Windows 10: Booting from USB drive questions

Well it was formatted NTFS not fat32 by Macrium Reflect. I didn't choose the format method, Macrium does. But, think I've tried that once before, using a fat32 memory stick, didn't work. But, I could try again I suppose. Right now, this computer reads all my USB ports if their is something in one of them, before, my computer never did. I might try but not right away, seeing how I've been trying to get this to work, for a long time. *Smile

 

There are directions here:http://knowledgebase.macrium.com/dis...for+Windows+PE that tell you to format the USB differently depending on whether are booting Legacy/MBR (use NTFS) or UEFI/GPT (use FAT32).

 

Ok Word Man, you got me curious, I will play with the settings again......gotta mow my lawn for the last time this year 1st. *Smile

 

LOL - OK, curious is always good - unless you're a cat with limited lives left. Be safe mowing.

 

Macrium Reflect v6.1

How to create UEFI Boot Mode (and Secure Boot) compatible rescue media on a USB flash drive.

Format your USB flash drive. Note: You need to choose the FAT32 file system (see screenshot below).

 

Well I already changed the usb stick that Macrium made to fat32 using MiniTool, took about 10 sec's, now I'll change my bios setting AGAIN back to secure boot on and see if it sees the usb drive.

 

If not, I would stick with the FAT32 but create the Macrium Rescue with that same drive all over again since it may have done something different when you created it with what I assume was NTFS format.

When I posted the link to the Macrium Knowledge Base article, I assumed you would do the whole process all over again.

 

Never assume anything when chatting with an Old Brat Word Man. *Wink I cheated, and tried the easyway 1st. AND after changing my bios setting back to having secure boot back on, then rebooted, then hit my F9 key, my boot menu showed the Macrium Reflect usb stick just fine!!! I booted into Macrium and the menu came right up, faster than using my DVD. It worked!! MiniTool is also pretty darn good Utility Word Man.....really. *Smile
But I would not have tried using fat32 if YOU had not told me to try sir!!!! I just used a different method is all.

 

Good job then, OldMike! I've had MiniTool now for a month or so since I picked up on it from you and other forum members and me likes it plenty. Just haven't had an excuse to give it a real workout yet.

 

So far Word Man Macrium is the only usb stick that I have made successfully and been able to boot too. A lot of that was Macrium doing all the work. Every time I've tried myself, I have failed. So I still got to learn how to make other usb sticks bootable. I've always used my dvd's for the past 30 years or so, making a bootable usb stick is completely NEW for me. *Smile

 

Quote from this post: UEFI Boot Mode (installing using the GPT partition style) and Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (installing using the MBR partition style). -> link

 

Well correct me if I am wrong genet, but that is showing me how to make a bootable usb stick, WITH Windows 10 installed on it. I do not need a usb stick with windows recovery, or a windows 10 install program. What I need to learn is how to make bootable usb sticks, with other programs installed on the stick, not windows.iso image.

 

I suspect it will vary with the machine. I have read and tried a few dozen tutorials how to boot such and such an OS with UEFI enabled USB stick. None of them have worked. Windows 7 x64, Linux UEFI supposedly capable etc.. Windows 7 x64 I got it to boot up then it hangs at the logo.

If your PC won't do it you can waste lots of time trying.
The only USB stick so far I can boot without shifting my Laptop out of UEFI mode is Macrium Reflect rescue.

 

Yes I know what you mean, the reason Macrium does work, is because it also installs our system boot files. Either on a NTFS or Fat32 partition. That's the step we need to know how to do. Just making the usb active and primary, is not enough, need to install our boot files from windows 10 somehow. That's exactly what Macrium does.

 

Just a final "Word" on that, if I may: the "boot files" in that case are just what's required to boot into the WinPE environment, along with drivers it reckons it needs to run your machine (in WinPE only) as you execute the build from your particular machine. That WinPE operating system stands and operates alone from your prepared device regardless of which Operating System (Windows 7/8/10, or whatever) you have installed on your disk(s). There are more programs than just Macrium Reflect that will build this kind of bootable device for you to operate outside and independent of the specific OS installed on your machine.