How to Install Windows 7 with Flashdisk (Complete + Picture)

This tutorial is about how to install Windows 7 using a USB flash drive. Given the current majority of netbooks do not come with a DVD drive. This makes netbook users have difficulty when they want to install an operating system, for example the Windows operating system on their netbook.

Therefore, installing Windows 7 using a flash drive is the right solution for netbook users and for those of you who have difficulty when you want to reinstall Windows 7 because your DVD drive has a problem.

To create a bootable flash, I usually use Rufus because its use is simple and fast.

First, prepare a flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4GB and its Windows 10 ISO file, if you don’t have download here. Actually how large the capacity of the flash depends on what type of operating system we want to install. Okay, just go ahead, here are the steps to make a bootable flash drive:

How to Install Windows 7 with Flashdisk

1. First, please download the software here.

2. Insert your flash drive then open the Rufus application. Your device will automatically be detected as shown below.

3. Click the picture CD drive to select the location of the Windows ISO file. Then click Open.

4. Rufus will automatically change the file system from FAT32 to NTFS. You can also change the name of the drive in New volume label (optional). Then click Start.

5. A notification will appear that all data contained on the drive will be formatted, so make sure that you have backed up all important data. Next click OK.

6. This process takes approximately 20 minutes. This application is very fast, but it all depends on how big the size of the operating system and the speed of the flash being used.

7. Done! Your flash drive can now be used for Windows installation media. Then click Close.

The Windows installation media is ready. The next step you have to do is set the BIOS to boot from the flash for the first time. This is done so that the first device that is read at the beginning of booting is the flash drive.

BIOS settings to boot from Flashdisk

1. Do not remove the bootable flash drive earlier. Leave it in a state installed on your computer / laptop.

2. Restart your computer/laptop, then press the button DEL (Delete) to enter the BIOS menu. The most commonly used keys to enter the BIOS menu are DEL, F1, F2, or Fn+F2, depending on the manufacturer of your laptop / motherboard.

3. You will see the BIOS menu display as shown below. After that, move to the Boot tab by using the key.

4. The following figure shows that the device at the top is the HDD. So your computer/laptop will boot from the HDD the first time.

5. In order for your computer/laptop to boot from the flash for the first time, you need to place Removable Devices at the top of the list. You do this by selecting Removable Devices, then slide it using +/- button until it is at the top as shown below.

6. Then press F10 to save the results of the settings as well as exit the BIOS menu.

7. Press any key if a black screen appears as shown below.

8. You will be faced with the initial display of Windows 7 installation as shown below. Please do the installation of Windows 7 properly, according to the guide that I have given.

Steps to Install Windows 7

BIOS settings so that booting from a USB flash drive is complete. Next, do the windows installation as I’ve shared before. For steps to install windows, please go to the following link (skip to the section). BIOS settings):

4 Reasons Why Installing Windows with Flash is Preferred

There are several reasons why Windows installation with a flash is preferred by users, including the following:

1. Faster Installation Process

The first reason why people prefer to use a flash when installing is that the process is faster than using a CD or DVD. In the past, the process for installing windows only used a CD or DVD.

However, nowadays many have switched from CD or DVD because the installation process is quite long, so it will take a long time to install windows or other operating systems. So that nowadays people prefer to use a flash drive to install the operating system.

Because the flash has the ability to read and write quickly so that the Windows installation process becomes faster. Therefore, for now the flash is the most preferred for installing windows.

2. Simpler

The next reason why the use of a flash is preferred to install windows is because its use is simpler.

In the past, when you wanted to install Windows, you had to use a CD or DVD which was only limited to one operating system, even the use of CDs and DVDs would be more prone to damage.

So with the times, a new technology emerged, namely a flash that can be used to carry out the installation process easily and simply. And can be done anywhere without fear of damage.

The reason the flash is said to be simpler is also because you don’t have to buy a CD or DVD. So, just by using a flash drive and a connecting application, you can install Windows quickly and simply.

3. Laptop / Computer does not have a CD or DVD Drive

The next reason is because not all laptops or PCs have a CD or DVD Drive. Or maybe their CD or DVD Drive is damaged. So it will be very difficult and troublesome if you have to buy a new CD or DVD Drive.

Moreover, the price or cost to buy an external CD or DVD Drive is not cheap. Therefore, many people use flash drives to install windows on their laptops or PCs.

In addition to a cheaper price, flash drives are also easy to carry anywhere, making it very easy for them to install anytime and anywhere without having to buy and carry a CD or DVD Drive.

4. The price is quite cheap

The last reason why people prefer to use a flash drive to install Windows is because the price is cheap. In the past, most people install windows or install any operating system using a CD or DVD drive.

However, before that they definitely have to buy the CD or DVD first and it will definitely cost a lot of money. Not to mention if the laptop or PC they are using does not have an internal CD or DVD Drive in it. Or maybe their internal DVD is damaged? It doesn’t matter if their laptop or PC has an internal CD or DVD available.

But if not, then they have to buy an external CD or DVD Drive. And they have to pay back to buy the DVD, which is certainly not cheap.

Therefore, nowadays many use flash drives to save more money than using a CD or DVD Drive. And only using a flash and a connecting application, you can already install windows.

Besides Rufus, there are many other alternatives that you can try such as WinToFlash, WiNToBootic, UNetbootin, and many more of course. Good luck, if there are problems / obstacles regarding the tutorial on how to install the Windows 7 operating system via flash, you can ask through the comment box provided below.

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