How to Make Bootable USB Pen Drive (Easiest Ways)
- Mr. Sudip Kar
- Mar 5, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: May 9, 2023
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Or Having trouble while making your USB pen drive bootable. I have the easiest way to make your pen drive bootable in just some couple of minutes
You can use the pen drive in installing Windows on your Computer. Every day many people try to make bootable pen drive but not get success.
You have commonly listened to make your pen drive bootable by using your command prompt. But actually, it is tough to make your pen drive bootable using command prompt especially when you’re a beginner. Every user is not handy with the use of command prompt because it is difficult to know that your command has worked or not.
So, today I am going to tell you the easiest ways to how to make bootable USB pen drive.
But Before Going Further, You Must Ensure That You Must Have Windows ISO File And A Minimum 16GB Storage Pen Drive. Check Out Some Of The Best Bootable USB Maker Software for Windows and Mac.
I will show you how to make your pen drive bootable with or without using any booting software. So let’s start with how to make bootable pen drive without using any software or using the command prompt.
How to Make Bootable Pen Drive 3 Methods
Using Windows CMD Manager
How to make bootable USB Pen Drive using windows CMD manager without using any downloaded software ?
1. Insert a USB Pen Drive into your system.

2. Now open Command Prompt. You must have to open CMD as administrator, just right click on CMD icon and click open as administrator.

3. After opening CMD, write this command over there disk part click enter.

4. Now it will show you some info of your PC. Now you have to write another command there list disk and enter.

5. Now it will show you, your connected drives. Then type your next command select disk @ where @ will be your disk name/number.

6. Now type your next command create partition primary it will create a partition on your pen drive also it is the essential step of the process.

7. It means you can able to select your new partition. Now type next command select partition 1 hit enter.
8. Now you will see the active status now type another command active and hit enter. With this command, it will activate the partition.
9. Now everything is good to format your USB pen drive. Then type another command format fs=32 and hit enter. Now you can able to see the progress in percentage.
10. Type the command assign and hit enter, the type exit for ending disk management program.
11. The last step is that you have to copy all Windows ISO files to your USB pen drive. Now you’re all set to install your windows files.
Which software is best for bootable Pen Drive ?
YUMI
RMPrepUSB
WinSetUpFromUSB
Rufus
UNet Booting
Etcher
DiskMaker X
Why do we need bootable Pen Drive ?
A bootable pen drive allows us to boot our computer from the file system on USB drive rather than hard drive. A computer has boot sector present on the hard drive that holds information of its use. The volume boot record contains all the instructions of executing OS or other programs. If we want to boot to a pen drive and make it a bootable pen drive, then it must have volume boot record, master boot record, and an executable program.
How can I know my Pen Drive is bootable or not ?
The exceptional way to check if a USB drive is bootable is to genuinely try booting your laptop from your drive, however that’s no longer feasible. The above techniques will can help you discover whether or not your USB drive is bootable
Can I use Rufus on android ?
Rufus is not for Android however there are some options with comparable functionality. The best A alternative is DriveDroid, which is free.
What are the best examples of bootable device ?
Examples of bootable devices are CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, flash drive, and DVD drive.
What size of Pen Drive bootable do I need for windows 10 ?
Your USB must be 8G or larger and must to have other files in it.
When I turn on the system it says “No Bootable Device”
A “No bootable device” error might additionally occur when the primary partition of your hard drive is inactive because of a few mistakes in your system. You must set it again as active to repair the issue.
A phone can be used as bootable Pen Drive ?
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