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Create a Windows 11 bootable USB flash drive

Prereqs

  • USB flash drive that can hold the Windows 11 installation files
  • a PC (BIOS/UEFI) running Windows 11 or Linux Mint 21
  • internet connection

Download ISO

Note VDAB students

The Windows .ISO file is already in the local "Downloads" folder of your Windows lab PC, so skip these steps!

Use your favorite search engine to search for the Windows 11 iso and choose the official Microsoft website.

Select "Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO for x64 devices)" from the drop down menu and click "Download".

Select "English (United States)" as the product language and click "Confirm".

Click "64-bit Download". The ISO file will be saved to your local disk.

On Windows 11

With Rufus

Download and install Rufus

Note VDAB students

Rufus is already installed on your Windows lab PC, so skip these steps!

Use your favorite search engine to search for Rufus and choose the official website.

Click the current "standard" installer version. The file will be saved to your local disk.

Execute the installer and allow for changes.

Allow Rufus to check for updates.

Done. Installation finished.

For BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)

Note VDAB students

The PC that you will install is an UEFI system, so don't use these steps!

  1. Insert the USB flash drive
  2. Navigate to and select the Windows 11 ISO file
  3. Choose "Windows standard installation" as image option
  4. Choose "MBR" as partition scheme
  5. Select "BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)" as target system
  6. Select "NTFS" as file system
  7. Click "Start"

Clear all check marks. We want the Windows installation the same as the official Microsoft installation.

Click "OK" to confirm the USB’s deletion and the bootable drive’s creation.

Time to grab a coffee. Wait until the status is "Ready".

Close Rufus and eject the USB media.

For UEFI (non-CSM)

  1. Insert the USB flash drive
  2. Navigate to and select the Windows 11 ISO file
  3. Choose "Windows standard installation" as image option
  4. Choose "GPT" as partition scheme
  5. Select "UEFI (non-CSM)" as target system
  6. Select "NTFS" as file system
  7. Click "Start"

Clear all check marks. We want the Windows installation the same as the official Microsoft installation.

Click "OK" to confirm the USB’s deletion and the bootable drive’s creation.

Time to grab a coffee. Wait until the status is "Ready".

Close Rufus and eject the USB media.

With Etcher

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On Linux Mint 21

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