How to Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive on Windows 10

This article will present you with a detailed tutorial on how to create a UEFI bootable USB drive on Windows 10.

• How to Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive on Windows 10
• Part 1: Download and Mount Windows 11 ISO File
• Part 2: Using DiskPart Tool to Initialize the USB Drive
• Part 3: Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive
• What's the Difference between UEFI and BIOS Bootable USB?

How to Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive on Windows 10

Part 1: Download and Mount Windows 11 ISO File

Step 1: Visit Windows 11 download page. From there, locate Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices, then select a version and click Download Now.

Step 2: Select a language sand click Confirm, then click 64-bit Download.

Step 3: After the successful download, locate the file and then double-click on it, mounting the ISO file.

Step 4: Once mounted, it will be assigned a drive letter automatically. Here is the letter G.

Part 2: Using DiskPart Tool to Initialize the USB Drive

Step 1: Connect your USB drive, upwards of 8GB, to the computer.

Step 2: Type "cmd" on the search bar, then select Run as administrator. If a UAC (User Account Control) pop-up appears, click Yes to proceed.

Step 3: Type diskpart.

Step 4: Here, you've accessed DISKPART. Then type list disk and all available disks will be displayed on the screen.

Step 5: Type select disk 1. It is noted that here the USB driver is disk 1, which needs to be replaced with your own disk letter.

Step 6: Type clean to format the USB driver.

Step 7: Type convert gpt to convert the disk format.

Step 8: Type create partition primary size=1000, which creates a primary partition and its size is 1000MB.

Step 9: Type format quick fs=fat32 label="WinPE".

Step 10: Type assign letter="S".

Step 11: Type create partition primary.

Step 12: Type format quick fs=ntfs label="Install".

Step 13: Type assign letter="W".

Step 14: Type list volume.

Step 15: Type list disk.

Step 16: Type exit to exit the Diskpart tool.

Part 3: Create UEFI Bootable USB Drive

Step 1: Type robocopy G: S: /e /zb /MT:16 /xf "G:\sources\install.wim" "G:\sources\boot.wim".

Step 2: Type Dism /Get-ImageInfo /ImageFile:"G:\sources\boot.wim".

Step 3: Type Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:"G:\sources\boot.wim" /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:"S:\sources\boot.wim" /Bootable.

Step 4: Type robocopy G: W: /e /zb /MT:16 /xf "G:\sources\boot.wim".

Step 5: After the successful copy, open File Explore and you will find that you have successfully created a UEFI bootable USB drive.

What's the Difference between UEFI and BIOS Bootable USB?

In short, UEFI bootable USB drive can be seen as an upgraded version of a BIOS bootable USB drive. Here are some differences between them:

• UEFI replaces the traditional BIOS.
• UEFI is more intuitive and user-friendly than BIOS.
• UEFI booting is faster compared to BIOS.
• Enabling UEFI requires motherboard support.
• UEFI supports 64-bit Windows 7.
• UEFI natively supports Windows 8 and above operating systems.