How to create your own reference assembly of Windows 10 - a distribution kit with the system settings made, tweaks implemented and desktop software installed? This process will be discussed in detail below, but first let's talk about the features of our own assemblies of the system.

1. Pros and Cons of Custom Windows Builds

What are the benefits of native builds of Windows? Own assembly of the system is saving time and effort when installing the system. For example, you can prepare a Windows 10 distribution kit with a standard set of programs for a circle of loved ones: a browser, an archiver, a torrent downloader, a cleaner, an uninstaller, and similar software for a wide audience will be installed with the system. Benefits compared to regular distribution Windows are obvious, but what will we get as opposed to other ways of deploying the system? A native build of Windows, the reference image of which was created on a GPT disk, can later be deployed to an MBR disk, and vice versa. Whereas transferring the system using backup programs or managers disk space will not help when changing the style of disk partitions. Unlike the latter, the native build on the installation media will not be linked to a backup file on a non-system disk partition or removable device, nor will you need to mount HDD destination for cloning Windows.

Windows native builds have three downsides. The first is that the distribution kit of its own assembly will take up more space than the pure distribution kit of Microsoft. But this problem is solved by using a flash drive with a capacity of at least 8 GB. The second disadvantage is the process Windows installation will last a little longer than usual, due to the deployment of the added software. The third minus is the red tape with the creation of the assembly. The effort expended is unlikely to be justified if the system is rarely reinstalled.

2. Algorithm of actions

The process of creating your build of Windows 10 will take place in several main stages:

• Creation of a reference image of the system - an ideal state of the system prepared for deployment (with the settings made and embedded software, without being tied to computer components);
• Capturing the reference image to the install.esd file;
• Repacking the original installation ISO image of the system with the replacement of the install.esd file.

3. Windows 10 reference image

reference Windows image 10 can prepare different ways, it could be:

• A well-established system with remote binding to components using the Sysprep utility (see paragraph 7 of the article);
• New Windows 10 installed on another disk partition;
• The new Windows 10 on board a virtual machine.

The developed system must be thoroughly cleaned - delete files in the user profile folders, clean the Temp folders, etc. Otherwise, the distribution kit will turn out to be gigantic in size. With new systems, it’s easier: firstly, the distribution kit based on them will take up less space, and secondly, during their installation, the Windows 10 reference image can be created from scratch in audit mode, a special mode of system operation without the participation of a user account. The audit mode is provided by Microsoft for the implementation of corporate settings and software by OEMs and large organizations before delivering computers to customers and employees, respectively. As a result, we will get a properly configured system with desktop software installed, at the installation stage of which you can create new accounts, set regional settings, disable options for sending data to Microsoft, etc. At the same time, the old Account.

In our case, we will create a Windows 10 reference image from scratch in audit mode using Hyper-V. This hypervisor was chosen because of its ease of use and ease of moving large amounts of data from the virtual machine to the main system. VHDX and VHD disks used in the operation of Hyper-V virtual machines are mounted to the main system using Explorer. Proponents of other hypervisors - VMware Workstation and VirtualBox can use them. To make it easier to access virtual disk data from the host system and not mess around with guest additions, virtual machines can be created based on VHD disks. Both VMware Workstation and VirtualBox work with VHD disks.

Those who decide to create a reference image of Windows 10 on the second disk partition of a real computer for the future to help instructions on and complete.

4. Nuances with activation

The concept of a native build of Windows must be distinguished from pirated builds of the system that come activated or with an activator on the desktop. The purpose of this article is to simplify the process of installing Windows, but not to solve the issue of its activation. The reference image of Windows 10 will be created using tools that do not conflict with Microsoft policy - in fact, its own tools. And their use does not guarantee the performance of the activated assemblies of the system. Recall that Microsoft's requirements are as follows: activation of each copies of Windows, from whatever distribution it is installed, on each individual computer. If an activated, well-established Windows serves as a reference image, in the process of removing the binding to components using the Sysprep utility, you must reset the activation (see paragraph 7 of the article).

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5. Create a Hyper-V virtual machine

So, to prepare the reference image of Windows 10, we create a virtual machine. The conditions for working with Hyper-V, the activation of the hypervisor, as well as the process of creating a virtual machine are described in detail in the site article. Only, in contrast to the example considered in paragraph 5 of this article, the choice of a generation of virtual machines is not fundamental, you can also create a machine of the 1st generation. If it is not planned to introduce resource-intensive software such as games, we can limit ourselves to the volume of the created VHDX hard disk of 50-60 GB. Well, hackneyed advice for SSD owners - the path to store the files of the virtual machine and the VHDX disk must be indicated on HDD partition. At the last stage of creating a virtual machine, specify the ISO image, turn on the machine and start the system installation process. The latter will be different from how it usually happens.

