🛠️Create installation medium

Create a installation medium to reinstall Windows.

Download Windows Media Creation Tool

Create Windows ISO

  1. Run MediaCreationTool.exe as admin.

  2. Accept terms of service and privacy agreement.

  3. Choose "Create installation media for another PC".

  4. Click "Next" on language, architecture, and edition selection.

  5. Select "ISO file" option.

  6. Choose Desktop as save location for the ISO file.

  7. Wait for the process to complete.

Create Bootable USB

  1. Download and run Rufus as admin.

  2. Select your USB drive from the device list.

  3. Click "SELECT" and choose the Windows ISO file you created.

  4. Ensure "Partition scheme" is set to GPT.

  5. Click "Start".

  6. In the additional options that appear, select:

    • Add local account with custom name (use a generic username or different then your current)

    • Disable data collection

    • Disable BitLocker encryption

  7. Confirm any prompts and wait for the process to complete.

  8. Close Rufus when finished.

Using Rufus to create bootable usb stick.

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