Windows 10: Mounted new hdd and usb win10 installer No bootable device found

I replaced a failing os drive, mounted a new wd hdd blue sata. USB win 10 installer gave error "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one" I tried a fix, "At the custom advanced window, do the following: Press Shift + F10 on your keyboard type the following commands DISKPART list volume Next you will select the volume where you would like to install Windows 10 Type: select disk # # represents the number the volume Type: clean convert mbr create partition primary active format quick fs=ntfs exit"and now usb installer won't load and I get a black screen with "No bootable

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Multi-bootable USB

Hey guys from TPU, couldn't find any specific thread pertaining to the question asked on title. As mentioned, I'm trying to create a bootable USB, but with many specifics boots available.

I've been trying to create one with multiple boot device including one that enables me to run Windows 10 directly on the USB Thumb Drive but to no avail.

The list of bootable images i'm trying to create are

1. Windows 10 (A full OS running from thumb drive)
2. Windows 10 ISO (Bootable disk image for fresh install)
3. MemTest86+

Have tried YUMI or UUI from the website USB PenDrive Linux but as this is my first time, i don't know how am i screwing up or am doing it right.. Anyone got a rough idea on a step by step guide? Thanks!

 

Bootable Vista Installer

I have a friend who has a Vista Home Premium key (from the bottom of his laptop) and his HDD crapped out so he ordered a new one. His repair disks didn't work and neither of us have CD's with a large enough capacity to store the files we 'found' on the interwebz, so I'm trying to install it from a bootable USB.

I got up to the step where I successfully turned the USB into an active partition, but I ran into a problem the moment I needed to access the boot sector.

Can someone kindly walk me through the steps?

 

Making a Bootable Win10/11 Installation (Bootable) USB on M1/2Mac

Ok folks,

1) don’t fall for the BS post for folks trying to sell you software. It’s a scam!

2) on your Mac, install the trial of Parralells. This a a full featured 7 day trial and has in the virtual machine a full version on either Win10 or Win11.

3) in Win10/11 (on your Mac, running in Parralells), insert your USB drive (use USB 3.0 simply to save yourself time). You’ll get a dialog box asking which machine to mount the drive in (in Mac parlance); mount it in the Windows virtual machine

4) browse to the MS installer creation page for the version for which you own a key, create! Select your USB drive. The MS tool will format, make it bootable and copy the ISO to the drive. My first attempt failed when my Mac went to sleep part way through.

5) eject the USB from the Mac normally (opposed to simply removing it like you might on a Windows machine)

6) insert into your new/refurb Windows machine and get to work.

Enjoy!