How to make an USB bootable in Windows using Commad Prompt

Want to format your computer and DVD R\W is not working? Don't worry you can still format your computer all you need is a bootable USB.Here i am going to tell you how to make an USB bootable. This allows you to run the Windows installation directly from your USB drive when you first turn on your computer.There are many software available online to make an USB bootable but we will use a windows default program 'Command Prompt'. We can create a bootable USB using command prompt with the help of some commands.Just follow the steps given below and you will be able to make a bootable USB.

• Insert an USB flash drive.In search option of windows type cmd in search result you will see a program named cmd right click on this and choose run as administrator. A pop up window will appear click yes.
• A black window will open in front of you.Type diskpart and press enter.Now in new command line type list disk and then press enter.This will list all the disk attached to your computer.Note down your USB flash drive number or drive letter.In image you can see my drive is assigned drive number 1.
  
  
• Now type SELECT Disk x and press enter where x is drive number.This will select your USB flash drive for rest of the process.
  
• Type clean and press enter this will delete all the data in your USB flash drive.
  
• Type create part pri and press enter.This will create a new primary partition in your disk.To select this  newly created partition type select part 1 and press enter.
• To format the partition type format fs=ntfs quick and then press enter.
• Type active and press enter.
• Type exit and press enter.This will exit you from diskpart.

Copy windows installation  files and paste these in your  USB flash drive.All done .Now you can use your USB as a boot media.

   Hope this will help you.If you have any query you can ask in comment.             

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