How to CLEAN Install Windows 7 directly from Hard drive – NO DVD or USB needed!! For example, you have a netbook or desktop that you want to install Windows 7. In my August 18th blog post, 'Configure a USB Flash Drive to Be a Windows 7 Installation Platform,' I showed you how to use the DiskPart utility to configure a bootable USB flash drive that you can then use to install the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. As I mentioned in that blog post, this technique. In this guide, we'll explain how to install Windows from USB, how to find your Windows product key and how to download Windows ISO files. So if you've lost your Windows DVD, or you never had one, you can still reinstall Windows without it. See also: How to restore a laptop and keep Microsoft.

Create a bootable flash drive for installing Windows To install Windows 10 Education Edition from, or if you have a Windows 8.x or 7 installation disk but do not have an optical (CD/DVD) drive on your computer, you can use a Windows or Mac OS X computer to create a bootable flash drive to use in the installation. As part of the process, you'll need to obtain a Windows.iso file, which contains all the files needed to install Windows, and then use special software to write it to a USB drive and make it bootable. You cannot simply copy this file to a USB drive, but must use the software to write it properly. On a Windows computer, you can use either a tool from Microsoft, or the Rufus software; using the Microsoft tool is generally simpler, while Rufus has some additional features.

Silent Wings Keygenguru. On this page: • • • • • • • What you'll need • A flash drive with at least 4 GB of space • A valid product key that came with your Windows software. For Windows 10, this will be available on IUWare. For Windows 8.x or 7, this will be on the disc you purchased from IU. • On a Windows computer, you will need to have. Insert your flash drive before beginning. Create a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 10 Education Edition These instructions use a more updated and secure version of Windows 10 Education than that available on IUware; however, you will still need to visit IUware to get the product key. • Go to on IUware and select either the 32-bit or 64-bit version.

Review and accept the terms, and then click Get product key. Copy the product key to use later. • Download and run the. Accept the license terms. Enter the product key, and then click Next.

• To have the Microsoft tool create your bootable flash drive, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, select USB flash drive, and click Next. To use Rufus, select ISO file and click Next. This will save the.iso file to your computer; follow the directions at to write this file to your flash drive. Create a bootable installation flash drive for Windows 8.1. Because Windows 8 is no longer supported, you must create a Windows 8.1 bootable flash drive and upgrade to Windows 8.1. • Go to Microsoft's site.