I also used my trusty label maker to mark it as the “BOOT” drive. It’s more convenient to have both ports, and if I’m working on a PC at someone else’s home, I don’t have to remember to bring adapters. The important feature for me is that it has both USB Type-A and USB Type-C connectors - I use a mix of new and old computers, some of which only have the older Type-A, and some that only have the newer Type-C. If you don’t see the message, you might need to change the boot order in your computers BIOS settings so that it first starts from the DVD or USB. If you see a message asking you to Press any key to boot from DVD, do so.
I didn’t have a spare flash drive already, so I ended up purchasing a 256 GB SanDisk Dual Drive Go, which happens to be one of our picks for the best USB flash drive. Start your computer from the installation media, Insert the DVD or USB flash drive and restart your computer. Remove all USB storage drives from your computer and plug an EMPTY USB stick (minimum 8GB) to an. Storage capacity is also important, as we’re now long past the era of install media fitting on a 700MB CD-R - the Windows 11 installer is over 5 GB. Burn Windows 10 ISO to USB with RUFUS utility. If you have an old or cheap flash drive with poor read and write speeds, then it can take longer to boot up and perform installations.
Two factors matter the most for turning a USB drive into a boot drive: performance and storage capacity.
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