Many people are looking for the steps how to create Windows 11 bootable USB from ISO. In this article, we will discuss about the same. We will try to provide the guide simple so that even a beginner won’t find difficulties in performing the entire steps.
Windows 11 is the newest Microsoft Windows Operating system, revealed on 24th of June 2021. It brings various new features, designs and improvements. If you are running Windows 10, you can check PC Health Check application to check if it is eligible to upgrade to Windows 11.
But, if you are planning to start from scratch, you would have to look for using bootable USB drive to proceed with the setup. In such a case, you can’t purchase a new physical installation media and therefore you should to create a new one by yourself.
To create Windows 11 bootable USB, you need a flash drive with minimum 8 GB of capacity. In addition, you should require these below basic requirement to install Windows 11:
- Processor: 64-bit at 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores
- RAM: 4GB or more
- Hard drive: 64GB or larger
- Graphics card: DirectX 12 compatible or later with a WDDM 2.x driver
- Display: > 9″ with HD Resolution (720p)
- And uninterrupted internet connection.
If you met these requirements, you should precede with the steps how to create Windows 11 bootable USB from iSO provided below.
Steps to create Windows 11 bootable USB
The entire process of how to create Windows 11 bootable USB from ISO can be divided into parts:
- Downloading Windows 11 ISO File,
- Making the Bootable Windows 11 USB Drive
Very first, you should to download the Windows 11 ISO file onto USB flash drive. You can look for the Microsoft Official website which is credible source for Windows 11 ISO file. Also, third-party sources are also available that you can look for the same.
Create bootable USB of Windows 11 using official Media Creation Tool
To create an installation media using the official Media Creation Tool, connect your flash drive and perform the below steps:
- Browse the download page for Windows 11,
- Move to the Create Windows 11 Installation Media section and click on Below Download Now button,
- This will download MediaCreationToolW11.exe file on your device, double-click on it to launch it,
- Accept its terms, select language and edition of Windows 11,
- Click ‘Next’ and then click on USB Flash drive option,
- Again click ‘Next’ and select the USB flash drive,
- Finally, click ‘Next’ and Finish.
This tool will download the necessary files to create a bootable media and you can use it to start your computer to install Windows 11. Alternatively, you can also use Rufus, a third-party tool to install Windows 11. It allows you to create Windows 11 using ISO file already existed or directly through the Microsoft servers.
Create install USB with existing Windows 11 ISO
To create USB media from Windows 11 ISO file, connect the USB drive and follow the below steps:
- Go to the Rufus download page and download it,
- Double click on Rufus-x.xx.exe –the downloaded file to launch the tool,
- Now, under the device section, click on USB flash drive,
- In the Boot selection section, click on Select on the right and then select Windows 11 ISO file,
- Then, click on Open option,
- In the image option section, select Standard Windows installation (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, 8GB+ RAM) option,
- In the partition scheme, select GPT and select UEFI (non CSM) option in Target System,
- Do not change the default settings of the Show Advanced drive properties,
- Also, do not change the File system and cluster size option,
- Confirm the name for the bootable media the then from the Volume label section,
- Now, click on the Show advanced format options, and check the Quick format option,
- Check the create extended label and icon files option,
- Finally, click on Start button.
On doing that, Refus will create a USB flash drive to install Windows 11 on the compatible computer.
Create install USB downloading Windows 11 ISO
To create Windows 11 USB installer, connect your USB drive and use the below steps:
- Download the tool and launch it,
- Go to its settings from the bottom of the page,
- Under settings, click on check for updates and select the Daily option so to enable the ISO download feature,
- Close the tool now and re-launch it,
- Go to the Device section and select USB flash drive,
- Under the Boot selection section click on Download option,
- Click on the Download button,
- Now, in the version drop-down menu select Windows 11,
- Click Continue and select the latest build,
- In the Edition section, pick Windows 11 Home/ Pro,
- Select language and Architecture and then click on Download button,
- Select a folder to download the ISO file,
- Click Save,
- Now, to create Windows 11 bootable USB from ISO file, complete the rest of the steps that we have provided in the previous method where the ISO file is already available,
Complete the entire step and the tool will create the bootable media to install Windows 11 that meets the minimum requirements.
