USB Booting Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide

Can I achieve USB booting?

USB flash drives (called USB flash drive) have become an integral part of our everyday lives and are widely used for various purposes, mostly limited to storing data and performing basic tasks. However, the functions of the U-drive are too much and can run highly secure operating systems and process transactions, all of which these advanced features are due to a feature called "launch". The start-up U drive is a modern substitute for traditional boot drives, especially for operating system installations.

A small, portable and easy-to-use USB drive compared to a traditional disk. This article will provide detailed information about which USB drives can be booted, as well as how to work, how to build, and various applications in modern computing. At the end of this article, you will get a more comprehensive understanding of bootable USB drive so that you can make USB bootable on your own.

How to create a bootable USB in Windows 10/8/7

In the last section, we have mentioned that AOMEI Partition Assistant provides can make a bootable USB drive. Here we will take how to make a bootable USB from ISO as an example.

Preparation work:

① Prepare an empty USB drive. To speed up the process, a USB 3.0 drive and computer with a USB3.0 port are recommended.

② Download the Windows ISO files from the Microsoft official site.

③ You can download the AOMEI Partition Assistant first and give it a try.

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Step 1. Plug the prepared USB drive in your Windows 10 computer and verify it is detected successfully. Run AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. Click “Tools” in the top toolbar, and choose “Windows To Go Creator”.

Step 2. Here we choose the first option "Create Windows ToGo for personal computer".

Step 3. Choose "Create Windows ToGo with system disc/ISO" and select the prepared ISO files, then hit on "Next".

Step 4. In the subsequent window, choose the USB you plan to use. Then click the "Proceed" option to start making a bootable USB from ISO.

If you have don’t have prepared Windows ISO files, you can choose the second method in "Step 3" to create Windows bootable USB with current system.

Conclusion

Bootable USB drives are essential to modern computing due to their portability, mobility, and ability to boot from USB devices rather than CDs. Fixing machines, installing OSes properly, and transferring portable OS environments are their strengths. With AOMEI Partition Assistant, users may simply build bootable USB devices for a variety of tasks. Bootable USB devices make installing, maintaining, and recovering computers easier than ever for personal and business usage.

FAQs

• What is a bootable USB drive?

  • A bootable USB drive is a USB flash drive that contains an operating system or other software that can be run or installed on a computer, replacing the need for traditional boot drives like CDs or DVDs.

• Why should I use a bootable USB drive instead of a traditional disk?

  • Bootable USB drives are portable, easy to use, and faster, especially when using USB 3.0. They are also more durable and less prone to damage compared to traditional disks.

• How do I create a bootable USB drive using AOMEI Partition Assistant?

  • First, prepare an empty USB drive and download the Windows ISO file from the official Microsoft site. Then, plug the USB drive into your computer, open AOMEI Partition Assistant, and use the "Windows To Go Creator" tool to create the bootable USB drive.

• What are the system requirements for creating a bootable USB drive?

  • You need a USB drive (preferably USB 3.0), a computer with a USB 3.0 port, and the appropriate Windows ISO files. AOMEI Partition Assistant can run on Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7.

• Can I create a bootable USB drive without an ISO file?

  • Yes, AOMEI Partition Assistant allows you to create a bootable USB drive using your current system if you do not have a prepared ISO file. This option is available in the "Windows To Go Creator" tool.