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Use Microsoft’s Create installation media for Windows 8.1 site to create a Windows Setup USB flash drive or download the ISO file. Here, too, the tool is multi-language, though the ISO you. How to install Windows 10 on a Mac. Step 2: Open the downloaded media creation tool, choose Create installation media for another PC then click Next. Make sure you pick the 64-bit architecture.

• Before you begin

Before you begin

To install Windows 10 Education Edition from IUware, or if you have a Windows 8.x or 7 installation disk but do not have an optical (CD/DVD) drive on your computer, you can create a bootable flash drive for the installation.

What you'll need

To complete the process, you'll need:

• A Windows or macOS computer connected to the internet.
  On a Windows computer, you must have administrator privileges.
• A flash drive with at least 8 GB of space for Windows 10 and 8.1, or at least 4 GB of space for Windows 7
  The process described below will delete any data currently on your flash drive. Make sure to back up your flash drive's data to another storage location before proceeding.
• A valid product key that came with your Windows software. For Windows 10, this will be available on IUware. For Windows 8.x or 7, this will be with the disc you purchased.

Insert your flash drive before beginning.

Create a bootable installation flash drive forWindows 10 Education Edition

1. Go to the IUware Windows 10 Education page, and select either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version. Review and accept the terms, and then click Get product key. Copy the product key to use later.
2. Download and run the Academic Media Creation Tool. Accept the license terms, select Create installation (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC, and click Next.
3. On the 'Select language, architecture, and edition' prompt, leave the default selections.
4. To have the Microsoft tool create your bootable flash drive, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, select USB flash drive, and click Next.

   If you plan to use Rufus instead, select ISO file and click Next. This will save the .iso file to your computer; then, to use Rufus and your .iso file to create a bootable installation flash drive, follow the directions below.

Create a bootable installation flash drive forWindows 8.1

Download Windows 8.1

To download Windows 8.1:

1. Go to Microsoft's Download Windows 8.1 page.
2. From the Select edition drop-down menu, select Windows 8.1, and click Confirm.
3. Select the desired language and click Confirm.
4. Select the 32-bit Download or the 64-bit Download (recommended, unless the machine you're installing on doesn't support it), and download the disk image.

You can now use the .iso file to create a Windows 8.1 bootable installation flash drive using either a Windows tool or Rufus.

Create a bootable drive using the Windows USB/DVD Download tool

To create a bootable installation flash drive using the Windows tool:

1. Download and install the Windows USB/DVD Download tool. The final four letters of each file (before .exe) represent the language and region of the installer. Download the one for your desired language/location.
2. Open the Windows USB/DVD Download tool. The tool refers to itself as a Windows 7 tool, but works for 8.1 media creation as well.
3. When prompted, browse to your .iso file, select it, and click Next.
4. When asked to select the media type for your backup, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, and then choose USB device.

   You may be prompted to insert the USB device even if the flash drive is already inserted. Ignore this, and choose the USB device you'll be writing to.

5. Click Begin Copying. If prompted, confirm that you wish to erase the flash disk.
6. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive; the process can take several minutes. When it's finished, close the wizard and eject and remove the flash drive.

Create a bootable drive using Rufus

To use Rufus to create a bootable drive that is compatible with UEFI, follow the instructions below.

Create a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 7

At IU, you have two options for creating a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 7:

• The Support Center will create a bootable installation flash drive for you at the IU Bloomington Support Center walk-in location; bring a blank flash drive with at least 4 GB of storage.
• If you are unable to visit a walk-in location or would prefer towork with the .iso file yourself, download the Windows 7 .iso from Microsoft's Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) page.

You can now use the .iso file to create a Windows 7 bootable installation flash drive using either a Windows tool or Rufus.

Create a bootable drive using the Windows USB/DVD Download tool

To create a bootable installation flash drive using the Windows tool:

1. Download and install the Windows USB/DVD Download tool. The final four letters of each file (before .exe) represent the language and region of the installer. Download the one for your desired language/location.
2. Open the Windows USB/DVD Download tool.
3. When prompted, browse to your .iso file, select it, and click Next.
4. When asked to select the media type for your backup, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, and then choose USB device.

   You may be prompted to insert the USB device even if the flash drive is already inserted. Ignore this, and choose the USB device you'll be writing to.

5. Click Begin Copying. If prompted, confirm that you wish to erase the flash disk.
6. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive; the process can take several minutes. When it's finished, close the wizard and eject and remove the flash drive.

Create a bootable drive using Rufus

To use Rufus to create a bootable drive that is compatible with UEFI, follow the instructions below.

