Hi all. I have deleted my win 10 while installing linux. I am trying to install it again. I download iso (home edition) win 10 and i am using Rufus 3.1open src sw to turn my usb to bootable. Which options i need to choose in Rufus main screen? Boot loader(mbr or gpt or...) ? File system?
And how to config the bios boot screen? (Uefi or legacy? Enabling secure boot or disable it?)
Thanks u all.
Welcome to TenForums @Adam Falcon.
Actually you don't need Rufus. Not sure what the equivalent steps would be in Linux, but in Windows you can make a USB that will boot in legacy or uefi by using Diskpart.
Just clean the partition table from the usb, create an MBR table with one primary partition, format it to Fat32 and set it Active. Then just mount the ISO and copy all the files to the USB.
However you make the bootable usb, when you get to the step in the install where it asks for a key click the 'I don't have a product key' option. Then install the same edition as you had before you wiped it (Home, by the sounds of it). Once installed it will activate automatically from your existing digital licence on Microsoft's activation servers.
Welcome @Adam Falcon
To use Rufus for Boot-able Media Creation, simply follow
OPTION TWO
in this excellent Tutorial here on Tenforums written by one of our Administrators, Shawn Brink. Step-by-Step instructions and examples:
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
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