Some modern computers don't have a CD/DVD drive for installing or upgrading an operating system. You can create a bootable USB using a command line on Windows operating systems (7,8,8.1,10, and 11).

If you’d rather make your own, however, this guide will show you two different ways to create a USB flash drive that works just like a Windows 10 DVD.

There are a couple of ways of creating a bootable USB drive, but we're going to use the command prompt in Windows so you don't need to download any extra third-party software.

This FAQ will show you how to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

A bootable USB key is a convenient way to install operating systems on netbooks without optical drives, or carrying around a Live OS with you at all times. It especially makes sense if you're ...

But I recommend a slightly different approach: Use the option to download the Windows 10 installer as an ISO file, and then use that file to make bootable installation media.