Windows 10: Win 10 DVD vs USB stick install .Use same product key .New pc.

Hi all ! I have new pre built PC comming this week . I have also OEM 64bit Windows 10 DVD comming too.Question is the pc has no DVD rom installed but I have acsess to external DVD drive.Would I be better to download newer version of win 10 to usb stick and install from there?Would the same product key work that came with the DVD? Hope this doesent sound too complated! Many thanks .

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Win10 install media with multiple product keys

I see this post that may be my answer, but wanted to verify with the community for Win10 USB. (Can I use multiple product keys with the same Win 7 DVD?)

I am upgrading my existing computer from Win7 Home to Win10 Home, and then wish to do a clean install. I know I can use my Win7 product key for the re-install, so no problem there.
I'm also building a new computer, and am buying the Win10 Home USB stick for this machine.

My question is, can I use that stick to install on the new computer, using the accompanying product key, and then also use that stick for the old computer's clean re-install, using the old computer's product key? Does it matter that the USB stick is retail, and the old computer is OEM?

 

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

 

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