| Brand | Boot Menu | BIOS | |--------|-----------|------| | Dell | F12 | F2 | | HP | F9 | F10 | | Lenovo | F12 | F1/F2 | | ASUS | F8 | F2/DEL | | Acer | F12 | F2 | | MSI | F11 | DEL |
Test if your USB is bootable without restarting: On Windows 10, hold while clicking Restart → Use a device → Select your USB. booting from usb windows 10
Once your drive is ready, follow these steps to boot from it: into the computer you want to boot [5, 7]. | Brand | Boot Menu | BIOS |
The most reliable method is using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool [21]. Here’s a useful step-by-step guide for the feature
Here’s a useful step-by-step guide for the feature :
| Issue | Fix | |-------|-----| | USB not detected | Use different port (try USB 2.0 if available) | | "No bootable device" | Recreate USB with correct partition scheme (GPT for UEFI) | | PC boots to Windows instead | Disable in BIOS | | Secure Boot blocking | Temporarily disable Secure Boot, or ensure USB is UEFI-compatible | | Black screen after boot | Wait or recreate USB with Rufus in DD mode |