![]() ![]() How to Create A Bootable UEFI/GPT-Based Windows 8 Installation USB Drive? To make the job easier, we’ll use a free ISO burning software – ISO2Disc, which provides you a super easy way to make a bootable UEFI/GPT-based USB drive from an ISO image. It’s very useful in case your computer doesn’t have optical drive, especially if you’re using a tablet such as Microsoft Surface Pro. So here I’m going to walk you through how to create a bootable UEFI/GPT-based Windows 8 installation USB drive. ![]() What’s more, the USB drive must also be partitioned with GPT (GUID Partition Table) instead of traditional MBR. After some Google searching I discovered that this is because UEFI boot only recognizes FAT32 and will not show up NTFS devices during boot selection. However, the USB drive never showed as UEFI bootable in the Boot Menu. In order to perform a clean install of Windows 8 on my computer, I’ve made a bootable Windows 8 installation USB drive using Microsoft’s Windows USB/DVD download tool. ![]()
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