If you're Windows users, then you must know how to create a bootable USB Windows 10 operating system backup on Pendrive/flash drive. With the help of it, you can easily boot Windows 10 into any computer or laptop running on Windows 7 or older versions. Mainly its a backup, In simple terms you can create a backup of Windows 10 and installed anytime anywhere on Windows computer.
Now copy this InstallESD.DMG as you need it in TransMac to Create macOS High Sierra Bootable USB Installer on Windows 10. Ok, so lets continue with TransMac Restore Disk Image to Drive. On this screen, select the InstallESD.DMG file and click OK. Use Microsoft's media creation tool. Microsoft has a dedicated tool that you can use to download the Windows 10 system image (also referred to as ISO) and create your bootable USB drive.
In this article, we are going to show how you can create a bootable USB Windows 10 without having a hassle. All you've to do is complete read this article to know the complete process of creating a portable bootable USB Windows 10. It may come handy for so many reasons.
Table of ContentsWhat is Bootable USB?
The Bootable USB is a portable flash drive / Pendrive that contains all the Windows installation files and such as Windows Setup and drivers etc. Moreover, with the help of a bootable USB drive, you can easily install Windows into any computer or laptop.
Things Required To Create Bootable USB Drive
- The USB Drive with almost 8 GB of free storage space
- Stable internet connectivity
- The relevant point to consider
How To Create Bootable USB Windows 10
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Generally, there multiple ways to create bootable Pendrive with Windows. Such as you can create a bootable flash drive manually which is a way to hard process and even harder to remember the complete process of the installation through USB. However, there is software that allows Windows users to create bootable USB Windows 10 without having a hassle.
# Method 1: # Use Third-Party Software To Create Bootable USB Drive
Follow the given below steps to know the complete process.
Step 1:
First of all, You've to download Rufus Software into your PC. Once the software is downloaded click on the rufus.exe file to launch the software.
Step 2:
Once's the software fulled loaded and user interface of the software opened. You've to pug-in the USB drive into your computer or laptop USB port slot.
Step 3:
Now, search for the option called 'Create a Bootable USB Drive ' and from the drop-down menu choose 'ISO Image'.
Step 4:
After that, click on the button next to the drop-down menu and choose 'Windows 10 ISO' which you want to install into another computer.
Step 5:
Click on the 'Start' button and the software will create a Windows 10 IOS image into the USB within few minutes.
Yeah that all now you bootable USB Windows 10 flash drive. Now just plug-in the USB drive into another computer and make sure the BIOS all set up to install Windows 10 using the bootable drive.
# Method 2: # Use Media Creation Tool To Create Bootable USB Drive
As I already said there are several ways to create bootable USB, Well you can also use Media Creation Tool to create bootable. The software is developed by Microsoft and officially used to create a Windows bootable setup.
Follow the below-given steps to know the complete process of creating a bootable drive through the Media Creation Tool.
Step 1:
Firstly, Download Media Creation Tool into your PC and installed it. Click on the MediaCretationTool.exe file (may the file located in Download Folder ) launch the application.
Step 2:
Click on the Accept button in the pop Window. Select the 'Create Installation Media ' option and hit the 'Next' button.
Step 3:
Choose the required options to create the bootable USB such as Language, Architecture, and Edition.
Note: Make sure you correct options according to your PC. In case if you do not know or sure if you're PC is 32-bit or 64-bit architecture then select both and don't forget to tick mark on 'Use the Recommend Option For This PC' option.
Step 4:
Click on the 'Next' button. Choose the USB Flash Drive and hit 'Next'.
Step 5:
Choose the removable drive that you want to use and again hit the 'Next' button. (In case if you connected more than 1 Pendrive into your laptop or computer and you don't which one is to remove then use this step to disconnect the other drive).
The Media Creation Tool will start downloading all Windows 10 setup files to create a bootable USB for Windows 10. You've to wait for almost until the process is completed. Click on the 'Finish' to button.
