Modern electronic devices are not always equipped with a drive for reading discs, so many users use flash drives to reinstall the operating system by connecting them to the device via the USB connector. Windows is still the most popular operating system. If the size of the flash allows, you can create a bootable disk to install the latest versions of the operating system, such as Win7 or Win8, and the procedure will be the same.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, prepare an ISO image with the installation files for the required version of Windows. It can be downloaded for a fee from the official Microsoft website or made from an installation disk using a special program for creating images. For example, you can use the free ImgBurn app.
Step 2
Next, prepare a USB flash drive, the volume of which should be at least the size of the image. Format your flash drive. To do this, right-click on the removable disk icon in the "My Computer" dialog box, select the "Format" item, then in the window that opens, uncheck the "Quick Table of Contents" checkbox and click "Start".
Step 3
Download and install the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft official website. Run the application with administrator rights after installation. In the main window, click on the "Browse" button and specify the path to the distribution image file. Click "Next".
Step 4
Insert the flash drive into the USB connector. In the program dialog box, specify the name of the flash drive that will act as a bootable one. Start recording by clicking on the "Start" button. The program will first reformat the drive and then write the image to the disk. The whole process of creating a bootable USB drive takes about 15 minutes.
Step 5
To start installing Windows, insert the prepared bootable USB flash drive into the connector of the computer on which you plan to install the system. Reboot it and during boot start enter BIOS by pressing a special key. Which key is this depends on the configuration of the PC. This information is indicated in the user manual for the motherboard or on the monitor screen at the start of the download.
Step 6
In the BIOS menu, go to the Boot tab. The appearance of the menu may differ for different computer configurations, so you need to find the section where the OS boot sources are indicated. By default, it boots automatically from the hard drive. Specify your flash drive as the boot device. Save changes and continue loading, during which you need to press any key. If everything was done correctly, the Windows installation will begin. The installer window looks like a standard one, the same as when booting from a DVD.
Step 7
Follow the instructions of the installer. The installation process takes some time, after which the newly installed operating system is loaded.
