Windows 10: USB Windows 10 Creation Tool - Using a 64GB USB Drive?

Hi,


I've tried using a 64GB USB drive for Windows 10 installations so that I can add other essential programs when installing Windows 10.


Only, when making this USB Windows 10 instillation USB drive it only uses 32GB of the drive.


Is there a way to use all 64GBs so that I have all that space available for the other programs I want to include during instillation?


Thanks,


John

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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

 

How do I reformat the 64GB USB stick used by media creation tool ?


My usb sticks were either 8GB of less, and 64GB, so when using the media creation tool to upgrade Windows 10.240 to the November update which failed, I had used my 64GB disk.



However, I cannot use it for anything else. Worse, it is now 32GB.

If I 'open as Portable Device' it shows only 32GB, but with 21.1 GB free of 31.9GB.



No where have I read of any issues or suggestions that Media creation tool does this, or of people encountering problems.

In case someone asks whether I am sure it is 64GB



Please can anyone explain how to get my 64GB back?

 

Win7 System Image on USB Thumb Drive = NO?

I use DVD for Windows 7-Vista, CD for Windows XP and older, USB for Windows 8 and newer. UEFI does well with USB, BIOS does not.

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool creates a 32 GB partition on the USB drive regardless if the drive is larger than that. I bought a USB3 32 GB pen drive just for Windows 10 install media.