Aim:- Creating Windows Server Boot Disk
You will need the installation media of the operating system you want to install, a USB drive, and administrative
rights on the system used to create the bootable media. Image 1 shows the installation files for Windows Server
which will be copied to the bootable drive.
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The following steps guide you on how to make the USB drive bootable and get the contents onto the drive.
1. Insert the USB drive.
2. Open a CMD prompt using the Run as Administrator option.
3. Start the DISKPART tool by typing Diskpart and press ENTER.
4. List all disks recognized by the system by typing list disk and pressing ENTER.
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5. Select your USB drive from the list returned (Disk 2 in this example) by typing Select Disk 2 and pressing ENTER.
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6. Remove all data from the disk by typing clean (Note: This will destroy all of the data on the USB drive)and
pressing ENTER.
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7. Create a primary partition by typing create partition primary and pressing ENTER.
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8. Create a bootable partition by typing active and pressing ENTER.
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9. List all volumes recognized by the system by typing list volume and pressing ENTER.
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10. Select your volume from the list (Volume 3 in this example) by typing: select volume 3 and pressing ENTER.
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11. Quick format the disk using Fat32 by typing format fs=fat32 quick and pressing ENTER.
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12. Insert your desired operating system media or mount your ISO.
13. Copy the entire contents of the installation media from the installation media to your USB drive.
14. In the root of the USB drive, open the \efi\microsoft\boot directory.
15. Copy the directory contents up one level so the files also reside under \efi\boot.
16. Copy the bootmgfw.efi file from the root directory of the ISO or disc to the \efi\boot directory, and rename it
to bootx64.efi.
You’re now ready to use the USB drive as UEFI installation media on your system Just boot to the USB drive and
setup will begin, or just insert the USB drive and allow setup to auto run, or open setup from a file explorer
window.
