Side 1 af 11 User Name Password Remember Me? Send forespørgsel Forum Tutorials What's New? Register Windows 7 Forum Today's Posts FAQ Send forespørgsel Forum Windows 8 Forums Tutorials UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows Welcome to Windows 8 Forums. Our forum is dedicated to helping you find solutions for any problems or issues you are experiencing with Windows 8. The Windows 8 forum also covers news and updates and has an extensive Windows 8 tutorial section that covers a wide range of tips and tricks. UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows Opgrader til Windows 8 nu windows.microsoft.com Download & opgrader til Windows 8. Sammenlign versioner og læs mere! 12 Dec 2012 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3... Last #1 UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive for UEFI in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Published by Brink 12 Dec 2012 UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows How to Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive for UEFI in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Published by Information This tutorial will show you how to create a Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation bootable USB flash drive for UEFI from either a Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation ISO or DVD. Brink Administrator Note Requirements: At least a 4GB USB flash drive 64-bit Windows 7 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 7) 64-bit Windows 8 ISO or DVD (If you want to install Windows 8) 32-bit is not supported. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,733 EXAMPLE: UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive NOTE: This is it listed in the motherboard's boot menu. Tutorial Tools Print Page

Side 2 af 11 Here's How: 1. Connect the USB flash drive. 2. Open an elevated command prompt in Windows 7 or Windows 8. "Fix Windows Update" PCHealthBoost.com/FreeDownload (Recommended Windows Repair Tool) Windows Update Repair in 2 Minutes. 3. In the elevated command prompt, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each one. (see screenshot below step 5) diskpart list disk 4. Make note of the Disk # (ex: Disk 4) for the USB flash drive. (see screenshot below step 5) WARNING: It is critical that you use the correct disk #. If you do not, then you could delete the wrong drive below and lose everything on it. 5. In the elevated command prompt, type the commands below one at a time and press Enter after each one. (see screenshot below) NOTE: Substitute # in the first command with the actual disk # from step 4 above. For example: select disk 4 select disk # clean create partition primary format fs=fat32 quick active assign list volume exit

Side 3 af 11 6. Make note of the volume letter (ex: K) for the USB flash drive in the command prompt. (see screenshot above) 7. Do step 8, 9, or 10 below depending on if you are using a Windows 7/8 ISO or DVD. Warning It has been reported that using the downloaded Windows 8 upgrade ISO does not always give you an UEFI bootable USB option in the boot menu. If this happens to you, then use the ESD-TO-ISO.exe program created by our member Simon (SIW2) below to create an ISO that will work with UEFI. Afterwards, start this tutorial over using this new ISO instead. See OPTION TWO here: Windows 8 Upgrade ISO - Download or Create 8. If Using a Windows 7 or Windows 8 ISO File in Windows 8 NOTE: For a Windows 7 ISO or Windows 8 ISO file. A) Open File Explorer, navigate to the.iso file, right click or press and hold on the.iso file, then click/tap on Mount. (see screenshot below)

Side 4 af 11 B) The mounted.iso file will now automatically open. Select all files in it, right click or press and hold on the selected files, click/tap on Send to and the Removable Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K) from step 6 above. (see screenshot below) C) This could take about 9 minutes or so to copy the ISO contents to the USB. D) When finished, go to step 11 below. 9. If Using a Windows 7 or Windows 8 ISO File in Windows 7 NOTE: For a Windows 7 ISO or Windows 8 ISO file. A) If you have not already, you will need to download and install 7-Zip. NOTE: You can use any program that performs the same function to extract or mount an ISO, but I just find 7-Zip easier to use. B) Open Windows Explorer, navigate to the.iso file, right click on the.iso file, then click on 7-Zip and Extract files. (see screenshot below)

Side 5 af 11 C) In the Extract dialog, click on the browse button, select the Removable Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K) from step 6 above, and click on OK, and OK. (see screenshots below) D) This could take about 9 minutes or so to copy the ISO contents to the USB. E) When finished, go to step 11 below. 10. If Using a Windows 7 or Windows 8 Installation DVD A) Insert the Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation DVD into the CD/DVD drive. B) In the Computer window, open the DVD. (see screenshot below)

Side 6 af 11 C) Select all files in it, right click or press and hold on the selected files, click/tap on Send to and the Removable Disk for your USB flash drive letter (ex: K) from step 6 above. (see screenshot below) D) This could take about 9 minutes or so to copy the DVD contents to the USB. E) When finished, go to step 11 below. 11. If Using 64-bit Windows 7 NOTE: Thank you to theog for this step. You do not need to do this step unless you are creating a 64- bit Windows 7 UEFI USB. If not, then go to step 12 below instead. A) On the USB flash drive, copy the efi\microsoft\boot folder up one level into the efi folder as efi\boot. (see screenshot below)

