Diskpart command info needed?

Hi,
I have a UEFI boot laptop (not Legacy BIOS).
If I was to use Diskpart to create a Windows 10 bootable USB flash drive for UEFI only would the following commands be correct? If my understanding is correct there is no need for the "Active" command to be typed in as it isn't required for UEFI bootable PC's/laptops or have I got that wrong?
diskpart
list disk
select disk # <- replace # with the actual disk number of the USB flash drive
clean <- this will erase the disk selected above, make sure it is the USB flash drive!
create partition primary
select partition 1
format fs=fat32
exit

Also, just as a matter of interest. Would it also be possible to do this procedure using Disk Management? Obviously you would have to perform the "Clean" command using Diskpart first as that command isn't available in Disk Management as far as I know

Hi there

I might be wrong but I think to boot UEFI only the usb drive has to have a /boot/efi or a /efi partition defined.

The easiest way IMO if you have a windows ISO is to use RUFUS to create the bootable USB drive -- there's options for MBR, MBR/UEFI for BIOS computers and UEFI only.

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 said:

Hi there

I might be wrong but I think to boot UEFI only the usb drive has to have a /boot/efi or a /efi partition defined.

The easiest way IMO if you have a windows ISO is to use RUFUS to create the bootable USB drive -- there's options for MBR, MBR/UEFI for BIOS computers and UEFI only.

Cheers
jimbo

Hi Jimbo. I prefer to use Diskpart if possible. Ive read that the Active command isn't necessary for UEFI only boot as no Active partition is required on the flash drive and that boot sectors aren't used for UEFI at all. Wouldn't the Efi boot files be included in the Windows 10 ISO downloaded from the Microsoft site. From what Ive read you then mount it and copy and paste all the files from the ISO over onto the USB flash drive. I'd just like to verify that that's correct

cereberus said:

It is fine but I would add assign to make sure it gets a drive letter automatically, and use quick format.

Code:

diskpart
list disk
select disk # <- replace # with the actual disk number of the USB flash drive
clean <- this will erase the disk selected above, make sure it is the USB flash drive!
create partition primary
select partition 1
format fs=fat32 quick
assign
exit

You can do everything beyond clean from disk management but hardly worth the effort.

Hi Cereberus. Is there a reason why you say Full Format shouldn't be used? The reason I like to use Full Format is it checks the flash drive as well

Bree said:

No, the only requirement for the usb to be bootable for UEFI is that it has an MBR partition layout, formatted to Fat32 and that this contains the file Bootmgr.efi and the folder efi and its contents - that's all, and easily achieved with native Windows commands.

Hi Bree, So How do you get the Bootmgr.efi and the folder efi and its contents onto the flash drive?...Is that done automatically after mounting the downloaded Windows 10 ISO when you copy and paste the Windows ISO files over onto the flash drive? You've also referenced native Windows commands. Is there something wrong with my Diskpart commands then..and is it OK to leave out the Active command as I mentioned?