START YOUR COMPUTER WITH A
PEN-DRIVE
There was a time when Optical/CD drives were available in almost all computers and laptops.
In most cases, we used to install Windows in our system with the help of these, by putting Windows CD/DVD copies inside these drives. But as technology progressed, many things kept disappearing from our laptops and computers.
One of them was a CD/DVD drive. In the race to make laptops and computers slimmer and lighter, all companies gradually stopped giving this feature one by one.
Windows now come pre-installed on most laptops. Alternatively, you can go to the Windows website and purchase it directly. After the purchase, you will get a license key. You will be able to use it directly to download or upgrade your Windows.
But if you are looking for some other way rather than falling into these lumps, then a bootable USB drive might be a better option for you. It can be taken anywhere and used anytime.
In this method neither you will need any Optical/ CD drive, nor you need to download anything. Just once, you have to make your Pen drive or USB drive bootable. After this, you will be able to download or reset your Windows whenever you want.
Why is a Bootable USB drive needed?
A bootable USB drive is an option that you can use whenever you want. For this, you don't need any internet connectivity as you don't have to download anything. Apart from this, this method is very useful when your laptop Windows is not being started due to some reasons.
This may be due to a virus attack, or even due to a hardware failure. At that time, this method is not less than a panacea.
Apart from this, if your computer has slowed down due to unnecessary files, then you can also use this method to reinstall Windows.
Moreover, if you want to upgrade your Windows, this method will also work there as well. So let's learn to make a bootable USB drive.
First stage
1. Insert a USB drive into your laptops USB port
Insert a pen drive in the designated port of your computer/laptop. Remember that your pen drive should not be less than 16 GB, as the latest version of Windows 10 requires at least 15 GB of storage.
2. Now click on the windows icon
3. In the Start menu type 'cmd'
You will see that an icon of cmd has come up. Just right click on that icon.4. Run as administrator
5. Confirmation
6. Diskpart
Now type 'diskpart' and press enter
7. List Disk
8. Identify your Pen Drive
After this, you will get a list of all the hard drives present in your laptop or computer. In this, you have to identify your Pen drive\USB drive. Mostly your Pen drive\USB drive will be listed last.
You can also identify your pen drive by looking at its capacity. Still, if you cant figure out which one is your pen drive, then remove the pen drive and type 'list disk' again. This time, whatever is missing from the drive list will be your pen drive.
9. Select Disk
You will be able to see in the list what is the number of your pen drive. Suppose your pen drive number is 1 as in the image above, then in the next step you will type 'select disk 1' and then press enter.
10. Clean
Now type 'clean' and press enter
11. Partition
Now, you have to set up the partition in your pen drive. For this, follow the steps given below.Type 'create partition primary' and press ↵ Enter
Type 'select partition 1' and press ↵ Enter
Type 'active' and press ↵ Enter
12. Format
After following the steps given above, now you have to format your pen drive. Type 'format fs = ntfs quick'If your system is FAT32 then you need to type 'format fs = fat32 quick'
If you do not know which file system is in your laptop, follow the steps given below
- Right click on the drive on your laptop where Windows is installed.
- Click on Properties
- Here you will be able to see which file system is there on your laptop.
13. Assign
Now in the last step, you have to type 'assign' and then press enter
Your pen drive is now bootable. This means that now you can start your laptop or computer with the help of your pen drive.
You can exit the command window.
Second stage
Once your Pen drive or USB drive is bootable, then in the second phase you need to copy the Windows system file to your pen drive. In technical terms we call it ISO file.
Copying does not mean picking up a file from somewhere and pasting it into your pen drive. There are different ways to do this. We will discuss the method which is easier to do.
If you have a Windows CD/DVD, you can copy the system file from it as well. If you do not have a copy of Windows, there is no need to panic. If you want, you can copy the system file from the installed Windows in your computer. Follow the steps given below.
- Install EaseUS Todo Backup on your laptop / computer.
- Open after installation
- Now click on system backup.
- In the next window, click browse instead of destination and select the location of your pen drive. OK and wait.
Note: This process may take several minutes to several hours.
- After this last step is completed, you are ready to use your pen drive \ USB drive like a bootable Windows.
How to use a bootable USB drive?
Once your pen drive has become a bootable drive, then restart your laptop. Immediately after starting, go to boot options by pressing F12, F10, or F8 (this depends on different laptop brands). Here select your Pen drive as a boot options. Amd that's it, you are ready to with your bootable drive.
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