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How to Burn ISO File to USB Drive on Windows 11/10/8/7 For free

By Michael | Last Updated

"I want to create a Windows 10 bootable USB, but I don't know how to burn Windows 10 ISO to a USB drive. Can anyone answer? Thanks!"

We all know that we can burn a Windows ISO image to a USB drive to make a bootable USB that we can then carry anywhere to boot Windows PC. But many people don't know how to do that? Following this step-by-step guide, I will show you how to burn ISO files to a USB drive on Windows 11/10/8/7.

  1. Way 1: Burn ISO File to USB Drive with Rufus
  2. Way 2: Burn ISO File to USB Drive with iSunshare ISO Genius

how to burn ISO to USB drive

Way 1: Burn ISO File to USB Drive with Rufus

Rufus is a free application for Windows users to create a bootable USB flash drive. Now you can try it to burn ISO files to your USB flash drive on Windows 11/10/8/7 . Here's how:

Step 1: First of all, you should download the Rufus to your Windows computer.

download Rufus

Step 2: Please insert your USB drive into the computer. After launching Rufus, select the USB device and click on the "SELECT" button to select an ISO file.

select USB device and select windows 10 iso

Step 3: Choose the ISO file that you want to burn to the USB drive from file or folder on your computer.

select iso image file from files or folders

Step 4: Click "Start" and then a prompt will then pop up warning you that all data on the USB drive will be destroyed. In the dialog box that pops up, click "OK".

the USB data will be destroyed

Step 5: Now, just wait for burning and copying ISO file to the USB drive.

wait for burning and copying ISO to USB

Step 6: When the progress bar is finished, indicating that you've successfully create Windows bootable USB drive.

successfully create Windows bootable USB

Way 2: Burn ISO File to USB Drive with iSunshare ISO Genius

Additionally, you can use iSunshare ISO Genius to burn the Windows 10 ISO to a USB drive and install it on a new computer. It is a completely free and versatile ISO image tool for burning, extracting, creating ISO image files and making ISO files from CD/DVD on Windows 11/10/8/7. With it, you can quickly create a Windows bootable USB drive from a Windows ISO image. Now let's discuss how to burn ISO files to USB drives using iSunshare ISO Genius.

Note: You'd better prepare a blank USB stick, because the USB stick will be formatted when you start burning the ISO to the USB stick.

Step 1: Download and install the program on your computer, then run it.

Step 2: From the main interface, click on the "Burn" button to start.

click on the Burn button

Step 3: Then click the "folder" icon to select the ISO image file and click on the "Next" button.

select the iso image file from files or folders and click Next

Step 4: Make sure you've inserted the USB drive to your computer. It can be automatically detected by ISO Genius within seconds. After selecting the partition style, you can click "Next" to continue.

select the USB drive and the partion style

Step 5: Click "Yes" if you are prompted that the USB drive will be completely formatted.

the USB drive will be formatted

Step 6: Now, wait for burning ISO file to the USB drive, which usually takes 1-2 minutes.

burning ISO file to USB

Step 7: Soon the ISO file is successfully burn into the USB drive, click "Finished" to complete.

successfully BURN iso image into the USB drive

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