{"id":810,"date":"2012-07-24T10:21:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T10:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=810"},"modified":"2012-07-24T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T10:26:26","slug":"how-to-install-windows-8-from-usb-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-8-from-usb-flash-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Windows 8 from USB Flash Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some times you may prefer to install windows 8 from USB, there may be wide variety of reasons like, you don’t have a DVD drive or you wanted to install windows 8 in you netbook etc. No matter what the reason is, there is an easy way to do this. In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create a bootable Windows 8 installation USB drive and then use it to do a clean install of Windows 8.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Create a Bootable Windows 8 Installation USB Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. First of all, insert your pen\/USB drive and back up any data inside it.<\/li>\n
  2. Now download Windows 7 USB\/DVD tool<\/a> and open it.<\/li>\n
  3. Browse to your windows 7 ISO image using the “Browse” button.<\/li>\n
  4. As we are going to create a bootable USB drive, select “USB device” option.
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  5. Now select the USB drive letter and click “Begin copying”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Step 2: Configure the BIOS of Your Computer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Turn on your computer. When it is powered on, check the boot-screen for setup key (i.e. DELETE key, F8 key, F2 key) to enter BIOS Setup Utility.<\/li>\n
    2. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab, then change the Boot Device Priority: Set 1st Boot Device to Removable Device so you can boot from a USB flash drive and perform Windows installation.<\/li>\n
    3. Press F10 to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Step 3: Install Windows 8 from USB Flash Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Assuming that you properly configured your BIOS, insert the Windows 8 Installation USB Drive into the USB port on your computer. Turn on the computer. Windows 8 setup program should now load, you can now continue to finish setting up Windows 8\u00a0 from USB drive. Depending on the speed of your USB device, this may take a while.<\/p>\n

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      Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This guide is quite easy to follow and anyone who has basic computer skill will able to create a bootable Windows 8 installation USB drive and install Windows 8 with any hassle. Many computers ship without Windows installation discs. So it’s necessary to create a Windows installation disk in case you need to do a fresh install of Windows on your own. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Some times you may prefer to install windows 8 from USB, there may be wide variety of reasons like, you don’t have a DVD drive or you wanted to install windows 8 in you netbook etc. No matter what the reason is, there is an easy way to do this. In this tutorial we’ll show […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,39],"tags":[340,338,339],"class_list":["post-810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-8","tag-create-windows-8-installation-usb","tag-how-to-install-windows-8","tag-install-windows-8-from-usb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}