Now you can use the USB Drive to another computer to install Windows 10. All you've to do is Plug-in the flash drive into the computer in which you want to install Windows 10. Open the flash drive folder through 'My Computer' or 'This PC'. Click on the setup.exe and all done.
Method 3 # Manually Create Bootable USB For Windows 10
If you don't want to use any third-party app or software to create a windows bootable drive. Then this is the method that you're looking for however its a harder one compare to 1 and 2 methods given above.
Follow the steps that are given below to manually create a bootable USB drive of Windows 10.
Step 1:
Plugin your flash drive into your computer or laptop. Now open Command Prompt from the Start Menu.
Step 2:
Now, In the Command Prompt enter this following command linediskpart. This will open Disk Management Utility. After this check the list of the connected disk to do so enter this command line list disk.
Step 3:
You've to choose the USB Drive which you want to make bootable. To do so enter this command linedisk#. Replace the # with your disk number or name.
Step 4:
Before proceeding further you've to make sure the USB drive has enough free space. For you've to clean the USB using this command line.
clean
Step 5:
You've necessitated creating a bootable partition to enter this command line and hit the enter button.
create partition primary
Step 6:
Now you've will require to choose the partition that you've recently created. For that, enter this command line and hit enter.
select partition 1
Step 7:
In the last you've to format your USB Drive to remove all kinds of bugs and malware that may harm the Windows 10 setup files. To do so enter this command line in the command prompt.
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format fs=fat32
Step 8:
Lastly, you will have to assign the USB drive using the command prompt. Enter this command line Assign.
Step 9:
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Now, copy all the Windows 10 files to the USB Drive (You can copy the files from Windows 10 disk or extract iOS file).
Well done. Purchase publisher for mac. You've manually created a bootable USB Windows 10 file on the flash drive.
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If you're still using a Mac OS X the time will come when your computer won't boot, or a problem may arise where you can't take control of the device, and booting from an OS X installation media will be required.
This is why it's recommended that you make a Mac OS X bootable USB when your Mac is in working conditions. However, if you find yourself on a scenario where your device (iMac, MacBook Pro, Air, Mac Pro or Mini) is not responding and you happen to have a Windows 10 device, then you can still be able to make a USB bootable installation media for your Mac OS X to reinstall the operating system using the Recovery Assistant.
These instructions will also work for Windows users who are running Mac OS X on a virtual machine and need to upgrade to the latest version. For instance, to OS X Yosemite.
Step 4:
Click on the 'Next' button. Choose the USB Flash Drive and hit 'Next'.
Step 5:
Choose the removable drive that you want to use and again hit the 'Next' button. (In case if you connected more than 1 Pendrive into your laptop or computer and you don't which one is to remove then use this step to disconnect the other drive).
The Media Creation Tool will start downloading all Windows 10 setup files to create a bootable USB for Windows 10. You've to wait for almost until the process is completed. Click on the 'Finish' to button.
Now you can use the USB Drive to another computer to install Windows 10. All you've to do is Plug-in the flash drive into the computer in which you want to install Windows 10. Open the flash drive folder through 'My Computer' or 'This PC'. Click on the setup.exe and all done.
Method 3 # Manually Create Bootable USB For Windows 10
If you don't want to use any third-party app or software to create a windows bootable drive. Then this is the method that you're looking for however its a harder one compare to 1 and 2 methods given above.
Follow the steps that are given below to manually create a bootable USB drive of Windows 10.
Step 1:
Plugin your flash drive into your computer or laptop. Now open Command Prompt from the Start Menu.
Step 2:
Now, In the Command Prompt enter this following command linediskpart. This will open Disk Management Utility. After this check the list of the connected disk to do so enter this command line list disk.
Step 3:
You've to choose the USB Drive which you want to make bootable. To do so enter this command linedisk#. Replace the # with your disk number or name.
