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How do i make a fat32 bootsble usb??

Anonymous
2023-02-07T18:31:30+00:00

Trying to reformat my windows 11 computer, cause i don’t have any other way of resetting the password, and the file size is too big to go onto a fat32 usb

Ok, fine, I’ll format the drive to a different s system, and yay, file downloaded

Except now it wont boot from the usb. Research shows it needs to be fat32 to be bootable???

I don’t have a cd drive to boot from, and i don’t want to spend money on a second copy of an operating system i already have

Solutions?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-08T12:19:12+00:00

    The max file size that a fat32 disk accepts for a single file is 4gb. The file for the boot disk that i get from the media creation tool is over that and thus gets rejected.

    That's not what you're supposed to do.

    You are not supposed to put a single iso file on the FAT32 drive.

    This is how it works: You run the MCT and choose "USB flash drive".

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-08T04:34:48+00:00

    None of those suggestions work.

    The max file size that a fat32 disk accepts for a single file is 4gb. The file for the boot disk that i get from the media creation tool is over that and thus gets rejected. My disk drive has more than enough space, showing as having 57 gb free. I also tried the command prompt directions. Same issue occurs.

    I can reformat the drive to nfts and the files will download but then my computer refuses to boot from the usb

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  2. Dumba_M3 7,200 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-07T21:01:03+00:00

    In case you need to know what the Media Creation Tool is. it is the download tool where you also get the possibility to download and store as bootable on a USB stick. Use a 8GB or bigger but be aware that the whole stick will be formatted, means take an empty one.

    Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-07T19:34:34+00:00

    Thank you for your suggestion, I have got a suggestion that this may be too complicated than using Media Creation Tool to make a new bootable driver and you won't have to pay for the license again. The tool will format your usb drive to FAT 32.

    Let me know how it goes

    Mustafa

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-07T19:04:19+00:00

    Hello! My name is Mustafa, and I am an Independent Advisor as well as a long-time Microsoft user. I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue, and I am hopeful that I will be able to help you find a satisfactory solution.

    Please refer to this article from Microsoft on how to create a bootable fat32 USB drive: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-serve...

    Please let me know if this doesn't work or if you need further assistance.

    Warm Regards,

    Mustafa

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