
This tutorial will show you how to boot from a USB drive from within Windows 8 and 8.1.
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- How to Boot from a USB Drive within Windows 8 and 8.1
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This tutorial will show you how to boot from a USB drive from within Windows 8 and 8.1.
How to Boot from a USB Drive within Windows 8 and 8.1

This tutorial will show you how to boot from a USB drive from within Windows 8 and 8.1.

This is a per usage option that will not configure Windows to always boot from the USB drive.
If you have a UEFI Windows 8/8.1 installation, then you will need a bootable UEFI flash drive to be able to boot from it using the method in this tutorial.
If you have a UEFI Windows 8/8.1 installation, then you will need a bootable UEFI flash drive to be able to boot from it using the method in this tutorial.
Here's How:
1. If you have fast boot or ultra fast boot enabled in your UEFI firmware settings, then you will need to temporarily disable fast boot or ultra fast boot to be able to boot from a USB.
2. Connect a bootable USB drive to the USB port on your PC.
3. While in Windows 8 or 8.1, boot to Advanced startup using either option 1, 2, or 3 in the tutorial below.
4. After the computer restarts, click/tap on the Use a device option. (see screenshot below)
5. Click/tap on the USB drive that you want to use to boot from. The computer will now restart and boot from the selected USB drive. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn
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