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This wikiHow teaches you how to boot from a USB flash drive instead of a hard drive on a Windows 7 computer. This wikiHow teaches you how to boot from a USB flash drive on a Windows 7 computer. Booting from a USB allows you to do many things like launch a lightweight operating system or use it. command line services like Clonezilla. You can even use USB to install Windows 7 if necessary.
Steps
Prepare to launch
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You need to understand how it works when your computer boots from USB. By default, the computer boots by reading operating system information from the built-in hard drive. You can change this order by telling your computer to prioritize the USB-attached item over the built-in hard drive.
- Settings about your computer’s booting behavior are located in the BIOS menu, which is a pre-boot menu that you can access by pressing a key that is specific to your computer’s model when you turn it on.
- To boot from USB, the flash drive needs to be set up as a bootable item, and the USB must also have a disc image (ISO) file pre-installed with the operating system or similar service.
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Identify the computer’s BIOS key. The key that you press to access the BIOS will depend on the computer manufacturer and product model. You can look up your computer’s BIOS key by entering the computer’s model name and manufacturer, entering the keyword “bios key” into the search engine, and then viewing the results. Or if you still have the manual, look for the information in it.
- Most computers use the function key (e.g. F12 ) as the BIOS key, however some computers will use the Esc or Del key.
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Plug the USB into the computer. The flash drive needs to be plugged into one of the rectangular USB ports on the camera body.
- The USB port is usually located on the side of the laptop body, front or back of the desktop case.
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Create bootable USB . With a regular USB, you need to use Command Prompt or one of the Windows installation tools to create a bootable drive.
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Add the file you want to boot to the USB. Copy the ISO file that you want to use to boot by clicking on the file and then pressing Ctrl + C , then opening the flash drive and then pressing Ctrl + V to paste the contents.
- For example, if you are looking to install or use Ubuntu Linux from a flash drive, paste the Ubuntu ISO file into the USB window.
- Skip this step if you created the bootable USB using the Windows 7 or 10 installation tool.
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Save and close all open sessions. Before continuing to access the BIOS, you need to save all open sessions and close all programs so that progress is not lost.
BIOS Access
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Open Start 
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. Click the multicolored Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.
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Click Shut down to the right of the Start menu. The computer will start shutting down.
- You may need to confirm this decision.
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Wait for the computer to shut down completely. After the machine becomes completely silent, you can continue.
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Press the computer’s power button 
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. The computer will begin to boot.
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Immediately, start pressing the BIOS key. You need to act quickly as soon as you release the power button, and do not stop until the BIOS screen appears.
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Stop pressing the BIOS key when the BIOS page starts to load. The BIOS page usually has a blue screen with white text, but your BIOS may be slightly different. At this point, you can change the computer’s boot order.
Change boot order
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Find the “Boot Order” section. This option is on the BIOS screen, but you may need to scroll left or right (using the left and right arrow keys, respectively) through the tabs at the top of the screen until you find the “Boot Order” section.
- You’ll probably find this under the Advanced tab, but there are also many BIOS variants with a separate Boot Order tab.
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Open the “Boot Order” menu. If “Boot Order” is a menu item instead of a title, select it using the arrow keys and then press ↵ Enter .
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Select the “USB” item. Find and scroll down to the “USB” option in the list of boot points.
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See keynote. This is usually located at the bottom right of the screen, sometimes it can also be at the bottom of the screen.
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Specify the key to press to move the selected item up. Usually you will press the + key to move the selected item up, but check the keynote information to be sure.
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Move the “USB” option to the top of the list. Press the appropriate key until the “USB” option is at the top of the “Boot Order” list. This will ensure that when starting to boot, the computer will look for the bootable USB option instead of the hard drive as default.
Boot from USB
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Save changes and exit BIOS. Press the “Save and Exit” key specified in the keynote, then press the “Confirm” key when prompted.
- For example, you may need to press Esc to save your changes and then press Y to confirm that you want to save and exit.
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Restart the computer if necessary. If the computer does not boot from the USB flash drive the first time, the system may have selected the hard drive as the boot point. At this point, you need to restart the computer (with the USB plugged in) before continuing.
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Wait for the menu of the USB program to appear. After the computer recognizes the USB as the boot point, the program, service, or menu that is pre-installed on the flash drive will appear.
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Follow the instructions on the screen. When the menu appears, you can continue to launch or install the program/service located on the USB.
Advice
- If you don’t want to use Command Prompt to create a bootable USB, you can choose another free program, such as Live Linux USB Creator.
- In some cases, the computer will not recognize the flash drive as a boot point if you insert the USB into the wrong port. You can fix it by trying to plug the USB into another port.
Warning
- The process of creating a bootable USB will cause all the data on the flash drive to be erased.
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This article was co-written by Luigi Oppido. Luigi Oppido is the owner and operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, CA. He has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, antivirus and upgrade.
This post has been viewed 4,885 times.
This wikiHow teaches you how to boot from a USB flash drive instead of a hard drive on a Windows 7 computer. This wikiHow teaches you how to boot from a USB flash drive on a Windows 7 computer. Booting from a USB allows you to do many things like launch a lightweight operating system or use it. command line services like Clonezilla. You can even use USB to install Windows 7 if necessary.
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