If you want to be able to do the above manually, see the next section. You can now install Windows 10 from your USB drive, either by booting from it or from within a current installation of Windows. Windows 10 will start to download, which may take a while if you’re on a slow connection. If you have data on the device, first move it to your computer, another USB device, or somewhere else, and then resume when you’re done. Remember, this process will overwrite everything on the drive. Keep the first option and insert your USB drive now. If you don’t, you’ll have to start the process again. The tool will now check that you have enough space on your hard drive, based on previous choices. As for Architecture, pick either 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (圆4) just like before - you can also choose “Both” but I typically just end up going with 64-bit since almost every computer nowadays is 64-bit. If you’re upgrading from an older version of Windows as opposed to doing a clean install, you’ll want to pick the equivalent edition for the upgrade to work. The N variants only differ in the fact they don’t include Windows Media Player.

Pick your language and one of the following editions: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home N, Windows Home Single Language, Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 10 Pro N. You should see the following after downloading and launching the tool:Ĭhoose “Create installation media for another PC” and hit the Next button. If you’re not sure, hold the Windows key and press the pause/break button. If you’re running a 64-bit copy of Windows, download the tool from here. If you’re running a 32-bit copy of Windows, download the tool from here.

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