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- | ====== Windows 7+ Install from USB ====== | + | ====== 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 ====== | + | ==== Format and set active partition ==== |
<file> | <file> | ||
- | diskpart.exe | + | diskpart |
- | list disk (Find USB device) | + | </file> |
- | select disk 1 (make sure this is a USB) | + | <file> |
+ | list disk #Find USB device | ||
+ | select disk 1 #make sure this is a USB | ||
clean | clean | ||
create partition primary | create partition primary | ||
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exit | exit | ||
</file> | </file> | ||
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+ | ==== 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 | ||
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+ | ===== 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 | ||
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+ | ===== Rufus Utility ===== | ||
+ | * Rufus is a utility that will make a bootable usb device from a ISO or Disc | ||
+ | [[http://rufus.akeo.ie/]] | ||
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