How to create a USB flash drive Windows 7?

Today, users of a personal computerbegan to use flash drives instead of disks. This is convenient, takes up less space and does not require a floppy drive. You can also use it to create a boot image of Windows 7.

However, few people know how to create a bootable USB flash drive. But this is quite simple. This is our article.

How to create a bootable USB flash drive Windows 7

The first thing that is necessary in this case is to download the Windows 7 disk image from the Internet. After that, choose from several ways to create a USB flash drive:

• Through the official program Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool.
• Through an external utility UltraISO.
• Through other programs.

How to create a USB flash drive using Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool

To create a multi-boot USB flash drive Windows 7,you need to download the Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft website. After installation, we insert the USB flash drive and run the program. In order to create a bootable USB flash drive, you need to perform certain actions:

1. In the program, select the path where the Windows 7 disk image is located.
2. In the new window that opens, you need to specify the path to the USB flash drive to which we will install Windows 7. Click "USB device" and specify the path.
3. After selecting the flash drive, press "Begin copying", in the warning window that appears, click "Erase USB Device", and then confirm.

After installation, you get a ready USB flash drive with Windows 7. But you can also create a USB flash drive using a third-party program.

How to create a USB flash drive with UltraISO

You can download the program from the manufacturer's website. The program is paid, but there is a trial period of 30 days, which also allows you to create a bootable USB flash drive and use the program for its intended purpose.

1. We insert the USB flash drive into the computer and run the program on behalf of the administrator.
2. In the open window, choose File - Open from the menu. Then select our image of the OS disk.
3. In the menu, go to the Boot-up - Burn Hard Disk image.
4. A new window will open, where you need to specify the method of recording "USB-HDD", and then click the "Format" button.
5. After formatting the flash drive, you can start recording by clicking on "Write".

After a while, the recording will end and you can use the USB flash drive.

How to create a USB flash drive Windows 7 in other ways

You can create a bootable flash drive using many other programs. About this in detail you can read in our articles. How to make a bootable USB flash drive and How to write Windows on a USB flash drive.