Windows 10: New installation from CD-ROM to USB

I realized a case I want for a new build doesn't have an optical drive bay to to install windows 10 Pro from its disk. Can I use the media creation tool and create a USB installer or will I run into activation issues?

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Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk

 

CD rom

Hi Eugenia,

There are numerous reasons for your CD ROM not to be recognized by your system like corrupted registry entries, outdated drivers, or hardware issue. To isolate such issue, we'd like to ask a few questions:

• Which build and version of Windows 10 is currently installed on your computer? To check, click the
  Start > Settings > System >
  About.

• Are you getting any error messages?
• Were there any changes made on your computer settings prior to this issue?

You can also follow the steps
here. The article lists all troubleshooting steps suitable for issues in recognizing CD drive.

We look forward to your response.

 

i buy a new laptop without cd rom

Hi Teodor Adrian,

Corrupted or outdated drivers may be the possible reason why your external CD ROM is missing. To provide you the accurate resolution, we'd like to gather more information:

• Have you tried updating your drivers?
• Are you getting any error message?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
article on how to troubleshoot your CD or DVD which is not recognized by Windows or other programs.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.