Create a bootable USB Stick with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The much awaited Windows 10 Anniversary Update is here, and with it comes a ton of new features and bug fixes. Look at that, we’re using Microsoft Edge with the LastPass extension installed, who would have thought? Windows 10 is more refined now and feels like a complete experience, so as expected, many would want to perform a clean install using a USB stick.

Now, creating a bootable USB stick for Windows 10 is quite easy. You’ll need a USB stick with at least 6GB of space, the Windows 10 Anniversary ISO, and a supported computer. You’ll also need some patience because getting everything up and running will take a few minutes, but faster than using a DVD, or even a Blu-Ray for that matter.

Before downloading the ISO, determine which version of Windows 10 you’ll need. Do you have less than 4GB of RAM? Then we recommend the 32-bit version of Windows 10. If not, go for the 64-bit version like the boss you are.

Now that everything is place, it’s time open the Command Prompt widows and take the following steps:

Finally, just copy the contents from the ISO file onto your USB stick and you’re good to go. Now, when we say copy, we do not mean copy the ISO file itself. Mount the ISO file, copy everything inside, and paste them inside the USB stick.

We should point out that you should know how to allow your computer to boot from a USB drive. The way to this is differs from manufacturer to manufacturer.

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Create a bootable USB Stick with Windows 10 Anniversary Update