Need to boot up using a a USB memory stick

[Matthew6]

Hello, 

I need to boot my laptop using a USB memory stick but don’t know how to do this and if my laptop will boot from USB memory stick, please can you let me know how I do this. 

Thanks

matthew

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@Matthew6 

You can't boot just from a USB memory stick; instead, the stick has to be formatted and contain bootable media -- like Windows installation files or WinPE files.  So, you have to determine WHAT you want to boot from and HOW you're going to create a USB stick containing the right files.

Yes, it can boot from USB but you need to use the USB 2.0 port -- as the other ports are for charging only.

[Matthew6]

Hello,

thanks for getting back to me I need to using USB memory stick to load windows 10  on to my pc.

Also can you tell me were the USB 2.0 port is lon ny pc.

Thanks 

Matthew

[WAWood]

@Matthew6 

When you use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool (MCT) it provides the option to create a bootable USB stick you can use to install Win10.

Also, the different USB ports are different colors.  The 3.1 ports have blue internals, the USB 2 port is black.  They would be along the sides or back.