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How to Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB Drive

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

You may need to install Windows 10 from a USB drive at some point, or one day you may want to try to run Windows 10 from a USB without installing it. Anyway, you may need to master the skill of booting from a USB stick. This tutorial will show you how to boot Windows 10 computer from USB drive.

  1. Method 1: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Advanced Startup Option
  2. Method 2: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB through Run Command
  3. Method 3: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Start Menu
  4. Method 4: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB using Windows PowerShell
  5. Method 5: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB via Warm Start
  6. Method 6: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Boot Menu

how to boot from USB on Windows 10

Method 1: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Advanced Startup Option

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Tap on the Start menu in the bottom left-hand corner and tap on Settings.

go to settings from menu

Step 3: Click on Update & Security.

click Update & Security

Step 4: Click on Recovery on the left sidebar and then click Restart now in the Advanced Startup section.

click Recovery and click Restart now in the Advanced startup section

Step 5: After restarting your Windows 10 PC, it shows a screen where you can choose an option. Use the Arrow key to select Use a device and then press Enter key or click on Use a device directly with the mouse.

select use a device

Step 6: Select the USB drive you want to boot from to complete all these steps. Then the problem of how to boot from USB on Windows 10 is solved.

select a USB drive you want to boot from

Method 2: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB through Run Command

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Press the Windows+R key simultaneously to bring up the Run box. Then input the command shutdown /r /o /f /t 00 inside the Run box. After that, press the Enter key or click on the OK button. By doing so, the Windows 10 PC will restart immediately.

input the command inside the run box

Step 3: Shortly, a screen that chooses an option appears, choose the Use a device option.

select Use a device

Step 4: Choose the USB drive you want to boot from to complete. After that, the Windows 10 PC can successfully boot from USB.

select a USB drive you want to boot from

Method 3: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Start Menu

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Click on the Start menu and click the Power button. Next, click on the Restart option in the short menu.

restart Windows 10 PC from the Start menu

Step 3: After restarting your Windows 10 computer, choose the Use a device option.

select Use a device

Step 4: Select the USB flash drive you want to boot from. After hitting it, you've booted from the USB on Windows 10 successfully.

select a USB drive you want to boot from

Method 4: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB using Windows PowerShell(Admin)

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Right-click the Start menu and click on Windows PowerShell(Admin).

click on the Windows PowerShell from the Start menu

Step 3: Continue to click Yes when a window appears.

click yes to continue

Step 4: Type shutdown /r /o /f /t 00 on the PowerShell(Admin) and press Enter key to run the command. Then your Windows 10 computer will restart.

type the command on the PowerShell

Step 5: After restarting, select Use a device and then select the USB flash drive you want to boot from.

select the USB drive you want to reboot

Method 5: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB via Warm Start

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key simultaneously. You will see the Power option in the lower right corner of the screen. Click on it and select the Restart option in the pop-up short menu. 

boot Windows 10 PC via warm start

Step 3: Then, like the methods above, a list of options will appear on your Windows 10 PC, click on the Use a device option.

select Use a device

Step 4: Select the USB drive you want to boot from on your Windows 10 PC.

select the USB you want to boot from

Method 6: Boot Windows 10 Computer from USB from Boot Menu

Step 1: Connect your USB flash drive to your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Click on the Start menu and click on Power. After that, click on the Restart option.

boot Windows 10 PC via warm start

Step 3: When restarting your Windows 10 PC, quickly press the BIOS key (always F12, Esc, or Del) to access the BIOS settings. Here are hotkeys for Boot Menu if you're looking for even more info.

Step 4: Once the Boot menu appears, please select the USB drive to start booting your computer.

boot Windows 10 PC from USB from the boot menu

As mentioned, there are six methods to boot Windows 10 computer from a USB drive. You can have a try by doing the methods above.

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