{"id":75695,"date":"2024-06-27T20:29:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=75695"},"modified":"2024-06-27T20:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T15:18:26","slug":"create-windows-10-usb-setup-disk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/create-windows-10-usb-setup-disk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB Setup Disk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Windows 10 USB setup disk is required for cleanly installing Windows on a new hard drive. It can also be used to perform a repair installation from Windows or to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/access-windows-recovery-environment\/\">Windows Recovery Environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how to create a Windows 10 USB setup disk.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"qt\">\n<p>Before proceeding, make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A USB flash drive with at least 8GB of space. Please use a blank USB because any content on it <strong>will be erased<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Sufficient data storage is available on a computer, USB, or external drive for the download.<\/li>\n<li>Windows Update, BITS, and the Delivery Optimization service must be enabled. They are enabled by default in Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Creating a Windows 10 USB Setup Disk<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>To create the Windows 10 USB setup disk, start by downloading the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool from Microsoft.\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10 Media Creation Tool \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkId=2265055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkId=2265055<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Run the MCT file MediaCreationToolxx.exe\u2014e.g., for the 22H2 version of the software, it&#8217;s named MediaCreationTool22H2.exe. You need to be an administrator to run this tool.<\/li>\n<li>If you agree to the license terms, select Accept.<\/li>\n<li>On the &#8220;What do you want to do?&#8221; page, select <strong>Create installation media (USB drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC<\/strong>, then choose <strong>Next<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/w10-enterprise-iso-mct-3.png\" alt=\"download windows 10 enterprise iso using mct\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;<strong>Use the recommended options for this PC<\/strong>&#8221; option is enabled by default. This means the tool will choose the proper ISO for that particular computer.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mct-use-recommended-options.png\" alt=\"mct use recommended options for this pc - windows 10\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"qt\">However, if you need to download a different language Windows 10 USB setup disk to install it on another computer, uncheck &#8220;Use the recommended options for this PC&#8221; and select the language and architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) accordingly.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/mct-create-iso-select-lang.png\" alt=\"mct create installation media - iso or usb - select language architecture\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Click Next.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;USB flash drive&#8221;, and click Next.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mct-choose-usb-flash-drive.png\" alt=\"MCT - choose media - ISO or USB flash drive\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the next screen, carefully select the USB drive if multiple USB drives are connected to the computer.<br \/>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/warning.png\" alt=\"warning caution icon\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-18386\" \/><strong>Important:<\/strong> The contents of the chosen USB drive will be erased. Be sure to back up any files in that USB drive before proceeding.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>(If you&#8217;re unsure which disk to select, physically disconnect all other USB and removable drives except the one for creating the USB setup disk.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Click Next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mct-choose-usb-flash-drive-2.png\" alt=\"MCT - choose media - USB flash drive\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mct-choose-usb-flash-drive-downloading.png\" alt=\"MCT - downloading ISO\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tool downloads the WIM or ESD image to <code>C:\\ESD\\Download<\/code> using BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service), and then extracts the image to &#8220;<code>C:\\$Windows.~WS\\Sources\\Windows<\/code>&#8221; before writing them to the USB disk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mct-usb-ready.png\" alt=\"MCT - usb setup disk is ready\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Windows 10 ISO or USB setup disk downloaded using Microsoft is a multi-edition (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/extract-files-windows-10-iso-dvd-install-wim\/#extract_image\">multi-index<\/a>) ISO that contains many Editions in a single WIM\/ESD image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Windows 10 USB setup disk is required for cleanly installing Windows on a new hard drive. It can also be used to perform a repair installation from Windows or to access the Windows Recovery Environment. Let&#8217;s see how to create a Windows 10 USB setup disk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[305],"class_list":["post-75695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-media-creation-tool"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":955,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-iso-to-usb-dvd-tool-bootable-media\/","url_meta":{"origin":75695,"position":0},"title":"How to Create Bootable USB Disk from ISO","author":"Ramesh","date":"November 3, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"This article explains the different methods to create a bootable USB Windows Setup disk from a Windows 10 or 11 ISO image. 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