A relatively young program, but it has already won an army of fans due to its simplicity and speed. You can download it from the official website https://rufus.akeo.ie. Just like in the previous example, the utility does not require installation. Therefore, we can immediately run the downloaded installer.

In the block " Device“You can see that we have a 16 GB flash drive installed. In the next block you can select the type of supported BIOS. In our case, an item has been selected that applies to both the old and the new UEFI BIOS. If necessary, you can choose the option for both motherboards with regular BIOS and UEFI.

In the block " Formatting options“You don’t need to set any options, since after selecting an image with a dozen, the utility will configure everything automatically.

To select an image with Windows 10 64 bit, you need to go to the “ Formatting options» Click on the button in the form of an optical drive icon, and then select the required ISO image.

As you can see in the image above, the utility has configured all the parameters automatically and is ready to create a bootable USB flash drive.

Pay attention to the point " Windows To Go" in the options that appear. By selecting this item, you can. In some cases this is very convenient, but it is worth considering certain parameters your flash drive. The flash drive must be at least 32 gigabytes and preferably USB format 3.0.

Let's choose regular option installation and click the Start button. This action will start the process of writing installation files to the USB flash drive, and will also make it bootable.

As you already noticed, if instead of an ISO image you have optical disk with Windows 10 64 bit, then you will have to use other utilities to create it. To create an ISO image, you can use utilities such as DAEMON Tools, Alcohol 120% and the previously described UltraISO program. In addition, the image for Rufus can be downloaded using the MediaCreationTool utility described above. Generally Rufus program It does its job very well and creates a bootable USB flash drive faster than other programs. In the following example we will describe launching a bootable flash drive created by the Rufus utility.

Launch the created bootable USB drive using Rufus

First of all, a bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive created by help Rufus, must be installed in a free USB port on the PC on which tens will be installed. The computer on which installation will be performed is fully compatible with UEFI BIOS. To install, restart the computer and press the F11 key when it starts. This action is required to open the menu boot drives(BOOT MENU).

In the image above you can see that there is two options for launching a flash drive:

KingstonDataTraveler 2.0PMAP;
UEFI: KingstonDataTraveler 2.0PMAP.

The first option will launch our USB flash drive with support for a regular BIOS, and the second option will launch it with support for UEFI BIOS. In our case, we will select the item “ UEFI: KingstonDataTraveler 2.0PMAP" By selecting this item, we will boot into standard window Windows installer 64 bit.

I would also like to note that the BOOT MENU on different computers can be called by the F12 key or another.

In addition to the BOOT MENU, the launch of our flash drive can be configured directly through the BIOS. On motherboards, the section responsible for selecting the boot priority of drives is usually called “”. For example, below is the BIOS "Boot" section on an MSI motherboard.

In this section, you can see that the UEFI-enabled flash drive is selected first for boot.

The example shows that when starting a USB drive from installation files Any PC user can handle Windows 10.

Let's sum it up

In the article, we looked at three options for creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 10. All three options are simple, so even a novice PC user can handle them. Which option to choose is up to you. In addition to the considered examples of creating bootable usb flash drive, we also looked at an example of how to run it. We hope the material described in the article will help you create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10 and you will be able to fully take advantage of all the features of the new operating system from Microsoft.

Video on the topic

Hello dear visitors. In this tutorial I will show you how to install the latest Windows 10 on your computer or laptop. I'm glad that you came to this page and give me the right to teach you how to install Ten on your computer. Let's start!

We will install Windows 10 from a flash drive, because it is much more convenient and faster than using classic DVD discs. Using installation flash drive with Windows, we will be able to install the system on both computers and laptops and netbooks.

What do you need to do to install Windows 10 from a flash drive?

Creating a bootable USB flash drive

First of all, prepare an 8 GB USB flash drive and move ALL important files to other disks. Next, download the UltraISO program from the official website. We will use it to record the system. We will also need a Windows 10 image and preferably in ISO format. You can also download it from the Internet.

Download UltraISO and run it.

The program is paid, but fortunately Trial period will allow you to use it for free for 30 days. To install Windows 10 from a flash drive, we need UltraISO only once.

When you launch UltraISO, click the Trial button.

The flash drive should already be inserted into the computer.

Now in UltraISO program Click the menu File – Open.

In the window that opens, indicate where the Windows 10 image is located on the computer and click Open.

The image files were successfully opened. Now click on the menu - Burn a hard disk image.

In the window that opens, it is important to make sure that in the paragraph Disk Drive the flash drive we need is selected. If this is not the case, then select it manually from the drop-down list. There is no need to change anything else. Click the Burn button to begin creating a bootable USB flash drive.

Windows entry 10 on a flash drive usually lasts about 10 minutes. Upon completion, close all unnecessary windows and let's proceed to the next step.