Step 4:
Before proceeding further you've to make sure the USB drive has enough free space. For you've to clean the USB using this command line.
clean
Step 5:
You've necessitated creating a bootable partition to enter this command line and hit the enter button.
create partition primary
Step 6:
Now you've will require to choose the partition that you've recently created. For that, enter this command line and hit enter.
select partition 1
Step 7:
In the last you've to format your USB Drive to remove all kinds of bugs and malware that may harm the Windows 10 setup files. To do so enter this command line in the command prompt.
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format fs=fat32
Step 8:
Lastly, you will have to assign the USB drive using the command prompt. Enter this command line Assign.
Step 9:
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Now, copy all the Windows 10 files to the USB Drive (You can copy the files from Windows 10 disk or extract iOS file).
Well done. Purchase publisher for mac. You've manually created a bootable USB Windows 10 file on the flash drive.
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If you're still using a Mac OS X the time will come when your computer won't boot, or a problem may arise where you can't take control of the device, and booting from an OS X installation media will be required.
This is why it's recommended that you make a Mac OS X bootable USB when your Mac is in working conditions. However, if you find yourself on a scenario where your device (iMac, MacBook Pro, Air, Mac Pro or Mini) is not responding and you happen to have a Windows 10 device, then you can still be able to make a USB bootable installation media for your Mac OS X to reinstall the operating system using the Recovery Assistant.
These instructions will also work for Windows users who are running Mac OS X on a virtual machine and need to upgrade to the latest version. For instance, to OS X Yosemite.
Requirements
Create Bootable Usb On Mac
Before you dive into this guide, you'll need a few things:
- A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X.
- A trial copy of the TransMac software.
- One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage.
- A copy of Apple's macOS (DMG file).
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Now that you have all the necessary ingredients, you're ready to make a Mac OS X bootable USB using the DMG file of the operating system with the steps below.
Create Mac OS X bootable USB installation media
Before you can use TransMac, you first need to partition your USB flash drive with a GPT partition, as a normal MBR partition may not work. To do this, you'll need to use the Diskpart command-line utility on Windows 10.
Setting up GPT partition
Use these steps to set up a USB drive with a GPT partition:
Open Start on Windows 10.
Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result and select the Run as Administrator option.
Type the following command to open Diskpart and press Enter:
Type the following command to determine the USB flash drive and press Enter:
Type the following command to select the storage and press Enter:
Quick tip: Theselect disk 1command as an example, but you have to replace 1 with the number of the flash drive you want to use.Type the following commands to delete everything from the USB thumb drive and press Enter:
Type the following command to convert the drive into a GPT partition and press Enter:
Type the following command to select the new partition and press Enter:
After you complete the steps, the USB flash drive from MBR to GPT format, you can use the steps below to create a bootable USB installation media to install Mac OS X.
Create USB install media
Use these steps to create a bootable media to install Mac OS X:
Download and install a copy of TransMac.
Quick note: TransMac is a paid software, but it has a 15-day trial solution, that give us more than enough time to move the DMG files to the USB drive from Windows. (If you want to support the developer, you can purchase the full version.)Insert the USB drive that you'll use to fix your installation of OS X. (Remember that all the data in the USB will be erased. Make sure you take off any important documents.)
Right-click the TransMac software icon and Run as administrator. (You'll be prompted to Enter Key or Run, because we'll be using it once, click the Run option.)
On the left pane, you'll see all the Windows PC drives listed, right-click the USB drive that you're intending to use to reinstall Apple's OS X and select the Restore with Disk Image option.
In the warning dialog box, click the Yes button.
Use the Restore Disk Image to Drive dialog box to browse for the DMG file with the installation files for Mac OS X Yosemite in this case, and click the OK button to create a bootable USB of the operating system.
Now, you'll have to wait a long time. No kidding. It could take one or two hours to complete the process depending on your computer and other variables.
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Once your bootable USB installation media is ready, remove it and insert it into your Mac, power it on, holding down the Option key, and select the USB you just created to reinstall Mac OS X.
If you're having issues trying to create a bootable media, you can get a USB flash drive that comes with Mac OSX ready to install.
