New Windows 10 computers use UEFI firmware instead of the traditional BIOS. As you probably noticed when using a MBR-partitioned Windows installation USB drive on a new Windows 10 PC, UEFI will not recognize it as a boot media. UEFI-based computer can only boot from GPT-partitioned USB drive. Luckily, for backward compatibility most of the UEFI systems can also be configured to disable UEFI secure boot and instead revert to legacy BIOS boot mode. In this tutorial we’ll explain how you can easily create a UEFI or legacy bootable USB drive for Windows 10 Setup.

Requirements:

A USB drive (a microSD, SD card or memory stick) with the minimum capacity 4 GB
USB creation tool ISO2Disc
Windows 10 ISO image, which can be downloaded from Microsoft’s website using its Media Creation Tool

How to Create UEFI or Legacy Bootable USB Drive for Windows 10 Setup

If you have the Windows 10 ISO image on your PC, you can choose to make a Windows 10 bootable USB drive with UEFI or legacy bootloader. 64-bit UEFI PC can only boot 64-bit version of Windows 10, while 32-bit UEFI PC can boot 32-bit OS only. So if you want to install Windows 10 with UEFI mode, you have to download a correct version of Windows 10 ISO image.

To UEFI-boot from a Windows 7 64-bit ISO (Win 7 32-bit UEFI is not supported by Microsoft) you must first convert each ISO to a FAT32.imgPTN file using MakePartImage and the MPIFAT32 Desktop shortcut.Do not use the MPINTFS Desktop shortcut because that will not UEFI-boot on all systems! Most of UEFI-based computers come with 64-bit UEFI but there are also some Windows 8 tablets that use 32-bit UEFI, such as Dell Venue 8/11 Pro, Toshiba Encore, Acer Iconia W3/W4, Lenovo MIIX 2, Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 and ASUS Transformer Book T100/T300. Under the “ Device ” segment, select the USB flash drive with a minimum 8GB of space. Under the “ Boot selection ” segment, click the arrow button by the “Select” choice on the right and pick the Download option. Click the download button. Make sure use the “ version ” drop-down menu and pick out windows 10. Click the Continue. Build Windows 10 (21H1) ISO with Integrated updates. Download one of the following according to your computer architecture. The tool creates the latest Windows 10 ISO file in the English language with Pro Edition. Download Windows 10 Version 21H1 64-bit.ISO. Download Windows 10 Version 21H1 32-bit.ISO.

Before get started, make sure you backup all important files stored in your USB drive. The process of creating a bootable USB drive will erase all data and re-partition your USB drive.

Insert the USB drive into the USB port of your computer.
Launch the ISO2Disc program. Click on Browse to select the Windows 10 ISO file.
Now you have two options: make a bootable CD or USB drive. We’re explaining how to create a Windows 10 USB installer, so click on “Burn to USB Flash Drive” and select the drive letter of your USB disk from the list.
Choose the partition style that is suitable for your target computer. If you want to install Windows 10 in UEFI mode on UEFI-based PC, choose the “GPT (required for UEFI boot)” option.
Otherwise choose “MBR (for legacy BIOS / CSM boot)” for BIOS-based PC, or UEFI computer running in legacy BIOS/CSM mode.
Click on Start Burn. It will now create a Windows 10 USB installer. After creating, you’ll find out that a UEFI bootable USB drive was formatted as FAT32 because NTFS is not supported for external boot media under UEFI.

Of course, there are also some other USB creation tools available on the net, such as Rufus. It also allows you to create UEFI or legacy bootable USB installation drive from Windows 10 ISO image.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 in 12 different versions. It’s a blend of Windows 7 and 8. The tiled menu of Windows 8 and the Start menu of Windows 7 make a great combination. The main features are identical in all versions of Windows. However, Microsoft has designed every version for a particular group of people. Here, I am going to discuss the most wanted edition of Windows 10 i.e. Windows 10 Professional.

Download Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Pro 32-bit

Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Before moving to the download guide, let’s see its download requirements.

System Requirements

1GHz processor or above
1GB RAM for 32-bit, 2GB RAM for 64-bit
16GB Hard disk space for 32-bit, 20GB Hard disk space for 64-bit
A valid product key

I have parted the process of installation into two parts. In the first part, you will download the “USB/DVD Download Tool” from Microsoft’s official site. It’s used to create a bootable USB/DVD. Then, you will install Windows 10 Pro.

Methods to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive [Installation Guide]

First, you should create a Windows 10 Pro bootable USB Drive. I am going to list various methods for this purpose. You can select any of them.

Method 1: Windows 10 Create Bootable USB

Follow the steps below to download and install Windows 10 Enterprise in your system.

Connect a USB drive that contains a minimum of 8GB space with PC.
Go to the end of the section and hit the “Download” button to start the downloading of Windows 10 Enterprise.
Download the “Windows 10 Installation media” from Microsoft’s official site.
Once, it is downloaded, double-click to launch it and select “Accept” from the options appear.
Now, click the option “Create Installation Media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC” to move ahead.
Select the “Next” option from there.
Select the language, edition of Windows, Architecture and click “Next” from here.
It shows you a USB flash drive option. Select this option. (Some users complain that they cannot see this option. If it is so, just refresh the page)
Now, click the removable drive from the list appears here and click the “Next” option.
Now attach the USB with the PC where you want to install Windows 10 Pro and restart the system.

Method 2: Create Bootable Windows 10 Disk Via Third-Party Tool

If you want to use an easy method, use a third-party tool known as “Rufus” for this purpose.

Click here to download Rufus.
Once it’s downloaded, click “Rufus.exe” to install it.
Now double-click the tool to launch.
Connect a USB flash drive to your PC.
Open the tool and select “Create a Bootable USB Drive” from here.
Now select “ISO image” and click “Next.”
Select “Start” from the next screen and click “Windows 10 ISO” you want to install in your system.
Rufus starts creating a bootable USB flash drive.
Once, it’s done, plug in USB again and restart your system to install Windows 10 from USB.

Method 3: Create a Bootable USB via Command Prompt

Follow the steps below to create USB via Command Prompt.

Click Here to download the “USB/DVD Download Tool.”
Once you click, the downloading will start automatically.
When downloading is over, click the “Download” option to start downloading the ISO image of Windows 10 Pro.
Once it is also over, open “Command Prompt (Administrator)”
Type “CHDIR” and press “Enter.”
Now, type “bootsect/nt60E:” and press “Enter.”
Copy ISO file from computer to the USB/DVD by typing the command “XCOPY I:*.*F:/E/F/H”

Installation of Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Pro Uefi Iso Download 64 Bit