6. Install and configure Windows 10 in audit mode

We go through the installation process of Windows 10 to the stage of choosing the type of installation and select the second option.

We will need two partitions - one for Windows, the other non-system, where the install.esd file will be saved later. We form section C from 30-40 GB.

The remaining space is given to another section.

Installing Windows.

Upon completion of the file copying stage, we do not extract the installation ISO image from the virtual machine, we still need it. At the installation stage, where you need to set the first settings, do not touch anything, just press the Ctrl + Shift + F3 keys.

Let's enter the audit mode with the connection of the hidden administrator account.

At the entrance to the system in audit mode, we are greeted by the Sysprep utility window. The utility will wait for its fate in order to remove the binding of the configured system from the components. You can start setting up the system. One caveat: it does not work in audit mode Microsoft Edge, to access the Internet you need to run Internet Explorer.

As for the limits of intervention in the system, in the audit mode we can work with everything that does not apply to user accounts. We can install desktop software, change system settings, apply tweaks, leave folders or files on the desktop. But universal applications from the Windows Store cannot be installed. Like Microsoft Edge, the store does not run in audit mode. Even if the system is activated, it will not work to change the theme or other personalization settings. For installation universal applications and applying personalization settings, you need a user account, not a hidden administrator.

If you need to reboot the system, for example, this is required to install some programs, this process must be carried out using the Sysprep window: you must set the values ​​"Switch to audit mode" and "Reboot". Then click "OK".

In parallel with setting up the system, you need to do an important thing - format the non-system partition of the disk.

7. Deleting binding to components (Sysprep)

So, the reference image of the system is ready. Now we can start the process of removing bindings to components. We turn to the window of the open Sysprep utility or run it by pressing the Win + R keys and typing:

The folder that opens will contain an EXE file for launching the utility.

In the Sysprep window, set the action "Go to the welcome window (OOBE)". Check the box "Preparing for use" to reset the activation. In the shutdown options, select "Shutdown". And click "OK".

We are waiting for the end of Sysprep and shutdown of the virtual machine.

8. Create install.esd file

We check whether it is worth starting a virtual machine from the Windows 10 installation ISO image, and boot from it. We use the installation disk to access the command line. If the Windows 10 reference image was created on the second disk partition of a real computer, just go to the main operating system and open it there command line.

At the first stage of the system installation, press the Shift + F10 keys.

Using the DISM utility, we will capture the reference system image and save it to the install.esd file. But first, let's see under what letters the two necessary sections appear - the system section and the destination section, where install.esd will be saved. Enter:

In our case, the system drive is listed as D, and the non-system drive is listed as E. Therefore, the command to capture the system image will be as follows:

Dism /capture-image /imagefile:E:\install.esd /capturedir:D:\ /name:windows

In this command, respectively, in each individual case, it is necessary to replace the letters E and D with your own.

Upon completion of the operation, turn off the virtual machine. We won't need it anymore.

9. Mounting the virtual machine disk in the main system

In order for the disk of the virtual machine to be displayed in the main system, where further actions will take place, open the VHDX (or VHD) disk file of this machine in Explorer. In the context menu, click Connect.

All virtual disk partitions will appear in Explorer as separate disks. In our case, we select the last drive M, this is where the install.esd file is stored. After repacking the ISO image virtual disk will need to be unmounted, this is done using the "Extract" option in the context menu of any of the added virtual disk partitions.

With the newly minted install.esd file, we will replace the original as part of the official Windows 10 distribution.

10. Repacking the ISO image of the Windows 10 distribution

Replace one file with another in the composition bootable ISO image many programs can, in our case, the UltraISO program was selected for repacking. Let's launch it. Click the "File" menu, then - "Open" and in Explorer specify the path to the ISO image from which Windows 10 was installed on the virtual machine.

The contents of the ISO image will be displayed at the top of the UltraISO window. Here we open the "sources" folder and delete in it original file install.esd. In our case, it weighed 3.7 GB. The lower part of the UltraISO window is the system explorer, here we open the mounted disk partition (or the desired partition of the real disk), which stores the newly created install.esd file. In our case, it weighs 4.09 GB. The newly made file or drag it to upper part windows - to where the original file was, or add using context menu.

