{"id":18237,"date":"2019-12-17T19:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T00:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=18237"},"modified":"2022-05-24T08:28:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T12:28:03","slug":"how-to-make-windows-10-installation-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/how-to-make-windows-10-installation-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Windows 10 Installation Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Make Windows 10 Installation Media (USB flash drive or DVD)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

If you\u2019re using Windows 10, it’s a good idea to make a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB. It\u2019s easy to do and there are a lot of good reasons why you should make one. Microsoft makes it easy for you to make installation media \u2013 at least for now. Who knows what Microsoft will do tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

What can you do with a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are 3 important things you can do with Windows 10 installation USB or DVD:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. You can boot your computer<\/strong> with an installation USB or DVD if your computer won\u2019t boot normally<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. You can access troubleshooting tools.<\/strong> If your PC won\u2019t boot normally you can boot with an installation USB or DVD and access troubleshooting and other tools.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. You can use your Windows 10 installation USB or DVD to do a repair installation<\/a> of Windows 10<\/strong> which, if completed successfully preserves all your personal files, settings, and all installed programs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. You can use a Windows 10 installation USB or DVD to clean install Windows on a new hard drive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    First things first. You\u2019ll need to go to this Microsoft page<\/a><\/strong>, scroll down past \u201cUpdate now\u201d and go to the section called \u201cCreate Windows 10 installation media\u201d. See?<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    Next, click on the blue button labeled \u201cDownload tool now\u201d. Then, after you\u2019ve downloaded it, double-click on the application to run it.\u00a0 When you do that, you will see the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    When it\u2019s done loading, click \u201cNext\u201d and agree to Microsoft\u2019s terms. Click Accept:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    Now the important stuff.<\/strong> Since you want to make an installation USB or DVD, make sure you tick the circle next to \u201cCreate installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC\u201d.\u00a0 Then click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    If you\u2019re creating installation media for the same PC\u00a0 you\u2019re using now, leave the box ticked next to \u201cUse the recommended options for this PC \u201d ticked. Most of you will want to leave this box ticked and click \u201cNext\u201d. If you\u2019re creating installation media for a different PC, untick the box next to \u201cUse the recommended options for this PC \u201c, then select the language, edition of Windows 10 (Windows 10, Windows 10 Pro, etc.), and the architecture (32-bit, 64-bit) of the PC for which you\u2019re creating the installation media.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    Next: Choose which type of installation media you want to create. Choose USB if you have an 8GB (or larger) USB Flash Drive. A new, never-used flash drive is best, but you can use one you\u2019ve used before, but keep in mind whatever data is on the flash drive will be erased. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Choose ISO if you want to create a Windows 10 installation DVD. You can burn the ISO file to DVD later. After you\u2019ve made your choice, click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    After you click next, go make some coffee and relax. Windows 10 media file (ISO or USB) will take a while to download as it\u2019s around 3.4 GB in size. For this article, I chose to download the ISO file so I can burn a Windows 10 Installation DVD later. But either way, you\u2019re still going to be downloading over 3 GB of data.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Cloudeight<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you choose the USB option just follow the onscreen prompts. If you downloaded the ISO to create a Windows 10 installation DVD, see below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Insert a new, dual-layer (DL) DVD-R in the CD\/DVD drive<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Right-click on the ISO file you downloaded and choose \u201cBurn to disc\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. We suggest you tick the box to verify the disk after burning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Once complete,\u00a0 you can use the installation DVD to boot your computer.\u00a0 Just put the DVD in the DVD drive, and shut off your computer. Turn the computer on and you’ll see a message on the screen that says “Press any key to boot from DVD or USB” (or similar). Press a key and your computer will boot from the DVD.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      And whether you choose the Windows 10 USB flash drive installation media or the Windows 10 ISO and made a Windows 10 installation disk, make sure you label it so you know what it is \u2013 and keep it in a safe place. You never know when you might need it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Make Windows 10 Installation Media (USB flash drive or DVD) If you\u2019re using Windows 10, it’s a good idea to make a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB. It\u2019s easy to do and there are a lot of good reasons why you should make one. Microsoft makes it easy for you to make installation media \u2013 at least\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[3695,3694,1684,2972,3693,2971,1700],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23541,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18237\/revisions\/23541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}