Use Rufus to write an .iso file

1. Download Rufus. Rufus is a standalone program and does not require installation.
2. Open the Rufus program from where you downloaded it to run it.
3. From the Device drop-down menu, select your USB drive, if it isn't automatically selected.
4. Under 'Boot selection', select Disk or ISO image (Please select), if it isn't already chosen, and then click SELECT to choose the .iso file you downloaded.
5. Leave 'Image option' set to Standard Windows installation.
6. Leave 'Partition scheme' set to GPT.
7. For 'Target system', select UEFI (non CSM).
8. Under 'Format Options', to ensure the flash drive is compatible with UEFI, select FAT32 for 'File System'.
9. To create the flash drive with the 'Press any key to boot from USB' prompt at startup, under the 'Advanced format' options, select Create extended label and icon files.
10. When you are finished selecting options, click Start. When prompted, confirm that you want to erase the flash disk.
11. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive; the process can take several minutes. When Rufus is done, close the program and eject and remove the flash drive.

Create a bootable installation flash drive on a macOS computer

1. From the Finder, open the Applications folder, and then Utilities.
2. Open the Boot Camp Assistant, and then click Continue. The next screen should give you a list of options.
3. UITS recommends making the USB drive installer first. You don't need to install Windows or download the support software at this time, as it will be easier to do both later. To proceed:
   1. Verify that the USB drive you will be writing to is plugged in.
   2. Uncheck the Install Windows 7 or later version and Download the latest Windows support software from Apple options.
   3. Check Create a Windows 7 or later install disk and click Continue.
4. Your USB drive should be listed in the 'Destination disk' area. Use choose to browse to your .iso file; after selecting it, click Continue.
5. If prompted, confirm your action and/or provide an administrator password. The process of writing the .iso file to the USB drive can take 20 minutes or longer.

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Media Creation Tool Windows 8.1

UPDATED 5/31: When Microsoft releases a new major update of Windows 10, no everyone gets the new bits at the same day. Instead, the company upgrades computers gradually, and it takes some time until the new version reaches every device.

However, if you really want to upgrade, the company allows you to download the Windows 10 installation files using the Media Creation Tool. The tool helps to perform an in-place upgrade or create an installation media using a USB flash drive or DVD disc to do a clean install.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to create a USB bootable media with the Windows 10 installation files, which you can also to upgrade other computers.

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How to create USB flash drive to install Windows 10 using ‘Media Creation Tool’

Use these steps to create a USB bootable media with the Windows 10 installation files using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool:

1. Open Microsoft support website.

2. Under the “Create Windows 10 installation media” section, click the Download tool now button and save the file on your device.

3. Double-click the

4. Click the Accept button.

5. Select the Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC option.

6. Click the Next button.

7. Click the Next button again. (If you’re creating an Windows 10 USB for another device, you can also clear the Use the recommended options for this PC option to select the correct language, architecture, and edition.)
   

8. Select the USB flash drive option.

9. Click the Next button.

10. Select the USB flash drive from list, but make sure that it doesn’t have any important files as this process will erase everything on it.

11. Click the Next button.

12. Click the Finish button.

After completing the steps, you can start your computer using UEFI or BIOS with the USB drive to install Windows 10.

How to create USB flash drive to install Windows 10 using ‘Rufus’

Use these steps to create a Windows 10 USB bootable media using Rufus for devices using UEFI or BIOS firmware:

1. Open the Rufus official website.

2. Under the “Download” section, click the link to download the latest version (3.5 or later).

3. Double-click the executable to launch the tool.

4. Under the “Device” section, use the drop-down menu and select the USB drive that you want to erase and use to create the installation media.

5. Under the “Boot selection” section, use the drop-down menu and select the Disk or ISO image option.

6. On the right side, click the down arrow button, and select the Download option.

7. Click the Download button.

8. Select the Windows 10 option. (You can also select the Windows 8.1 option too.)

9. Click the Continue button.

10. Under the “Release” section, select the version of Windows 10 that you want to download.

    Quick tip: You can select the latest version (May 2019 Update), or you can choose to download older versions as well, including the April 2018 Update, Fall Creators Update, and even earlier versions.

11. Click the Continue button.

12. Select the edition, including Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 10 Education.

13. Click the Continue button.

14. Select the language of Windows 10.

15. Click the Continue button.

16. Select the operating system architecture (x64 or x86). (If it’s a newer device, usually, you’ll select the x64 option.)

17. Click the Download button.

18. Select the location to save the Windows 10 ISO automatically.

19. Under the “Partition scheme” section, select the GPT option if you’ll be using the Windows 10 USB media on a UEFI-based machine. Otherwise, select the MBR option if you’ll be using the boot media on a BIOS-based computer.

    Quick tip: You can check your device mode using these instructions.

20. Use the default settings for the rest of the options.

21. Click the Start button.

22. Click the OK button to confirm the deletion of the USB drive data.

Once you complete the steps, you can boot and install Windows 10 on computers running on UEFI or BIOS depending on your firmware.

In the case that after the upgrade Windows 10 is not activated, go to Settings > Update & security > Activation, click the Troubleshoot button to start the Activation troubleshooter utility.

Update May 31, 2019: This guide was originally published in August 2015, and it’s now been revised and updated to reflect the new changes.

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