Windows 10: KHLY Question

How do I put an ISO onto a USB stick using @khly rescue disk? The utility provided does CD/DVD? Many thanks for the help.

Jon

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Windows 10 retail license key

I've been looking into possibly getting Windows 10. I found retail license keys being sold on eBay for extremely cheap (under $15). It
seems like there would have to be some issue with these. However, I'm not sure what the problem could be. I've been doing some research. If I understand correctly, if it's retail then it cannot be OEM. Also, if it's retail, I understand it cannot be
a volume license key. From what I understand, it cannot be MSDN, either. If it were simply pirated, then I don't see how it could be activated as they claim it can be. What am I missing? FWIW, it comes from Europe, but claims to be valid worldwide.

(Not linking to the eBay sale as I don't want to "promote" it if there is an issue with it. But what can you suggest to me based on the little info available?)

Edit: A possibility... could it potentially be resold to other parties and activated by them, but then if I reinstall (when enough activations have been done), I will be unable to reactivate again?

 

ipv6 network loss( keeps disconnecting and when i repair says network protocal missing

ipv6 network loss( keeps disconnecting and when i repair says network protocol missing, but under property's it shows ipv 6 checked

 

I presume you mistyped 'khly' and meant Kyhi. If so, do what Kyhi does...

Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk

If you have downloaded the .iso you can mount it in File Explorer by double-clicking on it. Or click on it to select it, then click the 'Manage' tab where you'll find a 'Mount' button.

Now for the USB. Many USBs come formatted without a MBR (Master Boot Record), they don't need one to be useable. However, they have to have a MBR to be able to be marked Active. If you are familiar with Diskpart this can be used from the command line to prepare and format the USB to Fat32 and mark its partition Active.

Alternatively, the quick and easy way is to use Windows 10's 'Create a recovery drive'. This will format the USB as we require. Untick 'include system files', we're just interested in formatting the USB. When it's done, delete all the files and folders from the recovery drive.

Finally, just copy all the files and folders from the mounted .iso to your prepared USB.

 

You only need to mark partition as active if installing as legacy bios. Not needed on most modern UEFI PCs.

 

I apologize for my spelling. Thanks to both for your bountiful information. I will be on it soon.
Jon

 

True, but it's required if you want the USB to be bootable on any machine, legacy or otherwise. The Fat32 format is mandatory.