Connect your USB flash drive and click on Refresh drive list (if your flash drive isn’t already connected.)ĩ. From the Choose which media to use menu, click the radio button for USB flash drive.Ĩ. From the Select language, architecture, and edition menu, uncheck Use the recommended options for this PC, because if you leave it checked, the Media Creation Tool will copy the language, edition, and architecture of the current PC… which if they won’t be the same as the new PC, will cause a problem.Ħ. Step 2 – Go through Windows 10 setup prompts Step 1 – Get the Windows 10 Download Tool It’s important to note that if you use a USB flash drive that has files on it and you don’t move or delete those files before hand, they will be deleted during the process of using the Windows 10 download tool. In order to install Windows from a USB flash drive, you will need the following: Step 3: Install Windows 10 on New PC Preparation and Requirements