How to Create a Bootable Windows 8 USB Flash Drive

How to create a bootable Windows 8 USB flash drive :  If anyhow you don’t have a windows 8 installation disk or either it is damaged , then you can also use a bootable  USB pen drive to install windows 8 . The process of creating a bootable windows 8 USB flash drive is fairly easy  . However you would require a windows 8 ISO file . Once you download a Windwos 8 ISo file , you can then follow these instructions to create a bootable windows 8 USB flash drive .

Instructions to create a Bootable Windows 8 USB Flash Drive:

• Step 1: Download rufus and run it .
• Step 2: Plug in your USB flash drive into your computer .
• Step 3:From Rufu’s settings , Choose NTFS as the file system.
• Step 4: Check “ Quick format ” and ” Create extended label and icon files “
• Step 5: Check ” Create a bootable disk using ” and click the drive icon beside it to select the windows 8 ISO file .
• Step 6: Now click on start to create a bootable window 8 USB flash drive .

After a few minutes your Windows 8 bootable  USB flash drive will be  ready for installation.

Reboot your PC and set the bootable flash drive as a first boot priority in the bios settings . Save the bios settings to reboot once again and continue with the windows 8 installation process .

• Note:You have to allow booting from USB devices in your BIOS settings in order to proceed further with the installation .

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