{"id":526,"date":"2015-05-21T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T05:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=526"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:37","slug":"create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-command-prompt-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-command-prompt-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Bootable USB Flash Drive Using Command Prompt to Install Windows 7 or 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Creating bootable USB flash drive for Windows operating system can be a very simple task if you know the exact\u00a0method to create bootable USB flash drive using Command Prompt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those days are gone (out-dated) when people use DVD drives to install Windows 7<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>or Windows 8\u00a0on Windows PC. Nowadays, almost all computer users\u00a0use USB Drive and that&#8217;s why\u00a0they prefer\u00a0to perform all tasks using USB Flash Drive on their PC in the place of <a title=\"CD and DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/burn-cd-or-dvd-in-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CD and DVD<\/a> drives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I assure you, if you will ask someone for Windows 7 DVD drives or Windows 8 DVD drives then they\u00a0will suggest &#8211; &#8220;Why you are looking for dvd drives? You should install Windows 7 or Windows 8 using pen drive.&#8221; Most of them will recommend you to install Windows operating dystem using\u00a0<a title=\"USB Flash Drive\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/lock-unlock-windows-pc-usb-pen-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USB Flash Drive<\/a> because it&#8217;s one of the most convenient ways to install Windows operating system on your PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3259 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt.jpg\" alt=\"create bootable USB flash drive using Command Prompt\" width=\"736\" height=\"452\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt.jpg 736w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/create-bootable-USB-flash-drive-using-Command-Prompt-660x405.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today&#8217;s\u00a0<a title=\"Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a> guide, I will show you &#8211; how you can easily\u00a0create bootable USB flash drive using Command Prompt to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system on your computer.\u00a0Process to <strong>create Bootable USB flash drive<\/strong>\u00a0is quite simple and you haven&#8217;t to do any complex\u00a0setup or install third-party software. Some important requirements to\u00a0Create Bootable USB Flash Drive are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must have USB Flash Drive with size of Minimum 4GB<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fef5c4; border: 1.5px dashed #555; padding: 5px 12px 0px 12px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><strong>Related tips you might like \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/increase-data-transfer-speed-of-pen-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Increase Data Transfer Speed of Pen Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/set-gif-image-desktop-background-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Set Gif Desktop Background in Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-update-not-working-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fix: Windows Update not Working in Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-burn-disc-in-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Burn a CD\/DVD on Windows 7 without Using Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/create-a-usb-recovery-drive-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create a USB Recovery Drive in Windows 8.1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">How to Create Bootable USB Flash Drive Using Command Prompt<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, format your <a title=\"pen drive\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/increase-data-transfer-speed-of-pen-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pen drive<\/a> to remove all existing data which is available on your pen drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now open <a title=\"command prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/Command-Prompt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Command Prompt<\/span><\/a> and select <span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Run as administrator<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Or<\/strong>, you can go by typing \u201ccmd\u201d in Start menu search box and hit Ctrl+ Shift+ Enter <strong>Or,\u00a0<\/strong>By following Start Manu \u2192\u00a0All Programs \u2192\u00a0Accessories \u2192\u00a0Command Prompt and then select Run as administrator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-528\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7.png\" alt=\"how to install windows 7\" width=\"573\" height=\"313\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7.png 573w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now type &#8220;<strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Diskpart<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; in Command Prompt and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8.png\" alt=\"how to install windows 8\" width=\"573\" height=\"313\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8.png 573w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span> In case Diskpart is not available in your Windows computer\u00a0then you can download it from here: <span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><a title=\"Download Diskpart for Windows Computer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/get\/Internet\/Servers\/Server-Tools\/DiskPart.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Diskpart<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> After that type &#8220;<strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">List Disk<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-using-pen-drive.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-using-pen-drive.png\" alt=\"install windows 7 using pen drive\" width=\"572\" height=\"310\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-using-pen-drive.png 572w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-using-pen-drive-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-using-pen-drive-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Next type &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Select Disk 1<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png\" alt=\"install windows 8 using pen drive\" width=\"571\" height=\"311\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png 571w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-8-using-pen-drive-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-8-using-pen-drive-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number of Select Disk completely depends on your system (how many Disk is being used). In simple words, it can be said that you have to enter your USB drive input number. If your USB drive input number is 2 then you have to type Select Disk 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #39b54a;\">For example:<\/span><\/strong> My USB drive input number is 1 and 7633 MB space, so i entered Select Disk 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Now type &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Clean<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and press Enter. In case it shows any error, again type Clean and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-or-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-533\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-or-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png\" alt=\"install Windows 7 or Windows 8 using pen drive\" width=\"572\" height=\"308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-or-windows-8-using-pen-drive.png 572w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-or-windows-8-using-pen-drive-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/install-windows-7-or-windows-8-using-pen-drive-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (7):<\/strong> After that type &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Create Partition Primary<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-operating-system.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-529\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-operating-system.png\" alt=\"how to install windows 7 Operating System\" width=\"571\" height=\"310\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-operating-system.png 571w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-operating-system-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-7-operating-system-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (8):<\/strong> And then type &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Active<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-operating-system.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-532\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-operating-system.png\" alt=\"how to install windows 8 Operating System\" width=\"573\" height=\"309\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-operating-system.png 573w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-operating-system-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-windows-8-operating-system-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (9):<\/strong> Next type \u201c<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Format fs=FAT32<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; quick and press Enter. Please keep patience, format process will take few seconds. So, wait until it shows 100 percent completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-538\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install.png\" alt=\"How to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 with USB Drive\" width=\"569\" height=\"312\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install.png 569w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-150x82.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/how-to-install-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (10):<\/strong> After format process completed, type &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Assign<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; and press Enter.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/windows-8-tutorials-zero-dollar-tips.png\" alt=\"windows 8 tutorials, zero dollar tips\" width=\"569\" height=\"312\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/windows-8-tutorials-zero-dollar-tips.png 569w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/windows-8-tutorials-zero-dollar-tips-150x82.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/windows-8-tutorials-zero-dollar-tips-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (11):<\/strong> Finally, Copy your <span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Windows 7 <\/strong>or<strong> Windows 8 DVD or ISO file<\/strong><\/span> to the USB flash drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That&#8217;s it! You have successfully created\u00a0bootable USB flash drive using Command Prompt to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system on your\u00a0PC. Now use your\u00a0bootable <a title=\"usb\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-online-shopping-sites-in-india-to-buy-pen-drives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USB<\/a> flash drive wherever you want for installing Windows.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Install Windows 7 or Windows 8 using Pen Drive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have created\u00a0bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 7 or Windows 8, now <span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>restart<\/strong> <\/span>your Windows PC and choose the\u00a0boot option via USB Drive. Follow the setup instructions appearing on your screen to complete the Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope you found this <a title=\"Windows installation\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/install-windows-8-without-product-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows installation<\/a> guide and Windows tricks\u00a0to create Bootable USB Flash Drive using Command Prompt\u00a0useful for you.\u00a0Feel free to ask me if you face any difficulty in order to <strong>Create Bootable USB flash drive<\/strong> using Command Prompt to install Windows 7 or Windows 8 operating system on your PC.\u00a0What to read next<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">: <a title=\"Windows 7 tutorials\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7 tutorials<\/a><\/span> and <a title=\"Windows 8 tutorials\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Windows 8 tutorials<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating bootable USB flash drive for Windows operating system can be a very simple task if you know the exact\u00a0method to create bootable USB flash drive using Command<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,5],"tags":[58,154,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24071,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526\/revisions\/24071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}