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UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive Create in Windows
12 Dec 2012 #1
UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive Create in Windows
How to Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive for Published by
Installing Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
Information
This tutorial will show you how to create a Windows 7 or Windows 8 or 8.1 installation bootable
USB flash drive for UEFI from either a Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 installation ISO or DVD.
Brink
Administrator
Note
Requirements:
At least a 4GB USB flash drive
64bit Windows 7 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 7)
64bit Windows 8 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 8)
64bit Windows 8.1 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 8.1) Join Date: Jul 2009
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Set the boot mode to use UEFI and not CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in your
UEFI firmware settings.
Temporarily disable Secure Boot in your UEFI firmware settings. Some motherboards will
not boot from a USB unless you do this first. When the Windows installation is finished,
you can enable secure boot if you like.
If you have fast boot or ultrafast boot enabled in your UEFI firmware (if supported),
then you may need to temporarily disable it until Windows has finished installing to be able
to boot from a USB flash drive at boot.
EXAMPLE: UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive
NOTE: This is it listed in the motherboard's boot menu.
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OPTION ONE
To Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive using Free Program "Rufus"
1. Download the latest version of Rufus at the link below, and save it's .exe file to your desktop.
Note
This is a standalone exe file that 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 way
2. Connect your USB flash drive if you have not already.
3. Run the rufus_v###.exe file, and click/tap on Yes if 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 you want to format and use.
5. When ready, click/tap on Start. (see screenshot below)
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6. Click/tap on OK to confirm. (see screenshot below)
7. Rufus will now start creating the bootable UEFI USB flash drive. (see screenshot below)
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8. When Rufus is "DONE", you can close Rufus. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: It could take a little while to finish.
9. You are now ready to do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 using UEFI with your bootable UEFI USB flash
drive.
How to Install Windows 8/8.1 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI)
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How to Install Windows 7 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI)
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a Bootable UEFI USB Flash Drive
1. Connect the USB flash drive.
2. Open an elevated command prompt in Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1.
3. In the elevated command prompt, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each one. (see
screenshot below step 5)
diskpart
list disk
4. Make note of the Disk # (ex: Disk 4) for the USB flash drive. (see screenshot below step 5)
Warning
It is critical that you use the correct disk #. If you do not, then you could delete the wrong drive
below and lose everything on it.
5. In 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 is to verify that you selected the correct disk before using "clean" below)
clean
create partition primary
format fs=fat32 quick
active
assign
list volume
exit
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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 10 below depending on if you are using a Windows 7/8/8.1 ISO or DVD.
Warning
It has been reported that using the downloaded Windows 8 upgrade ISO does not always
give you an UEFI bootable USB option in the boot menu.
If this happens to you, then use the ESDTOISO.exe program created by our member
Simon (SIW2) below to create an ISO that will work with UEFI. Afterwards, start this tutorial
over using this new ISO instead.
See OPTION TWO here: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...adcreate.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 .iso file, right click or press and hold on the .iso file, then click/tap on Mount.
(see screenshot below)
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B) The mounted .iso file will now automatically open. Select all files in it, right click or press and hold on the selected
files, click/tap on Send to and the Removable Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K) from step 6 above. (see
screenshot below)
C) This could take a bit to copy the ISO contents to the USB.
D) When finished, go to step 11 below.
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 have not already, you will need to download and install the latest alpha version of the free program 7Zip.
NOTE: You can use any program that performs the same function to extract or mount an ISO, but I just find 7Zip
easier to use.
B) Open Windows Explorer, navigate to the .iso file, right click on the .iso file, then click on 7Zip and Extract files.
(see screenshot below)
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C) In the Extract dialog, click on the browse button, select the Removable Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K)
from step 6 above, 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 11 below.
10. 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 Computer window, open the DVD. (see screenshot below)
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C) Select all files in it, right click or press and hold on the selected files, click/tap on Send to and the Removable
Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K) from step 6 above. (see screenshot below)
D) This could take a bit to copy the DVD contents to the USB.
E) When finished, go to step 11 below.
11. If Using 64bit Windows 7
Note
Thanks to theog for this step.
You do not need to do this step unless you are creating a 64bit Windows 7 UEFI USB flash
drive.
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If you are not, then go to step 12 below instead.
A) On the USB flash drive, "copy" the efi\microsoft\boot folder up one level into the efi folder as efi\boot. (see
screenshot below)
B) If you have not already, download and install the latest alpha version of the free program 7Zip, then run 7Zip.
C) In 7Zip, navigate to the sources\install.wim\1\Windows\Boot\EFI\bootmgfw.efi on the USB flash drive,
select the bootmgfw.efi file, copy it to your desktop, click/tap on OK, and close 7Zip. (see screenshot below)
D) Rename the bootmgfw.efi file on your desktop to bootx64.efi.
E) Copy/Move the renamed bootx64.efi file into the efi/boot folder (step 11A) on the USB flash drive.
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F) Go to step 12 below.
12. You are now ready to do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 using 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)
That's it,
Shawn
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13 Dec 2012 #1
theog
Senior Member Nice one, Shawn.
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XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
13 Dec 2012 #2
azasadny
Moved to ten*****s.com Thanks!!
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Win 10 Pro 64bit
13 Dec 2012 #3
Brink
Administrator You're welcome Guys. Glad you like it.
Posts : 21,097
64‐bit Windows 10
build 11082
13 Dec 2012 #4
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azasadny
Moved to ten*****s.com These tutorials are very useful and I send them to friends and family who have Win8 and are unfamiliar with this
stuff...
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Win 10 Pro 64bit
14 Dec 2012 #5
Dave76
Team Member Great tutorial, hope to be using it soon.
28 Dec 2012 #6
SIW2
Team Member You can use the free version of Poweriso to create efi compatible flash from the installation iso.
Fat32 is a nuisance.
Posts : 5,357
7/8/ubuntu/Linux You may need to split your install.wim if you have updated it.
Deepin
Strange to use such an old fashioned file system.
28 Dec 2012 #7
theog
Senior Member Linux bootable USB Pendrive need to be FAT32.
ubuntu Booting linux from usb using EFI Unix and Linux
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ME,
XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
EFI firmware will search removable media for a FAT32 filesystem containing the file /EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi (for both
32bit and 64bit systems). Make sure that you're using a FAT32 filesystem on the USB drive,
02 Jan 2013 #8
Layback Bear
Power User In step 11A,
Posts : 10 copy the efi\microsoft\boot folder up one level into the efi folder as efi\boot
Windows 7 Home
Premium 64‐bit
Do I do a copy or a cut?
02 Jan 2013 #9
Brink
Administrator Hello Layback Bear,
Posts : 21,097
You would copy it.
64‐bit Windows 10
build 11082
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