This tutorial will show you how to boot from a bootable USB flash drive at boot or from within Windows 11 PC or Surface devices.
Contents
- Option One: Boot from USB Drive from Advanced Startup (WinRE)
- Option Two: Boot from USB Drive from Boot Menu
- Option Three: Boot from USB Drive on Surface devices
1 Connect the bootable USB drive.
2 Boot to Advanced Startup (WinRE).
3 Click/tap on Use a device. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on the USB drive you want to boot from. (see screenshot below)
5 The computer will now restart and boot from the selected USB drive.
1 Connect the bootable USB drive.
2 Turn on or restart your PC.
3 Keep tapping the appropriate Boot Menu option key (ex: F8) until you see the Boot Menu. (see screenshot below)
The Boot Menu option key will vary per brand and model of motherboard.
- Boot Menu Option Keys For All Computers and Laptops | [Updated List 2021] | Techofide
- Hot keys for BootMenu / BIOS Settings
4 Select the USB drive you want to boot from, and click/tap Next.
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1 Shut down the Surface device.
2 Connect the bootable USB drive into the USB port on the Surface device.
3 Press and hold the volume-down button on the Surface device.
4 While continuing to hold the volume-down button, press and release the power button.
5 Continue to hold the volume-down button while the Microsoft or Surface logo appears on your screen, and release the volume-down button once spinning dots appear beneath the logo.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions to boot from the USB drive.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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