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how to create bootable USB of windows 8 ( any version )

Posted on  8/17/2012

Are you downloaded windows 8 and want to install on your computer and don’t want to burn DVD or don’t have DVD drive then use USB pen-drive to install windows 8 in your PC or laptop.

Requirements

  1.  Windows 7 or vista running
  2. 8 GB USB drive
  3. Windows 8 DVD or ISO

Steps

or if you are comfortable with diskpart then format using diskpart ( use diskpart carefully )

  • open Command Prompt ( CMD)

Dump all the content from windows 8 Mounted drive to USB

xcopy x:*.*  /s /e /f y:

-replace X with your source Drive and Y with your target USB drive
-wait 20 25 minutes until it finish copying

how to create bootable USB of windows 8 any version

Done Now use this USB to install windows 8


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