Creating USB installation media in Windows

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• You will need
• Using the ISO (recommended)
• Using the zip archive (not recommended, doesn't work with small disks and only supports UEFI)

You will need

PC running Windows XP/Vista/7/8 USB drive with at least 1 GB of free storage

EXPECT ALL DATA ON THE USB PENDRIVE TO BE LOST IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT BOOTABLE! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP!

Using the ISO (recommended)

First you'll need to download the latest ISO here.

You can use one of the following tools to flash the ISO to your USB pendrive:

• Rufus
• Win32 Disk Imager

Alternatively, you could also burn the ISO to a DVD with the following tool:

• ImgBurn

Using the zip archive (not recommended, doesn't work with small disks and only supports UEFI)

First you'll need to download the latest zip archive here.

• Open My Computer
• Right-click the drive, select format, and choose FAT32.
• After the download has finished, unzip and extract all of the files to the USB drive. Make sure they are on the root of the drive, meaning that they aren't stored in a folder.