Windows 10: how do i install to a usb drive

Discus and support how do i install to a usb drive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; im trying to install something on the microsoft store i have a usb drive i use for storage cause the computer is full how do i download it to the usb... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by fisher roush, Jul 14, 2023.

  1. how do i install to a usb drive


    im trying to install something on the microsoft store i have a usb drive i use for storage cause the computer is full how do i download it to the usb drive??

    :)
     
    fisher roush, Jul 14, 2023
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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, Jul 14, 2023
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  3. Installing Windows 7 via USB flash drive!

    Its weird tho cause I have no problem with installing from disc. I did change it back to boot from HDD. I really dont want to uninstall all my components, kinds defeats the purpose of installing from usb. it would take longer to disconnect and reconnect after install then it would to just install from dvd.

    Do you think its beacuse the drive was formated in ntfs, thats the only step I did different from the OP. Well that and the bootsect /nt60 command before coping files.

    heres they way I went, probly have to try it fat32

    launch diskpart.exe)
    select disk 1 (or your USB drive number, use list disk to get it)
    clean
    create partition primary
    select partition=1
    active
    format fs=ntfs
    assign
    exit

    Now that the drive is boot aware, we have to initialize its boot sector with the Windows boot manager (BOOTMGR), using the Bootsect.exe utility located in the boot directory of the Vista installation DVD. We have to tell the utility that our target drive is NTFS formatted:

    bootsect.exe /nt60 f:
     
    ShRoOmAlIsTiC, Jul 14, 2023
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  4. 7.62 Win User

    how do i install to a usb drive

    Installing Windows 7 via USB flash drive!

    USB drive doesnt show up, even after a format through windows (XP)

    Any suggestions?
     
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