Windows 10: Windows 10 retail - usb or download? More about download?

I purchased a copy of windows 10 home retail: the choices were a box set usb, or download. I got the usb box, and found - to my surprise - from the instructions that it's a bootable unit - needs the BIOS set for 'boot from usb'. That may be a problem: currently the AMI BIOS allows only HDD options exist for the boot sequence, altho usb is supposed to be possible. I've asked the motherboard manufacturer how to include a usb port in the BIOS boot priority.


Pending that, more information about the download option please - I may have to exchange the box usb unit for a box download item. How does that download work to do the upgrade - is it

- a self extracting file?

- an iso file that needs to be burnt to disk and then booted from? (I do this regularly for backup software bootable recovery disks, so it's a well travelled workflow).

:)

 

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

 

Download Windows 10 TH/RS

use the 'windows 7 USB DVD tool'

 

Download Windows 10 TH/RS

Windows USB/DVD Download Tool - Windows USB/DVD Download Tool - Microsoft Store
Rufus - https://rufus.akeo.ie/
Universal USB Installer/UUI - Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3 | Pen Drive Linux
UNetbootin - UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads