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Let’s start by downloading the ISO from Microsoft. In case you’re looking for the instructions to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 11 instead, have a look at the following article: Download the Windows 10 ISO

Create bootable Windows 11 installation USB To overcome this, we will need to use a tool, Wimlib, which is able to split this file in two parts. FAT32 has a file size limit of 4GB while the installation ISO now contains one file that is larger. The main reason for this is because macOS supports only FAT32 as filesystem that is compatible with Windows (and ExFat but that causes issues to boot from). I will explain that further in a future article, but for now just keep Rufus handy too.Unfortunately, since some time, it became a bit more complicated to create this USB drive from macOS. But it’s also more configurable than the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool and can be used to create the special kind of bootable USB drive that is required for the 32-bit “compressed OS” versions of Windows I wrote about in Windows 10 Technical Preview 2: The Mini-Tablet Experience. Rufus is also free and it can be used to create bootable USB drives only. If you choose USB, you will almost certainly need to erase it first, so make sure there’s nothing important on there.Īn alternative to consider: You should keep a second similar tool in your toolbox too. Run the wizard-like application, choose the ISO file you need to convert into bootable media and then choose between USB or DVD media.

Why you might not need this: If you’re installing any version of Windows to a virtual machine in Hyper-V or similar, you can just use the raw ISO file. Why: If you download a Setup Media ISO from Microsoft as I advised recently in Clean PC: Download Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 Setup Media Legally and intend to clean install Windows on your PC, you will need this tool. What: Windows USB/DVD Download Tool (also known as Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, though it’s not limited to Windows 7)ĭownload: Download the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store web site As such, it is a vital and important tool to have handy at all times. Microsoft’s free Windows USB/DVD Download Tool will convert a Windows Setup ISO file into a bootable Setup USB drive or DVD disc.