We check: in the “sources” folder of the disk image, there should not be the original install.esd with a weight of 3.7 GB, but a newly minted install.esd with a weight of 4.09 GB.

We are waiting for the completion of the progress of the operation.

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Now it remains only to test your build of Windows 10 on a new one. virtual machine.

Have a great day!

Create your own customized distribution of Windows 10. Or the perfect way to migrate Windows to an SSD.

It is safe to say that such a distribution is an ideal backup, which is deployed on a computer (and not only on your own) through a simple and familiar installation operating system. I personally see this method as ideal for transferring Windows from regular HDD to an SSD.

Manage laptop disks with Windows 10 installed.

The laptop hard drive is divided into two partitions (C:) and (D:). We will need to create a Windows 10 image file (drive (C:) and place it on the drive (D:)
On the disk (C :), after installing all the programs I need, 13 GB of disk space is occupied.

Create a bootable USB flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder

First of all, let's create a bootable USB flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder. This Live The CD is based on Windows 8.1 Enterprise.

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Download and run the WinSetupFromUSB-1-6 utility, it will create a bootable USB flash drive for us.

In the main WinSetupFromUSB window, select the name of our flash drive.

Put a tick on the item Auto format it with FBinst and tick the item FAT32,

Check the box Vista/7/8/Server 2008/2012 based ISO and click on the button that opens the explorer window.

Explorer opens, find on the computer ISO image Live CD AOMEI PE Builder and select it with the left mouse, click "Open".

We press "GO".

Boot creation starts flash drives Live CD AOMEI PE Builder .

The bootable flash drive is ready.

Booting up the laptop bootable flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder. Our flash drive is universal, from it you can boot a laptop with a UEFI interface, as well as with a regular BIOS.

Press "Enter" on the keyboard.

The desktop Live CD AOMEI PE Builder is loaded, which is a regular Live CD based on Windows 8.1.

Click on Windows button Disk Management.

We see two sections hard drive(C:) and (D:). Windows 10 is located on the disk (C:), let's create a full image of it and save it on the partition (D:).

To create a backup image of Windows 10, we will use the system for servicing and deploying operating system images - DISM. This command-line tool was developed by Microsoft specifically for creating and then deploying images of Windows operating systems.

We start the command line.

and enter the command:

Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:D:\install.wim /CaptureDir:C:\ /Name:Windows

install.wim: is the name of the WIM disk image (C:) with Windows 10.

C:\ - partition with installed Windows 10.

D:\ - where to save the WIM image.

Operation progress 100%. The system image has been created.

The Windows 10 image is located in the install.wim file on disk (D :) and has a size of 4.80 GB.

Reboot

We restart the computer and enter Windows 10.

We download the Windows 10 distribution kit on the official Microsoft website and save it on the partition (D:).

Create a folder on the (D:) partition and name it 10.

Copy all the files of the Windows 10 distribution to this folder

After the files have been copied, go to the D:\10\sources folder and delete the install.esd file in it.

Copy the install.wim file located on the (D:) partition instead

The install.wim file has been copied and is located in the D:\10\sources folder

Note: An attentive user may ask why we delete the install.esd file and copy the install.wim file instead, because the files are different, will there be any conflict?

Friends, the fact is that starting from Windows 8.1 (DISM 6.3) for Windows Installer and DISM esd extension and wim are the same, esd=wim and wim=esd .

WinToolkit 1.5

Download and run the WinToolkit 1.5 program.

If your computer does not have NET Framework 3.5, the program will ask you to install it.

In the main window of the program, click on the Basic button, and then on ISO Maker.

In the next window, the program asks us to open the folder where we copied the Windows 10 distribution files, in our case D:\10

Click on Browse.

We find the disk (D :) in the opened explorer and folder 10 on it, select it with the left mouse and click Select folder.

In the next window, we need to choose where to save the future Windows 10 ISO image.

Click on Browse.

The explorer window opens. I'll save the Windows 10 ISO to disk (D:). I will call the image Windows 10.

Click on the Create ISO button

and the process of creating your own customized Windows 10 distribution begins.

ISO image is ready.

The ISO image of Windows 10 turned out to be 5 GB in size.

Windows 10 installation process

The process of installing Windows 10 from the distribution kit prepared by us can be called express installation.

We boot our computer from the flash drive, the boot menu appears, in which you can select Live CD AOMEI PE Builder or Windows 10, select Windows 10.

Installation.

If you are missing license key, then click on the "I don't have a product key" button.

We accept the terms of the license.

Custom: Windows installation only.

