When it’s done, USB drive can be removed now. Press and Hold Volume-Up button, then power up the slate. Press Volume-Up and Volume-Down to exit, then "Save Changes and Reset".ĥ. In "Advanced Configuration", change "Attempt Secure Boot" to Disabled. Press and hold Volume-Up and Volume-Down, then power up or reboot the slate. Copy the content using xcopy, for example.
Windows 8 disc image file to usb iso#
Mount Windows8-ConsumerPreview-64bit-English.iso (In this example, it's H:) Note, If using Windows 7, use your favorite ISO mounting software. Select disk 1 (careful! select USB drive)įormat quick fs=fat32 (UEFI can only USB boot to FAT32, not NTFS)Īssign (In this example, USB mount point become F: when assigned.) Format USB drive as FAT32 on a Win7/Win8 PC.
Optionally, create a system repair disc that you can use to start your computer and restore a backup image. Choose where you want to save the backup image.
Here is the steps to make a bootable USB for fresh cleanġ. In Windows 10, head to Control Panel > Backup and Restore (Windows 7) > Create a System Image. The fourth method is to use the utility called Windows Media Creation Tool to create a bootable flash drive for Windows 8 or. Method Four: Windows Media Creation Tool. When the copying process is over, your bootable flash drive is ready. You will see there a Source, click the Browse for folder then select the folder where you have the Operating system is. Now close the Command Prompt and copy files from the image onto the flash drive as in the first method. On the user interface, 'Create an image file from files and folders' or you can click the 'Write folders or files from disc'. The "Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool" is a very useful tool in making bootable USB from ISO file, but it doesn't work under UEFI system since the USB is in NTFS and UEFI can only boot from FAT32. For making image from Folders or Files: 1.