It also includes a workaround for installing Windows 8 on a UEFI-based system.
Simply copying them there won’t do.
If you have a Windows 8 DVD and need that on the flash drive, start with Step 1.
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Here’s how to install from a USB.
Create an ISO file from the Windows 8 DVD.
Burn the ISO file to a USB drive.
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That guide has you use the freeRufusprogram, but any similar program should get the job done as well.
Pay close attention to thePartition schemeandTarget systemoptions.
If you have a UEFI-based system, change those options toGPTandUEFI (non CSM), respectively.
Boot from the USB deviceyou just created to start the Windows 8 install process.
You should now be installing from a USB equipment.
Format the flash drive manually, using the olderFAT32file system.
Copyall of the filesfrom the folder you made in Step 1 back to the flash drive.
Repeat Step 3 above.
FAQ
Toinstall Windows 11, go to theWindows 11 Downloads pageand selectDownload Now.
On your PC, initiate the downloaded Windows 11 Installation Assistant executable file and selectAccept and Install.
Windows 11 will automatically start downloading.
Toinstall Windows 10 from USB, go toMicrosoft’s Windows 10 download siteand chooseDownload tool now.
Plug in your USB drive and spin up the exe file.
Plug in the USB drive and restart the PC.
When you see the Windows installer, follow the prompts.
You canrun Windows on a Macwith the Boot Camp utility.
Boot Camp allows you to install Windows and then choose between Mac and Windows on startup.
