Creating a Bootable USB for Windows 8 Installation

Once you have downloaded the Windows 8 .iso file, you can create a USB boot disk to perform the installation.

Note: You will need a USB device with at least 4 GB of memory for the 32-bit .iso file, or 8 GB for the 64-bit .iso file.

The recommended application for this process is:

Rufus

Download Rufus for free here.
Scroll down to the Download section and get the latest version of Rufus.

Connect your USB drive and open the Rufus application.
Click Select and browse to locate the Windows 8 .iso file.

Click Start and wait for Rufus to create the bootable USB drive.

Once the configuration is complete (progress bar at 100%), click Close and your USB drive will be ready to install Windows 8.

Note: For PCs released after 2020, select the GPT partition scheme. For older models, select MBR.

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