Before the boot process can begin, however, the USB drive itself must be properly prepared. A simple empty flash drive is insufficient; it must be made "bootable." This is typically achieved using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool, a utility provided by Microsoft that downloads the Windows 10 installation files and formats the USB drive in a way the computer can recognize as a startup disk. Without this specific formatting, the computer will ignore the drive even if it contains the correct files. Once the drive is prepared—usually requiring at least 8GB of space—the physical work of booting begins.
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| Brand | Boot Menu | BIOS | |--------|-----------|------| | Dell | F12 | F2 | | HP | F9 | F10 | | Lenovo | F12 | F1/F2 | | ASUS | F8 | F2/DEL | | Acer | F12 | F2 | | MSI | F11 | DEL | Before the boot process can begin, however, the