OPTION FOUR

Manually create Bootable Windows 10 USB for Legacy BIOS and UEFI
in Command Prompt

Reference: Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive | Microsoft Docs

1 If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 10 ISO file.

2 Connect the USB flash drive.

3 Open an elevated command prompt.

4 Type diskpart into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter . (see screenshot below step 13)

5 Type list disk into the elevated command prompt, press Enter , and make note of the Disk
### (ex: 4) for the USB flash drive from step 2.

6 Type select disk # into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter .

Substitute # in the command above with the actual Disk ### (ex: 4) from step 5) above for the
USB flash drive.

For example: select disk 4

7 Type clean into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter .

8 Type convert mbr into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter .

9 Type create partition primary into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter .

10 Type format fs=fat32 quick into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter .

11 Type active into the elevated command prompt, and press Enter . 14 Mount the ISO file from step 1 above, and open it.

12 Type assign into the elevated command prompt, and press
13 You can now close the elevated command prompt.
Enter . 15 Select all files in the mounted ISO, right click on the selected files, click/tap on Send to, and select the
USB flash drive (ex: G) from step 2. It may take a while to finish copying. (see screenshots below)
This is to copy all the files and folders from the mounted Windows 10 installation ISO to the USB flash
drive.
 17 The bootable Windows 10 installation USB is now ready. (see screenshot below)

16 You can now unmount the ISO file. (see screenshot below)