Ready to use Windows 10? All you need is a PC available, flash drive and a free utility. Windows 10 is here! Well, it's called a Windows 10 beta Technical Preview but the procedure is the same for the final version. You have a couple of options. If you are an advanced with virtualization tools like
VirtualBox and have enough space on your hard disk user, you can install the operating system on your current PC as a virtual machine. If, by contrast, is more of a novice user and / or want a real experience of Windows 10, consider a full installation (with one important caveat - will not be able to return to the previous version of Windows unless media recovery).
Step 1: Use a computer principal (not the one you are sacrificing for this project), download Windows 10 Technical Preview. You will have to click on "Get Started" and "Join Now" until you reach the page download, then scroll down and select the appropriate language and version (32 or 64 bits).
VirtualBox and have enough space on your hard disk user, you can install the operating system on your current PC as a virtual machine. If, by contrast, is more of a novice user and / or want a real experience of Windows 10, consider a full installation (with one important caveat - will not be able to return to the previous version of Windows unless media recovery).
Requirements and Tools you need:
- An old desktop or laptop, one that does not mind formatting, considering the minimum requirements that are a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM (or 2 GB for 64-bit version), and at least 16 GB of storage.
- A USB Memory 4GB, 8GB or 64-bits.
- Rufus, a free utility to create bootable USB drives.
How to install Windows 10 from a USB Bootable
Step 1: Use a computer principal (not the one you are sacrificing for this project), download Windows 10 Technical Preview. You will have to click on "Get Started" and "Join Now" until you reach the page download, then scroll down and select the appropriate language and version (32 or 64 bits).
Step 2: As you finish downloading the ISO file, Rufus download the tool above. It is portable, which means it does not require installation.
Step 3: Run Rufus then inserts the flash drive, making sure it does not contain important data. Rufus should automatically detect the USB stick, if not, select the drive manually.
Step 4: Note that this box checked, " Create a Disk Booteble using ." Click the drive icon on the far right, then go to where you saved the ISO file of Windows 10 . Select it and then click Start. (All other default values Rufus will be fine.)
Step 5: This will take some time, probably up to 20 minutes. Do not be alarmed if an Explorer window appears on the flash drive; just leave it alone until Rufus "DONE" is displayed. Then you can close the program and remove the drive.
Step 6: Now is the time to use test PC. Plug the flash drive into a USB port , then turn on the PC. Select the USB drive as boot priority from the BIOS. Once you've done this, restart and finally follow the installation instructions for Windows.