How To Create Bootable USB Pendrive For Windows 7

Install an OS easily by using a bootable CD/DVD. Now in this tutorial, we will discuss how to create a bootable USB pendrive to install an OS from your pendrive.

Installing from a pendrive increases the overall speed of the process and also it is more convenient to store data on pendrives rather than CD/DVD. In this tutorial I will explain the step by step procedure of making a bootable pendrive with Windows 7 installation disk.

Steps To Create A Bootable Pendrive

Step 1:
Open your PC's PowerShell or Command Promt with administrative rights.

Step 2:
After plug your USB pendrive, run DISKPART from the PowerShell.

Step 3:
Type the command LIST DISK. The result will be as shown below:

Here DISK 0 is the hard disk and DISK 1 is the pendrive you have used.

Step 4:
In my case, the USB drive is DISK 1. So in this step, I enter the following command:
SELECT DISK 1. According to your disk number, the "1" in the command will change.

Step 5:
After the USB drive is selected from DISKPART, enter the following commands one by one:

CLEAN

CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

SELECT PARTITION 1

ACTIVE

FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

ASSIGN

And at last, enter EXIT command

Step 6:
Exit command prompt and insert your OS installation disk. Now open 'My Computer'.

Step 7:

 Again start command prompt and enter following commands one by one:

Now your pendride has become a bootable one. 

Finally copy all the contents of your OS installation disk to your pendrive.

Open My Computer > Open CD/DVD drive and copy all the contents there and paste it in the USB drive you have used in this process.

Now your pendrive is ready to boot and you can install OS from  USB pendrive. You can also follow the same procedure with any other OS installation disk to create a bootable pendrive for that OS.