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How to create a bootable USB pendrive:

Steps to Create a Bootable Windows/Linux USB Using


CMD

Step 1: Run the Command Prompt in Administrator mode. There are two ways to
do the same:

 Search for CMD in the Start menu, right-click on the command prompt,
and click on Run as Administrator.

 Open Task Manager, go to File -> Run new task, search for CMD and
press enter.

Step 2: Connect the USB Device to the computer that is to be made bootable.
Step 3: Type the command diskpart and then press Enter.
Step 4: Type the command list disk to display a list of all the available storage
devices on your system. Press Enter to continue.
Step 5: Select the disk that is your pen drive. To choose the disk, type the
command select disk X in this case, select disk 1 and press Enter.
Note: Generally, it is marked as Disk 1, it might vary from system to system. Make
sure not to select any other available disk as it will get formatted.

Step 6: To make a pendrive bootable, there is a need to format it to clean the


existing data. This can be done by the use of clean commands.
Step 7: Type the command create partition primary and press Enter. This will
make the disk primary and ready to be made bootable.
Step 8: To choose the partition created as primary, type the command select
partition 1, and press Enter.

Step 9: Before making the disk bootable, you need to format it as NTFS if you are
using legacy BIOS. This can be done with the use of a command format
fs=ntfs quick and press Enter.
Note: If you are using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface or in simple
words UEFI BIOS then you must type in the following command instead. Most
modern systems are UEFI systems, you can check your system manufacturer’s
website to know whether your system is legacy BIOS or UEFI BIOS.
format fs=fat32 quick
Step 10: Type the command active and press Enter. This will mark the primary
bootable partition as Active.
Step 11: Type the command exit to exit DISKPART and press Enter. Now close the
command prompt window.

Step 12: Now copy all the data from the OS(Windows/Linux/etc.) installation disk
to your USB drive that is just been made bootable.
So, these are the simple steps you should execute to Develop Bootable Pendrive on
Windows. In this step, every major operation is completed on the Command Prompt
not in the Windows Powershell. These are the steps to make Pendrives Ready for
Boot after inserting the proper OS there.

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