Create Bootable USB or DVD with Windows 8 ISO

How to Create a Bootable USB or DVD with a Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO


This tutorial will show you how to create either a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 bootable USB flash drive or DVD to use to install the Windows 8 or 8.1 with.

Windows 8 and 8.1 System Requirements
Windows 8 works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7.

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Graphics card: MicrosoftDirectX 9 graphics device or higher

Additional requirements to use certain features:

  • To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
  • To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
  • To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
This will not work to install Windows 8 or 8.1 for UEFI. For that, see this tutorial below instead.

UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows





OPTION ONE

Create Bootable DVD using "Burn Disc Image" Context Menu Item



1. For how, see:

How to Burn a "ISO" or "IMG" Disc Image file to a CD/DVD in Windows 7 and Windows 8


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OPTION TWO

Create Bootable DVD/USB with "Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool



1. If you have not already, you will need to download a 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO file, and save it to your desktop.

2. If you have not already, download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool.

(At sites)
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3. Run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, and click/tap on the Browse button. (see screenshot below)

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4. Select the downloaded ISO file (step 1), and click/tap on Open. (see screenshot below)

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5. Click/tap on Next, and do either step 6 or step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

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6. Create Bootable Windows 8 or 8.1 Installation USB Flash Drive


A) Connect a USB thumb drive, and click/tap on the USB device button. (see screenshot below)

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B) Select the drive letter of the USB thumb, and click/tap on the Begin copying button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the drive letter is not listed in the drop down menu, then click on the refresh button and try again.

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C) If prompted, click/tap on Erase USB Device. (see screenshot below)

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D) If prompted, click/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)

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E) When finished, close the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshots below)

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7. To Create Bootable Windows 8 or 8.1 Installation DVD
NOTE: If you are in Windows 7, then you could ause the built in Burn disc image feature to burn the ISO to a DVD instead if you like.

A) Insert a blank unformatted DVD into your DVD drive. Once it's recognized, click/tap on the DVD button. (see screenshot below)

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B) Click/tap on the Begin burning button. (see screenshot below)

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C) When finished, close the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshots below)

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8. You are finished, and can now install Windows 8/8.1 with your bootable USB or DVD.






OPTION THREE

To Create a Bootable Windows 8 or 8.1 Installation USB with "Rufus"



1. Download the latest version of Rufus at the link below, and save it's .exe file to your desktop.

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way


Note   Note
This is a standalone exe file that doesn't install anything to your PC.
For Rufus FAQs, see: FAQ · pbatard/rufus Wiki · GitHub





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.
  • Under Format Options, check Create a bootable disk using, click/tap on the browse icon icon.jpg to navigate to and select your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 ISO file.
  • Under Partition scheme and target system type, select MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI computers.
  • Under File system, select NTFS.
  • Under Cluster size, select the (Default) (ex: 16 kilobytes or 4096 bytes) it has listed.
  • Under Format Options, check Quick format.
  • Under Format Options, check Create extended label and icon files.
  • Under New volume label, you can enter any name you like for the USB flash drive, or leave the default name.

5. When ready, click/tap on Start. (see screenshot below)

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6. Click/tap on OK to confirm. (see screenshot below)

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7. Rufus will now start creating the bootable 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.

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9. You are finished, and can now install Windows 8/8.1 with your bootable USB.



That's it,
Shawn


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G'day, Brink,
Many thanks for the info.
Unfortunately downloading is just practical.
I will continue searching for a hard (DVD) copy.
Cheers,
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You're welcome. :)
 

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G'day Brink,
Have given the situation consideration and concluded the best way is to purchase Win 8.1 on DVD and do clean instal after copying folders and files using a Linux OS.
Please close the Stream/Query.
Again, many thanks for your help.

Cheers,
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You're most welcome stuman. I'm glad you got it sorted. :)
 

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It depends on what you are trying to put on the USB drive, and what sort of drive it is. (A USB drive could be an external hard drive, or a USB flash drive, pen drive or thumb drive.) I will assume you are referring to a USB flash drive and not an HDD.
For Windows 10, the best tool is Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool.
For Linux, I use the Universal USB Installer from ‘pendrivelinux.com’.
For Mac. recommend using WizISO , UNetbootin or wonderISO to create a bootable USB on mac.
 
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It is best to create bootable USB for Windows 8,USB is easy to carry and operate,just plug the USB into the computer and follow the prompts of the burner.
By the way,iSO to USB can do the same thing.burn Windows iso to USB,but about creating Windows bootable disk with DVD,i don't really know much.
 
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Creating a Windows bootable disk with DVD is simply burning the ISO into a DVD; many utilities do that process or Windows own burner. Anyway it's illustrated in Option Two, step #7 'To Create Bootable Windows 8 or 8.1 Installation DVD'.
 
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