![]() ![]() ![]() I also used my trusty label maker to mark it as the “BOOT” drive. It’s more convenient to have both ports, and if I’m working on a PC at someone else’s home, I don’t have to remember to bring adapters. The important feature for me is that it has both USB Type-A and USB Type-C connectors - I use a mix of new and old computers, some of which only have the older Type-A, and some that only have the newer Type-C. I didn’t have a spare flash drive already, so I ended up purchasing a 256 GB SanDisk Dual Drive Go, which happens to be one of our picks for the best USB flash drive. Storage capacity is also important, as we’re now long past the era of install media fitting on a 700MB CD-R - the Windows 11 installer is over 5 GB. I asked a couple forums and they told me to try with a Windows 11 USB, so I downloaded the ISO and used Rufus to make one. If you have an old or cheap flash drive with poor read and write speeds, then it can take longer to boot up and perform installations. Open Microsofts download page, scroll down to find the 'Create Windows 11 Installation Media ' section and click the 'Download Now' button below. I have nothing important on the SSD so I tried to create a Windows 10 bootable USB but nothing would work (Id usually just get a black screen with a blinking cursor). Two factors matter the most for turning a USB drive into a boot drive: performance and storage capacity. ![]()
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