REM = ALL OTHER PARAMETERS CAN NOMRALLY BE LEFT ALONE = REM SET DRIVE LETTER OF MOUNTED DRIVE - IF DRIVE LETTER IS WRONG, BATCH WILL NOT WORK. REM SET TO 99 INITIALLY TO PREVENT RISK OF ACCIDENTAL DELETION
REM VERY BIG WARNING - IF YOU CHOOSE WRONG DRIVE YOU WILL WIPE IT!!! REM IT IS USUALLY LAST ONE IN DRIVE NUMBER LIST REM SET DRIVE NUMBER OF MOUNTED USB DRIVE - WARNING THIS MUST BE CORRECT. REM =BIG WARNING - FIRST TWO PARAMETERS MUST BE CONFIGURED CORRECTLY = Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
#Rufus create bootable usb not bootable windows
Substitute # in the command above with the actual Disk # (ex: 3) from step 5) above for the USB flash drive.ħ Type clean into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.Ĩ Type convert mbr into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ĩ Type create partition primary size=1024 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ0 Type create partition primary into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ1 Type select partition 1 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ2 Type format fs=fat32 quick into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ3 Type assign letter=X into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ4 Type active into the elevated terminal and press Enter.ġ5 Type select partition 2 into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ6 Type format fs=ntfs quick into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ7 Type assign letter=Y into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.ġ8 You can now close the elevated Windows terminal.ġ6 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz (see screenshot below step 18)ĥ Type list disk into the elevated terminal, press Enter, and make note of the Disk # (ex: 3) for the USB flash drive from step 2.Ħ Type select disk # into the elevated terminal, and press Enter. This USB flash drive will be formatted and lose all data on it.ģ Open an elevated Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.Ĥ Type diskpart into the elevated terminal, and press Enter.
#Rufus create bootable usb not bootable iso
This option will use the dual FAT32 and NTFS partitions on the USB since the install.wim file for Windows 11 is usually over 4GB in size that prevents using only the FAT32 file system.ġ If you have not already, you will need to download a Windows 11 ISO file.Ģ Connect the 8 GB or larger USB flash drive. OPTION THREE Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media in Command Prompt