Partition your hard drive if you like, and I'll install the operating system on the unallocated space of the SSD.

The installation process is in progress.

Windows 10 is loading.

The system is fully operational, all programs work.

Conclusion:

If you install from such a Win 10 distribution on your computer, then there should be no problems with installation and further work in the operating system. You can also install such an assembly on another computer with hardware different from your computer, in which case you will have to install drivers for devices in the system, that is, do everything that is usually done after installing the system, the only thing is that you will not need to install programs, since they are already in your assembly.

Note: If you create such an assembly on a computer built on an Intel platform (Intel processor) and then deploy the system to a computer with an AMD processor (or vice versa AMD -> Intel), then in some cases installation problems may occur (a conflict between foreign hardware and installed drivers chipset motherboard), which is why many system administrators when creating their own distribution kit, the "sysprep" utility is used, which "unbinds" the installed system from the hardware of the computer, removes unique system parameters and drivers, in this case you create your own customized Windows 10 distribution kit, which can be deployed to any other computer with hardware different from yours. But again, a minus, when installing the system on your computer, you will have to install drivers for the devices.

To restore the operating system after a malfunction of any parameters, you should seek help from a system image on a USB flash drive or disk, having previously created it.

With an OS image, you can reinstall everything from scratch. It is also possible to fix errors when starting the operating system or clean the PC from unnecessary and unnecessary programs. Main reasons for using:

• OS reinstallation;
• OS recovery in case of problems.

You can create an image if you use programs such as:

• archiving master;
• installer;
• third party: Nero Express, etc.

Working on creating a Windows 10 image

Preparing necessary tools For this process. You may need things like:

• SSD drive (external);
• USB drives;
• DVDs.

Creating an Image Using the Backup Wizard

Step-by-step instruction:

There are several options for the location of the Windows image:

• hard disks. There are 3 options for storing your image here: 1) SSD drive (external); 2) internal additional hard drive; 3) one of the disk partitions you are backing up. The most reliable is the first option. If the archive is stored inside on the disk, then if the hard drive breaks down, the archive will be lost;
• This option is not reliable, but still many people prefer to choose it;
• network folder. If you consider yourself experienced user PC, then you can safely choose this option. This requires a network connection and you must know the parameters for accessing the resource.

Where the Windows image is stored

You can see the location of your archive files, as well as find out the amount occupied by it.

A visual view of storing an image of your system:

An example of the location of the image can be seen in the screenshot.

To find out the size of the archive, click on the right mouse button when hovering over the folder and go to the "Properties" item.

Using the installer

To download the image, you can go to the official website or any other Internet resources.

We use third-party snails

remember, that this entry on optical DVDs is gradually losing its relevance. After all, netbook, ultrabook and tablets do not have a drive. We advise you to stick to recording on an SSD drive or flash cards.

Pre-install necessary program and then proceed to write the image of the operating system.

Daemon Tools

This product is the most popular on the software market. Create a system image on disk by doing the following:

We make a USB drive an image of the system.

We check the performance of the bootable flash drive.

Alcohol 120%

This program has been operating for many years, there is a huge minus here - it only works with disks (optical media), so you won’t be able to make a USB flash drive as bootable media.

We start the process by doing the following:

Upon completion, we check the health of the disk.

Note! Also, the Alcohol 52% program has the right to exist, but its functions are further curtailed, it can only write the image to a virtual disk. Starting the system with these actions properly does nothing.

Modern analogues will provide you with a more necessary service.

NERO

With this program, you will again be able to record only on external DVDs, but not on a flash drive.

The average process time is 30-40 minutes, it can reach up to an hour (depending on the selected speed). Upon completion, we check the performance.

Nero Express

We are waiting for the end of the installation process and do a disk health check.

Note! Alas, Nero does not have a version that can work with flash drives, so this program is not as efficient.

ULTRAISO

This old tool is the most powerful for the job. With it, you can store a disk image both on flash drives and on various disks.

Making bootable media from a flash drive

We are waiting for the end, we check for performance.

Similarly, the creation of a boot disk

1. Select the required file.
2. In point top menu"Tools" select "Burn Image to DVDCD".
3. Let's start recording. We are waiting for the end of the program.

Other apps that might be helpful

• Universal_USB_Installer;
• Win_Setup_FromUSB;
• BOOTLER;
• RUFUS;
• XBOOT;
• SARDU;
• Win2_USB Free, etc.

