Couple question before installing windows 10

mikelferdinan said:

My flash drive is NTFS and i saw in this tutorial rufus use NTFS file system, do i need to format my flash drive to FAT32 first and let rufus format it to NTFS or i just leave it ?

Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

If you want to boot it in UEFI mode, it should be FAT32, not NTFS. And, "You don't need to use Rufus at all."

I just want to download the iso today and make the bootable tomorrow because my flash drive still in office. And by looking at this option one tutorial Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 you have to connect your flash drive first so MCT can automatically download and make bootable for you, the problem is my flash drive in the office, thats why i want to download just the .iso first so tomorrow i can start make bootable with rufus because i think MCT cant make bootable with existing .iso.

mikelferdinan said:

i can start make bootable with rufus because i think MCT cant make bootable with existing .iso.

Again, you don't need Rufus. I don't recommend using Rufus. I recommend option 4 to create a bootable USB flash drive from the ISO downloaded by the Media Creation Tool:
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

mikelferdinan said:

I just want to download the iso today and make the bootable tomorrow because my flash drive still in office. And by looking at this option one tutorial Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 you have to connect your flash drive first so MCT can automatically download and make bootable for you, the problem is my flash drive in the office, thats why i want to download just the .iso first so tomorrow i can start make bootable with rufus because i think MCT cant make bootable with existing .iso.

Your link shows 4 options to make a bootable USB installer:



Only option 2 uses Rufus.

Use option 1 or 4.

If you want to use option 4, you can download the ISO today and complete the USB installer tomorrow after you get the USB stick from your office.

Or do nothing today and use option 1 tomorrow after you have the USB stick.

So if i only want to download the .iso file i just have to choose ISO File option right? After that i use option 4 in tutorial to make bootable. Am i right?

That's right.

Option 4 requires you to use Diskpart commands at a command prompt when the USB stick is available.

If Diskpart spooks you, you can instead go back to option 1 and select "USB flash drive" instead of "ISO file". That avoids Diskpart.

Six of one and a half dozen of the other.

No need to do anything today, but no harm done if you want to get the ISO tonight and complete option 4 tomorrow after you have the stick.

ignatzatsonic said:

That's right.

Option 4 requires you to use Diskpart commands at a command prompt when the USB stick is available.

If Diskpart spooks you, you can instead go back to option 1 and select "USB flash drive" instead of "ISO file". That avoids Diskpart.

Six of one and a half dozen of the other.

No need to do anything today, but no harm done if you want to get the ISO tonight and complete option 4 tomorrow after you have the stick.

Yeah i think option 1 is best choice. Does option 1 automatically detect if your bios legacy or UEFI ?

The USB stick will work for either.

You would bring up a boot menu, probably with an F key, when you attempt to boot from the stick.

Diskpart in option 4 is very easy. The main thing you have to worry about is to NOT issue the clean command on the wrong disk. Be sure the USB stick is the selected disk. Recognize it by capacity.

Regardless of which option you use, I'd disconnect ALL hard drives other than the one that is to receive Windows when you attempt the installation.

ignatzatsonic said:

The USB stick will work for either.

You would bring up a boot menu, probably with an F key, when you attempt to boot from the stick.

Diskpart in option 4 is very easy. The main thing you have to worry about is to NOT issue the clean command on the wrong disk. Be sure the USB stick is the selected disk. Recognize it by capacity.

Regardless of which option you use, I'd disconnect ALL hard drives other than the one that is to receive Windows when you attempt the installation.

And last question. My flash drive format is NTFS. Do i need to format it to FAT32 before i start with option 1 ?

mikelferdinan said:

And last question. My flash drive format is NTFS. Do i need to format it to FAT32 before i start with option 1 ?

It's been quite a while since I used option 1, but I very seriously doubt you have to format anything.

Let the Media Creation Tool worry about that.

Most likely, you'll see some sort of a UEFI choice when you see the boot menu after booting from the stick. Up to you to figure out what key you need to bring up the menu, unless you want to change the BIOS to boot from the stick instead.