Windows 10: Do i need to boot windows from a USB stick or will it be fine

Discus and support Do i need to boot windows from a USB stick or will it be fine in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Im changing my Motherboard, CPU, GPU, RAM but keepinig my storage the same. Do i need to boot from a usb stick or will it be fine to start up normally... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by TONY GILES, Oct 24, 2024.

  1. Do i need to boot windows from a USB stick or will it be fine


    Im changing my Motherboard, CPU, GPU, RAM but keepinig my storage the same. Do i need to boot from a usb stick or will it be fine to start up normally

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    TONY GILES, Oct 24, 2024
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  2. thraxed Win User

    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
     
    thraxed, Oct 24, 2024
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  3. NavyLCDR Win User
    USB stick previously used as a boot stick for Killdisk not recognized

    Try method 2 under Windows 7 8 10 here:
    Free to Remove Readonly Attribute in Windows

    Method 2: Clear readonly status with Diskpart

    In Windows 10, 8, 7 OS, you are also able to run Diskpart in Command Prompt to clear read-only attribute on any partition on your computer. You can follow the tutorial below:

    Step 1. Open Command Line and type Diskpart
    Step 2. Type list disk
    Step 3. Type select disk (disk number)
    Step 4. Type attributes disk clear readonly


    Do i need to boot windows from a USB stick or will it be fine 1554167845t-usb-stick-previously-used-boot-stick-killdisk-not-recognized-diskpart-clear-readonly.png


    Then try Clean
     
    NavyLCDR, Oct 24, 2024
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  4. Do i need to boot windows from a USB stick or will it be fine

    Windows 10 USB boot

    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Oct 24, 2024
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