Possible problems

If everything is done according to the instructions, there should be no problems. However, consider possible options:

• disk or flash drive does not work: replace the image and rewrite installation disk anew;
• Lost connection to drive: Let's try to clean the disk and start the installation again. There are situations when the only way out is to replace the disk.

In fact, writing a system image to disk is not such a difficult task, so problems are very rare.

Restoring Windows 10 from a backup

To restore the system, you need to open the recovery menu.

When there are problems, but the system can still boot:

There are two main ways to create your own custom build of Windows. You can either start from scratch and modify the Windows 10 ISO image directly, or make changes to an existing installed system Windows 10: The MSMG ToolKit falls into the first category because it allows you to modify the original image rather than the current system.

Note: It is recommended to back up your system partition before starting the program. To create your own image, you will need to use a Windows 10 ISO image or a Windows 10 DVD as a source.

Unpack the 7z archive with the program (you may need 7-Zip) and run the script. The program will display Terms of use to be accepted in order to proceed. The document states that the author of the program is not responsible for possible damage or other problems. The application is a command line script.

Upon acceptance of the agreement, the MSGM Toolkit will run several checks, for example, to determine the operating system version and to analyze all available tools.

Then the main screen will open. First of all, you need to select a source or folder. You can copy the folder of the Windows 10 install image or DVD to a subfolder DVD MSGM Toolkit main folder.

Select Select Source, Select Source from Source DVD Folder, Index 1 + Enter.

Note: In some cases (depending on the Windows distribution and how you downloaded it), you will need to convert the Install.esd file to Install.wim so that you can start building changes.

After selecting the source, you can begin the process of modifying the build. This will require three basic operations: (3, integrate) integrate, (4, remove) remove, and (5, customize) customize

Integration

The “Integration” action allows you to add language packs, drivers, features, updates, and individual features in a Windows 10 image:

• language packs- this option allows you to add language packs to your Windows 10 installation disc
• Drivers - this option allows you to add individual drivers to the Windows 10 installation disk, for example, for devices that are not supported by Windows 10 by default.
• Windows Features - this option allows you to add individual Windows features (Microsoft Games, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Sidebar, etc.). The option allows you to restore features that were previously removed.
• Updates - integration Windows updates so that they are installed during the installation of Windows, and not after it.
• Windows Custom Features -- adding more system files, a UxTheme patch, or an alternative Windows Recovery Environment.

Removal

You can use the Remove operation to get rid of unwanted Windows 10 components:

• Remove default Metro apps - the option displays a list of all applications and allows you to remove individual applications Windows 10 excluding the Store Windows applications as well as online applications.
• Remove Default Metro Apps Associations - allows you to remove the file associations of the universal Metro apps. They will not run when the corresponding files are opened.
• Remove Windows Components - the option allows you to remove individual Windows components (Cortana, telemetry services, Homegroup, parental control, Xbox, etc.). An advanced uninstall feature is available to get rid of Microsoft Edge, Adobe Flash, Windows Defender, and Windows Recovery.
• Remove Windows Components using Package List

Setting

The Customize operation allows you to import and export Metro applications to XML files.

After finishing

When you're done making changes, you need to use the separate Apply menu to apply the changes to the selected source.

Note: To reduce the size of the image, after all the changes, run: Apply - Apply Changes to Source Images - Re-Build Source Images

After that, you can use the Target menu to create a new installation media, such as creating your own Windows 10 ISO image, burning the ISO image to a USB stick or DVD.

Create an image of windows 10 OS

Creating an image for installation and burning it to a USB flash drive or disk is not so difficult. Moreover, this can be done (in some cases) even using the standard features of the operating system. Of course, you can also use third party software, but Windows will cope with this task much better, since the OS itself knows how to burn the image correctly so that there are no problems with installation in the future. There are several ways to create a Windows 10 image. Some of them are even approved by Microsoft itself. However, to install the OS in an official way, you will need a license key.

Ways to create an image

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The vast majority of users are accustomed to downloading various OS builds from torrent trackers and writing them to a drive or disk using third-party programs. But this way is by no means the only one.

• Using the Windows 10 Installation Media Creation Tool. This is an official utility from Microsoft that helps you create a bootable media with "ten" on board. The company's experts recommend using this method.
• Easy copy (if UEFI mode is available in BIOS). This option is suitable for new PCs and laptops. If there is a UEFI mode and the partition table is of type GPT, then the user will not need any special utilities to create an installation image
• Use of third party programs. To date, many utilities can create "correct" flash drives or disks with Windows installation images. As a rule, this option is much easier than all the previous ones.
• Create an image using the backup wizard. This utility helps you create an image of an already running operating system and burn it to media. A sort of "lifeline" in case the OS suddenly refuses to boot

You can also just update your Windows version to current. But it is worth considering that in this case, system failures are possible. They can be so severe that the user may lose all their data. Therefore, it is better to install from scratch.

