1. Format Your USB Key
Plug
in your USB key and back up any existing data stored on it. You’ll need to
format the key before you can make it a bootable device.Open up a Command Prompt as an Administrator. You can do this by finding the cmd.exe in your Windows/System32 folder, right-clicking the executable, and selecting “Run as Administrator”. Alternatively, type CMD in the Start Menu search field and activate the Command Prompt using Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
Type “list disk” to reveal a list of all your active disks, each of which is associated with a number. Make a note of which one is your USB key, based on the capacity. In our screenshot below, our USB drive is Disk 6 (8GB).
Next, type the following commands, one at a time: