How to install Windows 10 from USB with UEFI support

Here are two easy ways to create a bootable USB media to install Windows 10 on PCs using UEFI.

If you're planning to install a fresh copy of Windows 10, part of the process involves creating a USB media to boot your device into the setup wizard. However, if you have relatively new hardware, the chances are that you're using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), instead of the legacy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware, in which case you also have to ensure that the bootable media supports the firmware that you're using before you can proceed with the Windows 10 installation from USB.

Luckily, when dealing with a computer using a UEFI firmware, there's more than one way to create a compatible USB bootable media. For example, you can use the Media Creation Tool, which is a Microsoft utility that makes it easy to copy the Windows 10 installation files onto a removable drive with support for both, BIOS and UEFI. Or you can use Rufus, a free third-party tool that lets you create an installation media specifically for devices using UEFI firmware.

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