1. We use the utility from Microsoft

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This is the same "official" method approved by Microsoft. Its essence is that the user downloads the image of the operating system itself and the utility for creating bootable media from the official website of the company.

It is worth noting that the download speed from the company's servers is quite decent, so the whole process is quite fast. To complete the process, the user will need a USB drive with 8 or 10 gigabytes free space. It can't be less.

After the download process is complete, open « Windows Explorer» , go to the downloads directory and run the file "MediaCreationToolexe".

The installation wizard will immediately launch and ask you to accept the terms of the license agreement. Click on the button "Accept".

At the next stage, we mark the item "Create Installation Media" and press the button "Further".

Now we select the OS language, edition and architecture (32 bit or 64). After that, click on the button "Further".

The next step is to create a bootable drive right away or create an ISO image for later writing to flash driveorDVD. It is better to choose the first option, since the installation image will require at least 8 gigabytes of space. This is a double layer DVD. So choose the first option and click "Further". But before that, you need to insert the USB flash drive into the appropriate port.

The recording process will start immediately. It is worth considering that the master downloads required files With Microsoft servers and writes them to the drive. Therefore, the operation can take quite a long time. Will have to wait. Progress will be displayed as a percentage.

After the media creation process is complete, the wizard will run an image integrity check. You must wait for it to complete.

As soon as the check is completed, the program will display a corresponding message stating that the creation of the image is completed. All you have to do is press the button "Ready".

This method allows you to be sure that the installation process will go as expected. Creating an image of Windows 10 using the official utility from Microsoft is the most preferred option.

Before starting the image creation process using the official utility, you need to close all programs. Otherwise, the recording may be aborted due to an unknown error. Some utilities may block the actions of the Image Creation Wizard. So it's better not to risk it.

2. Copy the necessary data to a USB flash drive

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As mentioned above, this method is available to owners of new PCs and laptops that have UEFI mode enabled and the partition table on the hard drive is of the GPT type. Other users should not even try this method.

A similar method is sometimes used in the Linux OS family. There you can simply unpack the image and copy all the files to a USB flash drive, after making it bootable in the partition editor. However, in Windows latest not required.

Let's assume that the official image of Windows 10 has already been downloaded from Microsoft servers. Now you need to mount the image using some program. Utilities such as Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120%. But even ordinary Total Commander can open ISO. We will use it. Open the program, find the desired image and simply double-click on it.

Now in the second panel, switch to the flash drive.

Now select all the files that are in the Windows 10 image and press the copy button (or hold down "F5").

The copy process will start immediately. As soon as it is completed, it will be possible to restart the computer or laptop and select bootable media in UEFI. Everything should work. But only in UEFI on a GPT table.

3. We use third-party programs

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Now there are many utilities that allow you to burn a high-quality Windows 10 image to a USB drive or DVD. As a rule, these programs are easy to use and have a Russian language in the interface. Let's analyze the most popular.

Rufus

A small utility from independent developers. It is completely free and does not require installation. You can download it on the official website. And it's very easy to use. The program easily copes with recording Windows and Linux distributions.

Go to the directory with the downloaded program and run executable file with EXE permission.

The main window of the program will immediately launch. If a USB drive is already inserted into the port, the utility will detect it. Next, you need to select the desired image for recording by clicking on the button "Choose".

Now select the previously downloaded Windows 10 image and click "Open".

The next step is to select recording options. You must set the UEFI or BIOS options, and also select the type of partition table (MBR or GPT).

All is ready. It remains only to press the button "Start" and wait for the operation to complete.

The image is now written to the USB drive. You can restart your PC or laptop and start installing the operating system on your hard drive. It should be noted that for the correct notation "tens" required latest version Rufus.

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Another very popular program for writing an image to a USB drive. It was originally created for recording on Windows flash drive 7. But also with "ten" The utility works great. And you can download it on the official Microsoft website.

Download and install the application. Then we launch using the appropriate shortcut and get to the main window. First you need to select an image using the button Browse.

Select the desired ISO image and click "Open".

Now we press the button Next.

Now the wizard will prompt you to choose where to write the image. If you planned to write to a USB flash drive, then click USB device. If you need to write to disk, then select "DVD".

Select the desired flash drive and click the button Begin copying.