How to install Windows 10 from USB

How to install Windows 10 - Guide

Windows 10 installation is not too complicated if you have good instructions. Of course, you also need to know the computer well enough to be able to follow all the steps.

How long do I need to install Windows 10?

If you are doing this installation for the first time, you will probably need about 2 hours. You will spend most of your time getting to know and preparing your computer, while the installation itself is quite fast and takes about 20-30 minutes, counting the time while you just sit and wait for the automatic part of the process to finish.

What do I need to install Windows 10?

• Windows ISO file, we will explain where to download Windows 10.
• USB drive of at least 8 GB to create a bootable USB with Rufus tools
• Backup data from the computer where you are doing the installation (if you need this data).
• Ability to access the BIOS setup of your computer.

How to install Windows 10 step by step

Important Note Before You Go: This Windows 10 installation guide will show you the installation procedure on a blank HDD or SSD. If you have data you want to save, follow the instructions carefully, and back up your data. Otherwise, you can lose them permanently.

Step 1: How download windows 10

If you do not have a DVD or USB drive that already has the installation version of Windows on it, you need to download the Windows ISO file from the following link:

Download Windows 10 ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

 

Pay attention after that, they will ask you what exactly you want to do (What do you want to do?). Offered:
 

• Upgrade this operating system (Upgrade this PC now.)

• Creating installation media for another computer (Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC)

So, you need another option because that's how we download the installation version of Windows 10 and we can burn it to a DVD or USB drive.

Select this second option and click the Next button:

In this section, if you do not want to change the language and architecture, you can leave it as is and click Next. If you are doing this on one computer and are planning to install it on another, uncheck the Use the recommended options for this PC option:

Now pay attention to what you will choose next. There are two options:
 

• USB flash drive (you need a USB drive of at least 8 GB and the installation will be saved directly to that USB)

• ISO file (you will download the Windows installation as an ISO file and use it later to burn to a DVD or USB drive manually)

A window will open where you need to choose where to save this file, then select a folder and click the Save button:

Now that you have downloaded your windows 10 iso file, we can create your bootable USB.

Step 2:  How to create a bootable USB - Rufus

Note the following Rufus features:

Finally, click Start and wait for the Rufus to complete.

When Rufus notified you that everything is complete, you can proceed to the next step. You now have a USB drive ready with the installation version of Windows 10.

Step 3: Back up important data before Windows installation

 

 

The page always describes how to change the order or indicate which device will be the first. All that matters is that you follow the instructions nicely and you will set them up easily.

Since you are installing Windows from a USB drive, the first device needs to be a Removable device. When set, press the F10 button on the keyboard to save the settings. This will restart the computer and immediately after that, the operating system will be booted from the USB drive.

 

Step 5: Windows 10 installation

You will first see the screen as in the picture below. That's fine, wait for the installation to start.

 

 

 

Now select the language, time format, and keyboard layout. When you have selected what you want, click the button Next:

 

 

Step 6: Windows 10 activation 

 

You can now enter the Windows serial number you purchased, or you can do so later after installation (if you click I don’t have a product key). Whether you enter a serial number or select the option to do so later, click Next to continue:

 

 

Step 7: Choose the version, for home or business

In this step, you need to choose which version of Windows 10 you want to install. In the image below, you can see the choice between the Windows 10 Pro and Home variants. Depending on which installation you have, you may be offered other options.

Choose the one that suits you and then click Next:

 

 

 

Step 8: Accept the terms of use

Here are the terms of use, tick I accept the license terms and click Next: 

 

 

Step 9: Clean install Windows 10

Two options will be offered in this step. One is to do an upgrade, which will only do an upgrade of the operating system and thus save all the files and settings.

Since this is a guide - How to installing Windows 10, we do clean install windows 10. You need to click on another option that reads Custom: Install Windows only (advanced):

 

 

Step 10: Creating a partition for Clean install Windows 10

This is the most important part of the installation

If you have a blank disk on your computer, for example, you bought a new computer or installed a new blank disk on an old computer, this is the image you will see.

The figure, in the table that shows what is on the disk, shows the disk space that is empty and not allocated (Unallocated Space) to a partition, for example. This is to be expected because it is a blank disk:

 

 

 

Click the New button. New is meant to create a new partition from the space you have available.

If you want the entire disk to be one large partition, everything will be under the C partition. For example, you do not have C and D partitions separately, leave it as it already stands:

 

 

 

In case you want to allocate more partitions, to split the disk into several partitions (to have C, D, E ), use the New option to create new partitions from the unallocated space as long as you have space. For example, if you have a 512 GB disk, you can create one partition of about 100 GB, and two of about 200 GB each.

 

 

 

When you create the first partition, a notification appears telling you that an additional partition will be created automatically where Windows places some of its files. All you have to do is click the OK button:

 

 

 

If you have decided that you have only one partition on the entire disk that occupies the entire disk, this is the image you should see after creating that one large partition (image below).

You'll see one small partition that Windows created automatically and one large one that you created. To continue with the installation, click on the partition you created and then the Next button.

In case you have created more than one partition, click on the one you plan to be system (C) and then click Next:

 

 

 

 

Your Clean install Windows 10 has started.

 

 

Now you just have to wait for Windows to copy all the files to the right place on the disk and install everything.

 

Step 11: You have completed the Clean install of Windows 10

 

Your Windows 10 is installed and operational, if you want to set up your Windows to be as fast as possible, the instructions can be found here.

 

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