Create a bootable USB drive using CMD.

To create a bootable USB drive for Windows installation you will require the setup of the latest version of Windows. The setup can be downloaded from the official Microsoft site in the form of an iso file then you will have to mount it to access its content. To know more about mounting iso files refer to this article –>

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Step 1: Download the latest version of Windows.

1. Go to your browser and type download windows and the version of Windows required.

2. Click on the first official link that appears.

3. Scroll down a little and click on Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO).

4. Select the edition of the windows and click on download now.

5. Select the product language and click on confirm.

6. Click on 64-bit download and your Windows download will be started immediately.

Step 2: Create the bootable USB drive

1. To create the bootable USB drive go to Windows Start and type cmd and click on run as administrator to open command prompt.

2. Type diskpart and press enter. Diskpart is a Windows feature which allows users to manage disks, partitions, and volumes.

3. Type list disk and press enter.

4. Type select disk 1 and press enter.

5. Now again type list disk and press enter. Now the selected disk will be your USB drive.

6. Type clean and press enter. This will format your USB drive and will make it ready for Windows installation.

7. Now type the following command and press enter

create partition primary

8. Now select partition 1 and press enter.

9. Now type the following command to make the USB bootable and press enter

format fs=ntfs quick

10. In the output if you see diskpart successfully formatted the volume then you can ensure that your USB drive is ready.

11. Now we will have to copy the content of Windows setup from the iso file to the sub drive.

12. Right-click on the iso file and mount it.

13. Copy all the contents of the iso file.

14. Paste all the files inside the USB drive.

15. When the transfer of the files is complete your bootable USB drive will be ready for Windows installation.

Windows is one of the most used operating systems which was launched by Microsoft back in 1985. The latest version of Windows is 10/11 which is mostly used all over the world. In some scenarios, the users may face problems related to their windows like their windows may get corrupted, may get affected by malware, or become slow and choppy.

In such cases, the best method to fix this issue is a fresh installation of the windows in your system for which you will need a bootable pendrive. A Bootable Pendrive is a disk that is used to boot up a system for the installation of Windows. In today’s article, we will learn how to create a bootable USB device through Windows Powershell / command line interface(cmd).

Before deep diving into the methods to create a bootable USB device let us understand what is a bootable drive and why do we need a bootable USB drive to install Windows/Linux.