Windows 10: Load Win10 on a USB and boot from it?

Discus and support Load Win10 on a USB and boot from it? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Folks, I'm trying to do some troubleshooting with my current install of Win10. I've been told that booting from a USB would narrow down my issue. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by iamc3k, Jan 9, 2020.

  1. iamc3k Win User

    Load Win10 on a USB and boot from it?


    Folks,

    I'm trying to do some troubleshooting with my current install of Win10. I've been told that booting from a USB would narrow down my issue.

    I see tutorials about how to download the Win10 iso onto a USB to install it from that usb. That is NOT what I want to do.

    I want to load a functioning copy of Win10 (not copied from my computer), onto a USB stick and then boot from that USB and have a "clean" Win10 run my machine.

    How do I go about doing that?

    Thanks,
    Ken

    :)
     
    iamc3k, Jan 9, 2020
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  2. 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, Jan 9, 2020
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  3. Ar3s Win User
    HD 5870 Bios flash failed

    mp3 player is in FAT / FAT32 format ?

    Set Boot up first to the drive with hiren bootcd 10.4
    Done...

    the options will pop out after loading the disc choose

    boot cd

    then the list (step by step)

    Next...
    Dos....
    USB Drivers....
    Load USB Drivers with no386.....

    Ask you load cd drivers. NO
    Ask you load SCSI drivers. NO
    Ask you anything NO.
    USB driver list comes out. 8 Don't choose anything else.

    type
    C:\ (that should be your mp3 player if you did it right)

    atiflash -i
    to list the adapters

    atiflash -p -f 0 ???.bin

    done.........
     
    Ar3s, Jan 9, 2020
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  4. Lazzer408 Win User

    Load Win10 on a USB and boot from it?

    USB boot for bios update

    Did the first step. It already doesn't work. Note the capacities and drive letters M:/N: The HP utility is about to format my raid-1 volume containing my 2 750gb drives. It thinks it's the usb stick. I can not select any other drives in the HP utility. My 512mb usb stick is U:.

    Any other suggestions?


    Load Win10 on a USB and boot from it? nonono-jpg.jpg
     
    Lazzer408, Jan 9, 2020
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