Many modern computer users are interested in the question of how to make a USB flash drive with a recorded operating system? This is done in several ways, each of which you will find detailed instructions, the video below in the article. The boot flash drive is necessary to familiarize with the operating system without installation: you need to run it from the media, test it and go back to working with the OS that you have on your computer. In addition, such a storage medium is relevant in cases where it is necessary to install an operating system, and the drive is broken or missing.
How to make bootable USB flash drive with Windows 7 /8/10/ XP
To install the operating system requires either a boot disk or a USB flash drive. The latter is very common and almost everyone has it, so it's more convenient to do it on it. To create there are many programs( Daemon Tools, Alcohol, Virtual Clone Drive) and ways, but the most popular is Ultraiso. Before you make a bootable USB flash drive, you need to download via download any downloader of this program, install it on your computer, download the operating system image on your hard drive.
A less common way is to use the Windows command line. This method does not present any difficulties, you do not need to go into the BIOS, be a professional in the field of computers. Its less popularity is explained by the fact that you need to set the commands in a certain sequence, and the first method does not require any action from the user.
Creating via Ultraiso
Before starting the program, you need to insert the USB flash drive into the appropriate usb connector and follow the instructions:
- Open Ultraiso through the launch as administrator.
- Open the image of the Windows operating system for writing.
- Select the folder with the image of the desired version of Windows, open.
- Select the item "Write a hard disk image" in the boot menu.
- We select the USB flash drive, the recording method and press the "Record" button.
- There will be an automatic formatting of the drive, that is all information will be removed from the USB flash drive. This action must be confirmed by pressing Enter.
- The process of writing the operating system will take several minutes. At the end, a window will appear with a notification of the end of the recording. It is necessary to press the button "Back", to close the program.
What is the ISO image
The disk image or disk image is a file with a certain format( zip archive).It is a copy of the CD / DVD drive, but it may not repeat the file system structure of the original source. There are many different image formats, among which ISO is generally accepted. The ISO image is an informal name for the optical disk image with the file system.
Video instruction
When using the Windows operating system, unexpected problems may occur: it may start to malfunction or stop loading at all. Such problems can surprise everyone, but you can hedge yourself by creating a bootable USB flash drive with the operating system image recorded on it. Why not a dvd drive? And because such an information carrier is subject to mechanical damage, after which it comes to a faulty state.
Therefore, the best way is to use a USB flash drive. This carrier is protected from mechanical damage, has a smaller physical size, can easily be moved without fear. To work with disk images, the Ultraiso program is used, which you can use to create a bootable USB flash drive. How to do it, you will learn from the video below, where the whole process is clearly and easily explained.
How to make a USB flash drive via the command line
To install the operating system, you need to make a bootable usb flash drive. This you can do without using special programs via the command line. Before work, make sure that the flash drive does not have useful information for you, because it will be formatted. If there are necessary files, they need to be saved elsewhere. Step-by-step instructions:
- Run the command prompt, type diskpart in the window.
- Use the list disk command to list the drives.
- Choose the number that your flash drive received by typing select disk 1.
- Enter the clean command, which will clear the flash drive.
- Enter create partition primary.
- Select a partition by typing select partition 1.
- Use the active command to make the selected partition active.
- Formatting by typing format fs = NTFS.
- Set Z to avoid confusion with assign letter Z.
- Enter Exit.
- Write operating system installation files by copying the contents of the installation CD or unpacking the downloaded image. Boot usb is ready.
Video of creating a bootable USB flash drive with Ubuntu Linux
Optical drives become obsolete, that's why many laptop computers are manufactured without them. The drive can be used only for the purpose of installing the system, but it is possible to avoid this by creating a bootable USB flash drive. Such information carriers are very compact, convenient, do not deteriorate. Boot flash drives are very popular and multi-boot appear, which let you record several systems at once and make firmware.
In the video tutorial below, you will see how to write Ubuntu through the Linux Live USB Creator. The latter is very convenient and understandable in the work. There is also a special utility UNetBootin and others. To create a bootable Linux flash drive you will need an operating system distribution, the program Usb Creator. A clear and accessible instruction in the video makes it possible to understand this problem even for beginners who face this for the first time.
Bootable USB flash drive for mac os
The video below will discuss the creation of a bootable flash MAC.This is a very convenient thing that allows you to download the operating system to any laptop or personal computer with the appropriate connector, share with friends. To work you will need a distribution kit, a drive with at least 16 GB of memory. Consistently, step by step, follow the instructions in the video, not forgetting to reboot the system, and you will have the recorded mac os ready.