{"id":2324,"date":"2022-07-29T10:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T05:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/?p=2324"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:11:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T05:11:35","slug":"how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourrightdecision.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You will need a bootable USB if you want to perform software installations by using the USB Drive. Earlier, people used CD Drive for the installation of operating system and other software. However, now the use of CD Drive has been minimal, and many laptops are even shipped without a CD\/DVD Drive. The following steps will make it easier for you to create a USB drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the Start Menu, type <strong>cmd<\/strong>, and select <strong>cmd.exe<\/strong> to enter the Command Prompt<\/li><li>Connect the USB device to the computer<\/li><li>Type <strong>diskpart<\/strong> and press Enter<\/li><li>Type <strong>list disk<\/strong> to display a list of all the available storage devices on your computer, and press Enter<\/li><li>Select the disk that is your USB Drive (usually disk 1) by typing <strong>select disk 1<\/strong> and pressing Enter.<\/li><li>Type <strong>clean<\/strong> to format the USB Drive and press Enter.<\/li><li>Type <strong>create partition primary<\/strong> and press Enter. This will make the disk primary and ready to be made bootable.<\/li><li>To choose the partition created as primary, type <strong>select partition 1<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/li><li>Type <strong>format fs=ntfs quick<\/strong> to format the partition and press Enter<\/li><li>Type <strong>active<\/strong> and press Enter. This will mark the primary bootable partition as Active.<\/li><li>Type <strong>exit<\/strong> to exit DISKPART and press Enter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, this USB Drive can be used to install the desired Operating System on any computer. Just copy installation files to your USB drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see the snapshots of the commands and read more details, visit the following links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeksforgeeks.org\/how-to-create-a-bootable-pendrive-using-cmdcommand-prompt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.geeksforgeeks.org\/how-to-create-a-bootable-pendrive-using-cmdcommand-prompt<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server-essentials\/install\/create-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server-essentials\/install\/create-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will need a bootable USB if you want to perform software installations by using the USB Drive. 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