Although you can install version 22H2 using the Media Creation Tool or mounting the ISO file to File Explorer, starting a computer with a USB installation media is still the best approach. Also, it’s perhaps the only way to install Windows 11 22H2 on a new computer or a device with an empty hard drive. If you have to create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 11 22H2, you can use the Media Creation Tool, Rufus, and Command Prompt. This guide will teach you the different ways to create a USB bootable media to perform an in-place or clean install of the Windows 11 2022 Update.
Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Rufus Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Command Prompt Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Media Creation Tool
Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Rufus
To create a bootable USB to install Windows 11 22H2 using Rufus, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, the tool will begin creating a bootable media with the Windows 11 22H2 installation media.
Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Command Prompt
To create a Windows 11 22H2 USB flash drive from ISO with Command Prompt, use these steps: After you complete the steps, you can use the bootable flash drive to install Windows 11 22H2 on UEFI devices.
Change X for any available letter you want to use in the command.
In the command, update the path with the location where you have stored the Windows 11 22H2 ISO file.
In the command, change the E and X drive letters with the correct drive letters for the Windows 11 ISO image and the USB flash drive, respectively.
Create Windows 11 22H2 bootable USB with Media Creation Tool
To use the Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 11 22H2 USB install media, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, you can start the computer with the USB drive to install Windows 11 22H2.
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