====== Windows USB Media Prep ======
  * To boot from an external UEFI USB flash drive, be sure to **temporarily disable Secure Boot** and enable **CSM** in your UEFI/BIOS firmware settings until the Windows installation is finished.
===== Windows 7+ Install from USB =====

==== Format and set active partition ====

<file>
diskpart
</file>
<file>
list disk #Find USB device
select disk 1 #make sure this is a USB
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format quick fs=fat32 
assign 
exit
</file>

==== Copy install files to USB ====
  * you might need to reinsert usb to get drive to reconize
  * extract ISO files using **7zip** or **WinRAR** to the usb drive

===== Make Windows 7 UEFI install USB =====
  - Download and install 7-Zip (get it here http://www.7-zip.org/download.html)
  - Extract the files from DVD or ISO file
  - Partition your USB Drive (optional) a. Open Command Window (CMD) as administrator b. diskpart c. list disk d. select disk NUMBER e. clean f. create Partition Primary g. select Partition 1 h. active i. format quick fs=FAT32 j. assign j. exit
  - Copy files from DVD or ISO to USB Drive
  - Make a directory “/efi/boot” on the USB Drive
  - Go to “/source/install.wim” open archive with 7-zip a. In the archive go to “/1/Windows/boot/efi” b. Copy file bootmgfw.efi to “/efi/boot” on USB Drive
  - Rename bootmgfw.efi to bootx64.efi in “/efi/boot”
  - Copy Files from “/efi/microsoft/boot” TO “/efi/boot

===== Rufus Utility =====
  * Rufus is a utility that will make a bootable usb device from a ISO or Disc
[[http://rufus.akeo.ie/]]

  * based on http://www.manjeetjakhar.com/2013/09/how-to-create-windows-81-installation.html