Portable USB with boot capability
Portable USB with boot capability
Hi, you're looking for guidance on setting up a bootable USB drive without an optical drive. Since you already have a computer with an optical drive, you can transfer your Windows disc to the USB drive using tools like Rufus or Windows Installer. Make sure to create a bootable USB from the disc before inserting it into the new machine. This way, you'll have a functional Windows installation ready for use. Let me know if you need more details!
If you already own a disc, you’d have to bury it for an optical drive, using either your laptop or an older PC. For my setup, I created a bootable USB with Rufus, simply inserting the ISO file and letting Rufus handle the rest. You can find ISO images from various sources. I obtained mine at the Windows key store I purchased.