I created Windows 10 installation USB drive using media creation tool provided by MS.
(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/)
At first I thought it was USB bootable and also supports installation, but it was not. It was not bootable.
Can I create a USB drive which is bootable and also I can install Windows 10 from it?
A couple of webpage say that this media creation tool makes bootable and installable USB drive.
1) http://venturebeat.com/2016/01/04/how-to-create-a-bootable-windows-10-usb-flash-drive-2/
2) http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-create-bootable-windows-10-usb-flash-drive-guide/
But for me, it was NOT bootable.
I checked if it was bootable using this tool.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/check-if-usb-is-bootable-windows
The computer I tested surely supports USB booting (I tested it with another Windows 7 bootable external HDD)
What's wrong with my Win 10 USB drive?
Best Answer
You can create bootable USB for Windows 10 using Command Prompt on Windows. Here's the YouTube video on - How to create bootable USB for Windows using Command Prompt
In summary you'll have to follow these steps
diskpart
and then click ENTERlist disk
and click ENTER, make sure you have inserted your USB drive, and note the disk number of the USB Drive.select disk <x>
wherex
being your disk number of USB Drive.clean
create part pri
, and then click ENTER.select part 1
, and then click ENTER.format fs=ntfs quick
, and then click ENTER.active
, and then click ENTER.exit
, and then click ENTER.