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Can you install Windows 7 and above operating system from USB flash drive?

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Question added by Yonas Yohannes , Computer technician , Momentum computer system solution
Date Posted: 2016/06/29
Ruben Ciaffi
by Ruben Ciaffi , Project Manager

The classic option to install the operating system from disk, can be replaced by other alternative methods.In the most recent versions of Windows you can do so using the network or a USB device. We can also do it with the installation files in a local folder on the same PC, provided they are on a different partition.We can use any of these options to make a much faster installation than traditional.

omar abd-alahman
by omar abd-alahman , tech support , omdurman locality

yes you can install windows 7 on almost any os from USB flash drive 

santhosh san
by santhosh san , Ventura Securities LTD

S , FIRST FORMAT THE USB DRIVE THEN ADD THE OS FILE AS IMAGE TYPE FILE LIKE ISO IMAGE FILE.THE BOOT THE OS

Shaikh Mohammed Toshif
by Shaikh Mohammed Toshif , Team Leader , Aavani Global Associates

Windows XP Sp3, Windows 7, 8, 8.1,10. I am All Ready Tested From USB Flash Drive

Glen George
by Glen George , Supervisor , Popular Business Group

Yes i can . windows 7 install from usb drive when the system first boot that time select boot preyorty assing USB drive and install windows 7

Labi Jacob Kurian Kanjiramkuzhi
by Labi Jacob Kurian Kanjiramkuzhi , IT Support Officer , Barari Natural Resources LLC

Yes, we can. It is possible to install windows 7 and above operating system from usb flash drive. First of all make the flas drive as bootable one by using any program. Connect the usb to the PC or laptop. Do the boot from the flash drive.

Amir Hosain
by Amir Hosain , Support Engineer , Link3 Technologies Ltd.

You can easily install windows or any other operating systems on your Laptop or Desktop PC from a bootable USB drive or Pen drive.For this you just follow these instructions:1. Make your USB drive bootable2. Select USB drive as First Boot Device from your PC's Bios settings3. Start and Complete the installation and ENJOY!!!1... Making USB drive bootable: Step 1: open a cmd prompt and type 'diskpart'. Before that connect your pendrive with your pcStep 2: then type 'list disk', that will show hard disks and usb drives.Step 3: 'select disk 1' (Note: select your pen drive by seeing its size.)Step 4: 'clean'Step 5: ' create partition primary'Step 6: 'format fs=ntfs quick'Step 7: 'active partition'Step 8: 'assign letter=L'Step 9: 'exit'That steps will make your pendrive bootable and you are okay to install OS on your PC by this.##################################################### Important ################################################################Copy windows files directly to the USB driveDon't create any folder/directory on it.

Roshan Pahelwan
by Roshan Pahelwan , Associate Consultant , Atos India Pvt Ltd

If you choose to download an ISO file so you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB drive, copy the Windows ISO file onto your drive and then run the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then simply install Windows onto your computer directly from your USB or DVD drive.

 

When you download the ISO file, you must copy it onto a USB or DVD. When you're ready to install Windows, insert the USB drive or DVD with the ISO file on it and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.

 

This allows you to install Windows onto your machine without having to first run an existing operating system. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows installation directly from your USB drive or DVD when you first turn on your computer. Please see the documentation for your computer for information about how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.

Hamza Tahboub
by Hamza Tahboub , Intern (Web Development) , Insan Wa Alat

Yes, all you need to do is put the operating system on the USB drive, then when booting your computer go to your computer's boot menu and choose to boot from USB drive.

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