![]() ![]() Installing WinUSB Maker onto a computer requires nothing more than copying the WinUSB image file onto the desktop or another location where you can access it. If you see a word menu prompt, select "orage", if you want to upload the WinUSB image file that you've created, and if you want to install additional software on your WinUSB device, select "install software". WinUSB Maker will then generate a bootable usb drive which will then boot up into windows (you will see a blue boot drive icon on your desktop). Once installed, you can connect your device - be it a mouse, keyboard, USB flash drive or a digital camera - to the computer via a USB cable and run the WinUSB Maker software. In order to use WinUSB Maker, you need to download and install onto your computer, among other things, the free "WinUSB" software that comes with Windows. All these features, along with the ability to make bootable USB storage devices, have been designed to make the device fully functional even without a Windows machine. The utility comes with a host of other software applications including a startup manager, LiveArea, a virtual keyboard, a printer driver, an advanced task manager, a browser, and a manager for power and volume controls. Although Windows does not require driver installation for WinUSB Maker to function, installing one would ensure faster and more reliable performance from the device. ![]() As the name suggests, it creates a WinUSB device from a Windows machine through the use of a USB cable. It basically is a software tool to automatically make any portable removable device as bootable using Windows Setup. Not only is it convenient, but it puts to use those smaller-sized flash drives you have lying around.WinUSB Maker, created by Joshua Cell Creative, is a freeware utility which creates bootable USB storage device not just from ISO files but also other file folder containing the Windows installation program. Now that disc drives are disappearing from computers altogether, using a spare USB drive to install Windows is a nifty trick. The computer should pick up the installation files on the USB drive automatically and installation should commence. Look for any entry that says “Boot” or “Boot Order” and make sure that USB has the highest priority on the system (remember, you can easily repeat the steps if the computer is not booting from USB).Ĥ. This is done in the BIOS (You usually enter the Bios with F1, F1, Delete, Esc or another key that is highlighted on the screen when it first boots up).ģ. You need to tell the computer on first start to boot from USB and not from hard drive or another location. Plug the USB drive into the computer you want to install Windows 8.1 on.Ģ. Install Windows 8.1įinally, it is time to install Windows 8.1 on your new machine.ġ. Accept any prompts to erase the contents of the USB drive. Select the formatted removable drive from the list. When it asks you to choose which media to use, select “USB flash drive.”Ħ. The installer will ask you how you would like to install Windows 8.1. This process may take a few minutes to finish.Ĥ. It will begin downloading Windows 8 and get the files ready. If it asks for a License number, input your original key (if you try this on Windows 8, it may skip the step prompting for a License key). Run “WindowsSetupBox.exe” when the download finishes. This will begin downloading “WindowsSetupBox.exe”.ģ. Scroll down and click the “Install Windows 8.1” button. Go to Microsoft’s Windows 8 Upgrade Page.Ģ. ![]() Next, you will need to download the Windows 8.1 installer and load it onto the formatted flash drive.ġ. Create the Windows 8.1 Installer USB Drive Once the format is complete, you can proceed to create the Windows 8 installer. In the Format window, make sure that “FAT 32” is the selected file system. Right-click its drive letter and select “Format” from the options.ģ. Format the Flash Driveįirst, you need a formatted USB drive with at least 4GB of available space.ġ. All you need is a computer running Windows and a 4GB flash drive. In today’s post I will explain the painless process I took to create the Windows 8.1 USB installer and how I installed it on my machine. I install the operating system using a Windows 8 installer USB drive. ![]()
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