Windows 10 download 4gb usb reddit

Now that's what I wanted to know, thank you! Posted 19 October - AM. What did you need to know? Linux User and Windows 10 Lover. Or are you saying you can copy the files over to a thumb drive and on an already booted PC just run the setup. The very first thing you should always do after setting up a system?

Have a valid backup image of your drives. Macrium Free. Aomei Backupper. Acronis True Image not free but very good. That post is a year old and I already pointed out in the post right before yours that this is erroneous information. The info is not incorrect. Rufus is completely unnecessary. Then restart computer and choose USB to boot from.

And like xrobwx has asked, you've done this? So what are you trying to say? There is a great selection of software that accomplishes the task of creating a bootable USB stick, but Rufus is easy to use and very compatible with a wide variety of ISO images. Of course I have done this. What do you think Rufus is? It is an executable made of commands already found in Windows. All you do is copy the files as I instructed in my previous post to a properly formatted USB stick, and you can boot from it.

It is as simple as that. Your method sounds nice, but it just does not work in real life. You just don't know how to copy and paste. The software a person uses to create a portable USB drive is contained in Windows.

Format fat32, copy, paste. So before you say it does not work you should at least try it. One more thing. I am NOT saying you shouldn't use Rufus or any other 3rd party tools, I am just saying you don't need to. Ask yourself this very simple question: Why would Microsoft build an Operating System without the tools necessary to install it?

Posted 19 October - PM. This did not work for me. SO, I had to fire up Powershell and try to format the usb to Fat32,.

Clear-Disk -Number 1 -RemoveData this will erase all data on selected drive. It did not work. All to no avail. It's one program, and it has worked for thousands of people, time and time again. This forum is for helping people, people more often than not that have very little computer skills.

Rufus or one of the other utilities just seems easier. It would be helpful to others if you would further explain how you got the USB to format to Fat32 so easily. The simple way you explained it above doesn't work for me on Win 10 Pro. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In Create Account. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.

You can also mount the. ISO file in Windows 8 or later then perform an upgrade. After you have downloaded the Windows 10 ISO, you need prepare it, this is especially important for Windows 7 users.. After obtaining the. ISO file and start the upgrade automatically. Learn more here. If your computer is UEFI based, these are normally systems that come pre-loaded with Windows 8 or later, you will need to prepare the ISO file for such a configuration or you will receive an error message during setup.

To do this, you need to use Rufus, a small tool you can download for free. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

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