Now, boot up your system again, and if everything’s done right, it should lead you to the Windows 10 installation menu.įrom there, follow the on-screen instructions, and when it prompts you to enter your product key, you have two options.

This way, the system will load up the USB drive first to start the Windows 10 installation. Once you’re in the BIOS settings screen, look for the name of the USB drive with the installation media, and set it as the first priority drive in the boot sequence.

The exact key you have to press may differ from one motherboard to another, so just keep an eye at the bottom of the splash screen to look for the correct key. When you see the BIOS splash screen, press the Delete or F2 key repeatedly to enter the BIOS settings page. Okay, so plug in the USB drive (use the motherboard’s USB port instead of the case’s, if possible), and boot up your PC. Now, plug in the USB drive to your new PC, and you’re ready for the next step. Just follow the on-screen instructions – make sure you select USB flash drive as the installation media – and when you’re done, you have yourself a bootable USB drive to install Windows 10. Most modern machines are already running on this architecture, so unless you’re installing Windows 10 on a much older machine, choose 64-bit. Most of them are quite self-explanatory, but make sure that you select the architecture to 64-bit. In the installation process, you will be prompted to setup a few things. Once you’ve got these, head to Microsoft’s site here, and download the media creation tool. You will need a machine that’s already running on Windows, and an empty flash drive with at least 8GB of storage. Preparing an Installation Mediaįirst things first, you’ll have to create an installation media to install Windows 10. It’s a surprisingly simple process, so let’s get to it. In this second and final part of our PC build guide, we’ll show you guys how to install a fresh copy of Windows 10 on your brand new PC. You’ve built your PC, got it to boot up, and you’re ready to install Windows 10 on it.

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