Creating a bootable USB is very easy , but because it is easy it does not mean that you should not know before some steps to follow, we recommend that you read below the steps we leave for you to do a bootable external disk so you can install Windows 8 and 8.1 without dying in the attempt .
Before you begin, you need to know that for this first you must have downloaded the ISO image of the operating system you want to install since it will be decompressed for installation, do not know how or where?
Do not wind up that here we will also explain this to you. All the necessary information is here just follow detail to detail so you do not miss anything , remember the steps are experiences of others for you.
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Steps to create a bootable USB in Windows 8 and 8.1
Here we will show you the step by step that we must follow to successfully install Windows 8 and 8.1 on our computer. First you must bear in mind that for this process it will be necessary that we have a USB flash drive with a storage capacity of at least 4 GB.
Since when decompressing the ISO file, it will occupy a large part of this ability , of not having a pendrive that meets the requirements that we require you probably will not proceed to boot it. Once the above is defined, let’s proceed with the steps, which are short and simple.
Unzip ISO
To start you will need to download the ISO image of Windows 8 or 8.1 , if you do not have it we suggest you go to our last section that will explain where to download it officially.
Once the ISO is downloaded we proceed to download Win8USB , to download this program you will have to go to the following link:
Download Win8USB
Once we have downloaded the program that we are going to use for the process, we run it as an administrator.
Once the program is executed, we will see a small blue window in which we can select in which unit we will install the operating system (as you can see in the image our unit has the letter F by volume ) and then the address or path where the ISO image of Windows 8 or 8.1 is located. To complete this step, check the “Format Drive” box and then click on representedCreate respectively.
* Note : the program will take several minutes during the process, sometimes we may see a box that informs us that the program does not respond but in reality still still in How your work is done so we should not be alarmed or cancel the process .
Install Windows 8 from USB
By this step we must have booted our USB. Now we just have to turn off the computer on which we want to install Windows 8 and insert the pendrive. Then we turn on our PC by pressing the key to enter the BIOS, in most cases the key is F12, F11, Delete, Tab, F9 .
If they are not any of these that we mentioned you will have to turn off your PC and turn it on by pressing the different keys (F1, F2, F3) until you can match the appropriate one and enter the BIOS , since Without this, we will not be able to install our Windows 8.
After entering the BIOS, we will have to select the name of the USB we have Booted , then type in «Enter» to continue. In this way we proceed to the classic installation of Windows 8 following the steps that the same system dictates.
In this way you can install Windows 8 from a Booted USB , as we mentioned before it is very easy but the steps are to follow them …
Where can I download the official Windows 8 and 8.1 disk image (ISO file)?
If you do not have your Windows 8 ISO file you will have to download it, already in this last section we will show you how and where to download it but first you must consider the following :
- You must have a good internet connection.
- You must have a pendrive or place where you will store the ISO file, it should be noted again that it must have a storage capacity greater than 4 GB.
If you already have the above mentioned, download the Windows 8 ISO from the following page:
Download ISO Windows 8
On this same page at the bottom, we will see below “Select Edition” a drop-down menu list with the different editions of Windows 8.
There in the list we can select the Windows 8 of our preference and then click on continue. Then we will be required to choose the language we use, in our case Spanish, and click on accounContinuar important.
At the end of the survey we will be shown two W8 download options, one 32 bit and one for 64 bit. Remember that the bits are a requirement of the same computer. For this reason it is highly recommended that first verify the necessary bits for your PC before doing this process since this is very important to know.
Finally, only is waiting for the process to finish as it can take several minutes and even hours , it all depends on the speed of data transfer from the internet that we are using at the moment, such as you can see in the case of us it will take approximately 6 hours to download since the weight of the file is 3GB, although this will also depend on your Internet connection .
Already downloaded, you bounce the pendrive with the program and the steps shown in the previous section . As you saw it is very simple and it cost us nothing to do it, what you should always keep in mind are the requirements that we mentioned so that the process is carried out successfully since without these requirements we do not guarantee you an excellent process.
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