How to Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Installing Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
The Tutorial will show you how to create a Windows 7 or Windows 8 or 8.1 installation bootable USB flash drive for UEFI from either a Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 installation ISO or DVD.
Requirements:
Requirements:
EXAMPLE: UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive
NOTE: This is listed in the motherboard's boot menu.
Instructions
To Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive using Free Program "RUFUS"
- Download the latest version of Rufus at the link below, and it's .exe file to your desktop.
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
- Connect your USB flash drive if you have not already.
- Run the rufus_v###.exe file, and click/tap on YES if prompted by UAC.
- Set Rufus with the settings below: (see screenshot below)
- Under Device, select the USB flash drive you want to format and use.
- Under Partition scheme and target system type, select GPT partition scheme for UEFI Computer.
- Under File System, select Fat32 (Default).
- Under Cluster size, select the (Default) (ex: 16 kilobytes or 4096 bytes) it has listed.
- Under Format Options, check Quick Format
- Under Format Options check Create a bootable disk using click/tap on the browse icon to navigate to and select your 64-bit Windows 7 or Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 ISO file.
- Under Format Options, check Create extended label and icon files.
- Under New Volume label you can enter any name you like for the USB flash drive, or leave the default name.
- When Ready, click/tap on START (see screenshot below)
- Click/tap on OK to confirm. (see screenshot below).
- Rufus will now start creating the bootable UEFI USB flash drive. (see screenshot below)
- When Rufus is "DONE", you can close Rufus. (see screenshot below)
- You are now ready to do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 using UEFI with your bootable UEFI USB flash drive.
- How to install Windows 8/8.1 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI)
- How to install Windows 7 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface"(UEFI)
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