To prepare the USB, you need a Windows 7 ISO file and a tool like the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Install the tool, open ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

I’ve been playing with Windows 7 Beta for a the past week or so and after loading it up on multiple machines I’ve learned a few things: 1. I hate waiting for DVDs to burn ISO images. 2. Half of my ...

Several days ago, we covered where to download a Windows 10, 8.1, or 7 ISO image file, but a common question is what do you do once the image is downloaded? The answer is make a bootable USB drive out ...

You might have come across a situation where your CD-ROM is non-functional or DVD drive is inaccessible, but you want to install Windows Vista or Windows 7. Obviously ...

If you've lately brought a Windows computer, you probably own a unique Windows installation disk and a Windows key. While performing a clean set up, you can use them to get things executed and ...

A friend of mine, and many commenters here and elsewhere, had issues receiving, downloading, or simply executing the $30 "student" Windows 7 upgrade. Microsoft has admitted some issues, and now offers ...

Avid Windows 7 or Windows 8-8.1 users without access to optical drives can still install fresh copy of Windows quite easily, using a bootable USB flash drive that can be created instantly with ...