How to Download Windows 10 Pro on a New Computer without Optical Disk Drive

[dragonmasterj]

Hi guys,

I will be building my first PC soon. I bought a Windows 10 Pro 64 bit OEM, but I don't have a optical disk drive in my build. Would you just download the content in the disk onto a USB and then stick the USB into the PC and boot from there?

 

[Paul NZ]

You can use the mediacreation tool which will download an ISO. Then you can download rufus to put it on a flash drive

 

[dragonmasterj]

Yiou can use the mediacreation tool which will download an ISO. Then you can download rufus to put it on a flash drive

Does that mean my disk is unnecessary?

 

[Paul NZ]

Yup. You can boot from a flash drive then activate it with the key later. Just make sure you get the right ISO

 

[USAFRet]

Yiou can use the mediacreation tool which will download an ISO. Then you can download rufus to put it on a flash drive

Does that mean my disk is unnecessary?

Go here and create your own USB:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Or your current DVD and Rufus.

Either way works.

 

[dragonmasterj]

Yiou can use the mediacreation tool which will download an ISO. Then you can download rufus to put it on a flash drive

Does that mean my disk is unnecessary?

Go here and create your own USB:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Or your current DVD and Rufus.

Either way works.

So I still need the DVD right? Because that contains the key

 

[USAFRet]

Yiou can use the mediacreation tool which will download an ISO. Then you can download rufus to put it on a flash drive

Does that mean my disk is unnecessary?

Go here and create your own USB:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Or your current DVD and Rufus.

Either way works.

So I still need the DVD right? Because that contains the key

The 'key' is not on the DVD. It should be on whatever paperwork that came with the DVD.

 

[dragonmasterj]

Thanks guys