Install BIOS and boot from flash drive

When starting to install the system, we need to go into the BIOS and put booting from a flash drive in the first place. Turn on the computer or restart it if it is already turned on. To enter the BIOS, immediately start pressing DELETE key or F2 (depending on the motherboard) . Click the desired key a few seconds until we see the BIOS itself. This is roughly what it looks like:

We can navigate through this program using the arrows and the Enter button on the keyboard.

Go to the BOOT tab and find the item there Hard Disk Drives. Let's open it.

We go to the first point and press Enter.

In the window that opens, select your flash drive and now it will be in first place. Great!

Press the ESC key to return to the previous window. Now select the first item Boot Device Priority.

Go to the first item and press Enter.

We select the flash drive again and now it is in first place in the download priority.

Great! Now the computer will boot from the flash drive. To save the changes made, press the F10 key and press Enter.

The computer is rebooting...

It is worth saying that in some BIOSes the interface is slightly different. In this case, you will have to look for similar buttons.

Installing Windows 10 from a USB flash drive

If we did everything correctly, then after restarting the computer, reading data from the flash drive will begin. The following speaks about this Windows icon:

The start of the installation is indicated by a window in which we will need to select the system language, parameters and keyboard layout. Leave Russian everywhere and click Next.

In the next window, click the Install button, which is located in the middle of the screen.

In the next step we need to select the installation type. Select the second item " Custom: Windows installation only". Just what we need.

Now it's very important point! We need to select the disk to which we need installWindows 10 . The disk on which the system was previously installed has type System. If you have other disks, then it is better not to install the system on them, so as not to lose important data.

As for the disk on which the system was already installed, it is better to format it, that is, delete old programs, Windows and other files. To do this, you need to specify the drive and select Format.

You can, of course, not format the disk, but in this case previous files With system disk will be placed in new folder called WINDOWS.OLD.

I usually format the disk to remove all the junk accumulated on it. old system!

Regardless of the choice you make, specify the disk for installation and click Next.

This is the main window where Windows 10 is installed in five steps. Here the files are copied and installed, that is, the process of writing the system to our computer occurs. You will have to wait 15 minutes.

Attention important point! When you see that the 5 steps are completed and after a few seconds the computer reboots, be ready to remove the flash drive from the computer.

The computer starts to reboot, and we immediately remove the flash drive! If this is not done, then Windows 10 installation may start again.

Fine. The system is almost ready for use. There are still some settings left to do. After the reboot we will be asked to connect to our wireless network. But note that you can skip this step. There is a link for this below " Skip this step".

I connected to WI-FI so on this step I'm still downloading and installing updates.

Finally, we need to select the computer type. Of course, select the item " This computer belongs to me".

Then enter your username and password from account Microsoft, if there is one. Or just click " Skip this step".

We give the account a name and, if necessary, come up with a password for it.

Great! So we figured it out, how to install Windows 10 from a USB flash drive and configure it before the first launch.

RESULTS

Let's sum it up summary. So, to install Windows 10 from a USB flash drive, we need to complete the following tasks:

1. Create a bootable USB flash drive
2. Set the BIOS to boot from a flash drive
3. Install the system from a flash drive

That's basically all. This concludes my lesson, I thank you for your attention and look forward to your comments.

Hi all. Today in the article I will tell you how to make a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10. I will not give many examples, since there are quite a few of them, I will focus on a couple or three options that I use myself and recommend to others.

Creating a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10 is done so that in the future the created image of the operating system can be used as an installation version of the OS itself on the computer. Previously, DVDs and CDs were used for this. But we all see that technology does not stand still and the age of disks is already coming to its logical conclusion.

USB image can be produced as internal applications operating system and third-party software.

What will you need for this?:

Windows 10 distribution
USB flash drive with a capacity of at least 4 Gigabytes
Specialized software

How make a bootable USB flash drive image of Windows 10

For example UltraISO. I will not hide that this is one of my favorites due to its effectiveness and simplicity. Moreover, UltraISO Suitable for PCs with BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and UEFI (Extensible Firmware Interface). The utility is paid, but do not be alarmed, since a 30-day period is also suitable for us.

Download the Russian version of UltraISO from the home page
Install on your computer
We are launching in a trial period

IN open window take action:

IN top menu go to the “File” tab
Then “Open”, where we find the ISO image
Next, click on “Boot” -> “Burn hard disk image”
In Disk Drive we set the address to the external drive
We produce the format strictly in FAT32
Click on the “Record” button

After some time, the USB image will be ready.

Media Creation Tool

Media Creation Tool is an application with which you can record a licensed image of the Windows 10 operating system without a key from the Microsoft website. This product will download the license from the Microsoft server Windows version 10 and will write to the flash drive.