Side 7 af 11 B) Having the free program 7-Zip installed, right click on the sources\install.wim file on the USB, and click/tap on 7-Zip and Open archive. (see screenshot below) C) In 7-Zip, navigate to and "Copy" the sources\install.wim\1\windows\boot\efi\bootmgfw.efi file to your desktop, and close 7-Zip. (see screenshot below) D) Rename the bootmgfw.efi file on your desktop to bootx64.efi. E) Copy/Move the renamed bootx64.efi file into the efi/boot folder (step 11A) on the USB.

Side 8 af 11 F) Go to step 12 below. 12. You are now ready to do a clean install of Windows 7 or Windows 8 for UEFI with your bootable UEFI USB flash drive. How to Install Windows 8 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI) How to Install Windows 7 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI) That's it, Shawn Related Tutorials Create Bootable USB or DVD with Windows 8 ISO How to Create a Bootable Windows 7 Installation USB Flash Drive How to Download and Run the "Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant" How to Create or Download a Windows 8 Upgrade ISO Dell Community - Windows 7 ISO Downloads How to Install Windows 8 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI) How to Install Windows 7 Using "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UEFI) How to Enable or Disable Secure Boot in UEFI 13 Dec 2012 #1 Nice one, Shawn. theog VIP Member Download PC Cleaner www.ultra-pc-care.com Clean, Repair & Speed Up Your PC. Award-Winning - Download Now! Join Date : Mar 2010 Posts : 2,326 13 Dec 2012 #2

Side 9 af 11 Thanks!! azasadny Get off my lawn!! Join Date : Sep 2012 Wyandotte, MI (South of Detroit), across the Detroit River from Windsor, Canada Posts : 1,043 Win 7 Enterprise 64bit 13 Dec 2012 #3 You're welcome Guys. Glad you like it. Brink Administrator Join Date : Jul 2009 Posts : 6,733 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate & Windows 8 Enterprise 13 Dec 2012 #4 These tutorials are very useful and I send them to friends and family who have Windows 8 and are unfamiliar with this stuff... azasadny Get off my lawn!! Join Date : Sep 2012 Wyandotte, MI (South of Detroit), across the Detroit River from Windsor, Canada Posts : 1,043 Win 7 Enterprise 64bit 14 Dec 2012 #5 Great tutorial, hope to be using it soon.

Side 10 af 11 Dave76 Team Member Join Date : Oct 2009 Tropical Island Pair a Dice Posts : 2,938 Windows 8 Pro 64bit/ Windows 7 Ult x64 28 Dec 2012 #6 SIW2 Team Member You can use the free version of Poweriso to create efi compatible flash from the installation iso. Fat32 is a nuisance. You may need to split your install.wim if you have updated it. Strange to use such an old fashioned file system. Join Date : Apr 2011 Posts : 2,515 WINDOWS 7 28 Dec 2012 #7 Linux bootable USB Pendrive need to be FAT32. ubuntu - Booting linux from usb using EFI - Unix and Linux theog VIP Member EFI firmware will search removable media for a FAT32 filesystem containing the file /EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi (for both 32bit and 64bit systems). Make sure that you're using a FAT32 filesystem on the USB drive, Join Date : Mar 2010 Posts : 2,326 02 Jan 2013 #8 Layback Bear Power User In step 11A, copy the efi\microsoft\boot folder up one level into the efi folder as efi\boot

Side 11 af 11 Join Date : Oct 2012 Posts : 10 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Do I do a copy or a cut? 02 Jan 2013 #9 Hello Layback Bear, You would copy it. Brink Administrator Join Date : Jul 2009 Posts : 6,733 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate & Windows 8 Enterprise Page 1 of 11 1 2 3... Last UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows Make Autorun Menu for CD VisualDesigning.com/AutorunMenu/ Quick create USB or CD Autorun Menu from templates & attractive effects «Startup Items - Manage in Windows 8 System Image - Create in Windows 8» Similar Threads Tutorial Forum Password Reset Disk - Create on USB Flash Drive in Windows 8 Recovery Drive - Create with USB Flash Drive in Windows 8 Create Bootable USB or DVD with Windows 8 ISO Create bootable UFD Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials General Support All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:04 PM. Contact Us Windows 7 Support Windows 8 Forum Privacy and cookies Legal Top The Windows 8 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Designer Media Ltd