To be clear both these approaches will only show you how to put windows 10 on a usb flash drive.
Windows 10 thumb drive size.
That option works fine when you download the windows 10 installer files using the official windows 10 download page because those files are packaged specifically for use on usb flash drives.
Select the option that boots the pc from the usb flash drive.
Microsoft has a dedicated tool that you can use to download the windows 10 system image also referred to as iso and create your bootable usb drive.
Choose a location on your hard drive to store the windows iso file and click save.
Follow the instructions to install windows.
Make sure you have plugged the usb flash drive into the computer.
Windows 10 will then generate the necessary iso file.
Using the tool to create installation media usb flash drive dvd or iso file to install windows 10 on a different pc click to show more or less information follow these steps to create installation media usb flash drive or dvd you can use to install a new copy of windows 10 perform a clean installation or reinstall windows 10.
Turn on the pc and press the key that opens the boot device selection menu for the computer such as the esc f10 f12 keys.
Connect the usb flash drive to a new pc.
See the above instructions to create the usb.
Use microsoft s media creation tool.
To boot from cd you need to re arrange the boot device priority sequence to your bios.
Remove the usb flash drive.
Select the usb flash drive to save the windows 10 backup.
On windows 10 the ability to format a usb flash drive can come in handy in a number of scenarios.
Create a bootable usb drive of windows 10.
Create a windows 10 usb flash drive and guide to install windows 10 using a usb device.
Confirm the backup settings and click start backup to image windows 10 to usb drive.
Insert the usb to your pc and restart it.
Take a look at the size column and figure out which disk number your usb drive is.