I followed that tutorial for the Rufus method I used last time. Ed-Hi Ed, Yeah those are the tutorials I always use. For good information on this topic the Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials tutorial is helpful. Forum stalwart/guru NavyLCDR often observes, and I concur, that when Rufus enters the picture, it can be the cause of many issues arising during the creation and use of bootable USB drives. Honestly, I don't think the brand makes a whole lot of difference - at least, not in my experience. Over the years, I've used Patriot Memory, Mushkin, Kingston, AData, Super-Talent, HP, DataPro, and yes, even SanDisk for bootable USB Windows installations, all with equal success. I've never really noticed that it makes much difference. If I decide to use another USB flash drive brand in the future.which USB flash drives work well with the Windows Media Creation Tool?Īnybodys feedback here would be much appreciated.Thanks Ive always been happy with Sandisk until I spoke to them yesterday. Has anyone else used the Sandisk Ultra 16gb USB flash drive successfully? Am I likely to have any problems with this flash drive? I'm going to try the clean installation as soon as I get chance. Ive tested it by rebooting then F12 and the Sandisk Ultra is there. Everything seemed to go without any problems. People should always use SSD drives according to them!! They told me it might work.might not.they say they aren't tested for Windows installation usage only for file storage!! Anyway.Ive created the USB flash drive this morning using the Windows Media Creation Tool. Having read online about people having problems with flash drives including Sandisk.I contacted Sandisk Tech Support.whose advice was useless!! They told me they don't recommend anybody to use a USB flash drive for Windows installations. My flash drive is a Sandisk Ultra 16gb SDCZ40 model that I bought a while ago. This time I wanted to do a clean installation and cut out the need for Third Party Rufus by just using the Windows Media Creation Tool to create my bootable USB flash drive. Ive used Rufus successfully before to create Bootable USB Flash Drive Windows 10 Installation Media.

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