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Making windows 10 ISO Bootable without admin permissions/password.

a7bredbull 5 Reputation points
2024-10-14T10:02:49.96+00:00

Here since I didn't get help from MS (Microsoft) Answers.

Hi everyone, how are you all? I had a old Windows PC that was Domain Joined and I am not affiliated with that organization anymore, and It's in need of reinstallation. I have another Windows PC that is working but doesn't have admin permissions, only standard user permissions, I downloaded the ISO on my Chromebook and I am looking to transfer it to the other windows without admin permissions to make it bootable and boot my other PC with the newly bootable USB. I want to make my Windows 10 ISO bootable without Media Creation Tool (MCT) or any Third-Party Software such as Rufus and etc that requires admin permissions as I am only a standard user, I currently have 1 working Windows 10 PC, a 16GB USB Stick, a Windows 10 ISO File image and 1 Chromebook PC to work around with, any help would totally help.

Regards, a7 or a7bredbull.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-15T07:16:36.0166667+00:00

    Hello a7bredbull,

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    To create a Windows 10 installation USB drive without using Media Creation Tool (MCT) or other tools that require administrator privileges, you can try the following method:

    1. Download the Windows 10 ISO file: Visit the official Microsoft website and download the Windows 10 ISO file.
    2. Prepare the USB drive: Insert a USB drive with at least 8GB of space and ensure that the data on the USB drive is backed up, as the following steps will format the USB drive.
    3. Use command line tools: Without administrator privileges, you can use command line tools to create a bootable USB drive. Here are the specific steps:

    • Open Command Prompt (no administrator privileges needed).

    • Type diskpart and press Enter.

    • Type list disk and press Enter to find the disk number of your USB drive.

    • Type select disk X (replace X with the disk number of your USB drive) and press Enter.

    • Type clean and press Enter to clear all data on the USB drive.

    • Type create partition primary and press Enter.

    • Type select partition 1 and press Enter.

    • Type active and press Enter.

    • Type format fs=ntfs quick and press Enter.

    • Type assign and press Enter.

    • Type exit and press Enter to exit the Diskpart tool.

    1. Copy files: Extract the downloaded Windows 10 ISO file and copy all the files to the USB drive.

    I hope the information above is helpful.

    If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Daisy Zhou

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