{"id":2844,"date":"2019-05-16T21:05:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2019-05-16T21:13:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:13:26","slug":"create-bootable-windows-server-2016-usb-thumb-drive-for-installing-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2844","title":{"rendered":"Create Bootable Windows Server 2016 USB Thumb Drive for Installing OS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you do not have the media, you will need to download.&nbsp; See&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/evalcenter\/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/evalcenter\/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview<\/a>&nbsp;for the Technical Preview.&nbsp; You could also download from MSDN.MICROSOFT.COM or other subscription service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>&nbsp;Double-click the ISO file to mount it&nbsp; (or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/magiciso.com\/tutorials\/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mount the ISO<\/a>) and make note of the drive letter.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>In my case it is drive I:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>&nbsp;Put in the USB Thumb Drive Key in the computer and make note of the drive letter and the size of the disk.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>In my case it is D: and 32gb&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>You will likely need at least an 8gb drive as the bits will require 4.9gb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image_thumb-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2849\" data-link=\"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?attachment_id=2849\" class=\"wp-image-2849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image_thumb-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image_thumb-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image_thumb-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image_thumb.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3) You need to run an elevated command prompt.&nbsp;<strong>Start<\/strong>&nbsp;| type&nbsp;<strong>cmd<\/strong>&nbsp;| Right-click&nbsp;<strong>cmd<\/strong>&nbsp;(top of menu) |&nbsp;<strong>Run as Administrator&nbsp;<\/strong>(accept the elevation request)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>URGENT NOTE:&nbsp; The following commands will completely wipe out your disk without warning so make sure you select the proper disk.&nbsp; I strongly recommend you have a good backup before running.&nbsp; I also recommend you disconnect all external drives to limit possible mistakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4) Next you will run Diskpart to prepare the disk for the OS&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>{question mark \u201c?\u201d below should be replaced with the disk number of the drive you are using}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>diskpart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>list disk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>select disk ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>list disk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Note: after you run list disk again, the drive should be prefaced with an asterisks \u201c*\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014 CAUTION: the next line is the one that wipes the drive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>create partition primary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>select partition 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>active<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>format fs=ntfs quick label=\u201d2016TP5\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>exit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving DiskPart\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"925\" src=\"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot1.png 769w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot1-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot1-768x924.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5) Now we need to copy the boot sector.&nbsp; You should still be in the command prompt window<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>{Note: replace the I: below with your mounted ISO drive letter}<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cd boot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Note: Run \u201cbootsect \/help\u201d for detailed usage instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bootsect \/nt60 d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bootcode was successfully updated on all targeted volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you get an error message similar to below\u2026 you may need to close any open windows with that drive and try again.&nbsp; You could also use the \/force switch if you prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updated NTFS filesystem bootcode.&nbsp; The update may be unreliable since the<br>volume could not be locked during the update:<br>Access is denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(This usually happens when the drive is open when trying to transfer boot sector)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6) Now we just need to copy files\u2026&nbsp;<strong>(You should still be in the DOS window)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the xCopy command to copy all files\u2026 replace drive letters below with your drive letters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>xcopy I:\\*.* D:\\ \/E \/H \/F<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot2-783x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot2-783x1024.png 783w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot2-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot2-768x1005.png 768w, https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/boot2.png 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 NOTE: when it copies the install.wim file it will take a very long time.&nbsp; This file is very large (4gb) so it takes forever, let it go, it will eventually finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7)&nbsp; Once the copy finishes, you can boot to the USB drive and it will be treated like an attached DVD.&nbsp; Remember, you may have to tell your computer to boot to the USB device which is often done from &lt;F12&gt; or boot options in your BIOS \/ UEFI settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you do not have the media, you will need to download.&nbsp; See&nbsp;https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/evalcenter\/evaluate-windows-server-technical-preview&nbsp;for the Technical Preview.&nbsp; You could also download from MSDN.MICROSOFT.COM or other subscription service. 1)&nbsp;Double-click the ISO file to mount it&nbsp; (or&nbsp;mount the ISO) and make note of the drive letter.&nbsp;&nbsp;In my case it is drive I: 2)&nbsp;Put in the USB Thumb Drive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft-windows-server-2012","category-server-2016-2016"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2844"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2853,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2844\/revisions\/2853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}