Windows Tablet Usb Boot
Insert the usb drive into the usb port and then go to start select settings update security recovery.
Windows tablet usb boot. Select the option that boots the pc from the usb flash drive. Step 3 install windows to the new pc. Move the mouse to the upper right side of the surface window and click settings. For more information see automate windows setup.
Your computer will boot from the usb bootable drive only if it supports this type of boot. Start from the usb through windows. Ian knighton cnet it s easy to get intimidated when you hear terms like bootable usb or media creation tool. Not all the computers support usb boot.
Turn on the pc and press the key that opens the boot device selection menu for the computer such as the esc f10 f12 keys. Insert the usb device into the surface pc tablet. Install this on your tablet then back up the entire disk to your tablet s microsd storage before creating a failsafe macrium usb bootable drive for restoring the backup if required. Only windows boot manager is available in your pc boot menu while trying to reinstall windows 7 over your preloaded windows 10 or windows 8 8 1 via a bootable usb drive or usb stick.
Under advanced startup select restart now. Surface will boot from the usb device and run the program on the usb drive. Have a usb boot drive handy should you ever need to reinstall windows 10 on your pc. If you re having trouble starting your surface with the bootable usb you can try booting through windows.
When your surface pc tablet is running how to boot it from usb.