How
to Create a bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for installing Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
InformationThis tutorial would show you what to create a
Windows 7Or
Windows 8Or
8.1Installation
Bootable USBFlash drive for
UEFIFrom either a Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 installation ISO or DVD. Note
Requirements:
- At least a 4GB USB flash drive
- 64-bit windows 7 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 7)
- 64-bit Windows 8 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 8)
- 64-bit Windows 8.1 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 8.1)
- 32-bit is not supported.
- Set the boot mode to use UEFI and no CSM (Compatibility support Module) in Y Our UEFI firmware settings.
- Temporarily disable Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware settings. Some motherboards would not be boot from a USB unless your do this first. When the Windows installation are finished, you can enable secure boot if you like.
- If you have a fast boot or ultra-fast boot enabled in your UEFI firmware (if supported) and then your may need To temporarily disable it until Windows have finished installing to being able to boot from a USB flash drive at boot.
EXAMPLE: UEFI bootable USB Flash drive NOTE: This was it listed in the motherboard ' s Boo T menu.OPTION one to Create a bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive using the free program "Rufus"
1.Download the latest version of
RufusAt the link below, and save it's. exe file to your desktop. NoteThis is a standalone EXE file, doesn ' t install anything to your PC.
For Rufus FAQs, See:https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/wiki/faq rufus-create bootable USB drives the easy
2.Connect your
USB Flash DriveIf you had not already.
3.Run the
Rufus_v# # #. exeFile, and Click/tap on
YesIf prompted by UAC.
Note:
# # # = Latest Version number.
4.Set Rufus with the settings below: (see screenshot below step 5)
- Under Device, select the USB Flash Drive want to format and use.
- Under Format Options, check Create a bootable disk using, Click/tap on the Browse icon to navigate to an D Select your 64-bit windows 7 or Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 ISO file, and then make sure the standard windows Installation is selected (dotted).
- Under Partition scheme and target system type, select GPT Partition scheme for UEFI computer.
- Under File system, select FAT32.
- 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 extended label and icon Files.
- Under New volume label, you can enter any name to the USB flash drive, or leave the default name.
5.When ready, Click/tap on
Start. (See screenshot below)
6.Click/tap on
OKto confirm. (See screenshot below)
7.Rufus'll now start creating the bootable UEFI USB flash drive. (See screenshot below)
8.When the Rufus is ' done ', you can close Rufus. (See screenshot below)
Note:
It could take a little when to finish.
9.You is now the ready-to-do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 using the 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)
OPTION manually Create a bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive
1.Connect the USB flash drive.
2.Open an elevated command prompt in
Windows 7Or
Windows 8/8.1.
3.The elevated command prompt, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each one. (See screenshot below step 5)
4.Make note of the
Disk #(Ex:disk 4) for the USB flash drive. (See screenshot below step 5) Warningit is critical the correct disk #. Could delete the wrong drive below and lose everything on it.
5.The elevated command prompt, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each one. (See screenshot below)
Note:
substitute # in the first command with the actual disk # from step 4 above. For example: select disk 4
- Select Disk #
- Detail Disk (This was to verify so selected the correct disk before using "clean" below)
- Clean
- Create partition primary
- Format Fs=fat32 Quick
- Active
- Assign
- List volume
- Exit
6.Make note of the volume letter (ex:k) for the USB Flash drive in the command prompt. (See screenshot above)
7.Do
Step 8
,
Step 9
, or
Step TenBelow depending on if you are using a Windows 7/8/8.1 ISO or DVD. Warningit have been reported that using the downloaded
Windows 8 Upgrade ISO Does not always give a UEFI bootable USB option in the boot menu.
If this happens the
Esd-to-iso.exeProgram created by our member
Simon (SIW2)Below to create a ISO that would work with UEFI. Afterwards, start this tutorial over using the This new ISO instead.
See OPTION, here:Http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...ad-create.html
8. If Using A Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 ISO File in Windows 8
Note:
For a windows 7 ISO or windows 8/8.1 ISO file. A) Open File Explorer, navigate to the
. ISOfile, right click or press and hold on the. iso file, then Click/tap on
Mount. (See screenshot below) B) the mounted. iso file would now automatically open.
Select AllFiles in it, right click or press and hold on the selected files, Click/tap on
Send toand the
removable DiskFor your USB flash drive letter (EX:K) from
Step 6Above. (See screenshot below) C) This could take a bit-to-copy the ISO contents to the USB.
D) when finished, go to
Step OneBelow.9. If Using A Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 ISO File in windows 7
Note:
For a windows 7 ISO or windows 8/8.1 ISO file. A) If you had not already, you would need to download and install the latest
AlphaVersion of the free program
7-zip.
Note:
You can use any program that performs the same function to extract or mount a ISO, but I just find 7-zip easier to us E.
B) Open Windows Explorer, navigate to the. iso file, right click on the. iso file, then click on
7-zipand
Extract Files. (See screenshot below) C) in the Extract dialog, click on the Browse button, select the
removable DiskFor your USB flash drive letter (EX:K) from
Step 6Above, and click on
OK, and
OK. (see screenshots below) D) This could take a bit to copy the ISO contents to the USB.
E) when finished, go to
Step OneBelow.If Using a Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 installation DVD
A) Insert The Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation DVD into the CD/DVD drive.
B) in the
Computerwindow, open the DVD. (See screenshot below) C
Select AllFiles in it, right click or press and hold on the selected files, Click/tap on
Send toand the
removable DiskFor your USB flash drive letter (EX:K) from
Step 6Above. (See screenshot below) D) This could take a bit-to-copy the DVD contents to the USB.
E) when finished, go to
Step OneBelow.One by one.
If Using
64-bit
Windows 7Note Thanks to
THEOGFor this step.
You don't need to does this step unless is creating a 64-bit Windows 7 UEFI USB Flash drive.
If you is not and then go to
StepBelow instead. A) on the
USB Flash Drive, "Copy" the
efi\microsoft\Boot Folder up one level into the
EFIFolder as
efi\Boot . (See screenshot below) B) If you had not already, download and install the latest
AlphaVersion of the free program
7-zip, then run 7-zip.
C) in 7-zip, navigate to the
sources\install.wim\1\windows\boot\efi\bootmgfw.efi On the
USB Flash Drive, select the
Bootmgfw.efiFile
Copyit to your
Desktop, Click/tap on
OK, and close 7-zip. (See screenshot below) D) Rename the
Bootmgfw.efiFile on your desktop to
Bootx64.efi.
E) Copy/move the renamed
Bootx64.efiFile into the
efi/Boot folder (step 11A) on the
USB Flash Drive. F) Go to
StepBelow.
.You is now the ready-to-do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 using the 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)
UEFI bootable USB Flash drive-create in Windows (WIN7 WIN8)
