Creating Windows Installation Media on ChromeOS

Let's discover how to create a Windows Installation Media USB on a ChromeOS device such as a Chromebook.

What you'll need

• An 8GB or larger USB flash drive
  • If you need one, we recommend and test with the following USB drive
    • Samsung BAR Plus 64GB
• 15 GB of free space on your ChromeOS device

Creating the Installation Media

1. If your USB flash drive is plugged into your ChromeOS device, unplug it.
2. Download the Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)
   1. Note: It is easy to download the wrong file from Microsoft's website.
      Use the screenshot below to help you locate the correct download.
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3. Input the Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) you downloaded from step 2 into the USBZile ISO Converter Web Page.
   1. Note: This outputs a ZIP file we will use later on.
4. Format your USB flash drive
   Warning: This process will delete all data on the selected USB flash drive
   1. Plug the USB flash drive into your ChromeOS device.
   2. Open the Files app that comes preinstalled on all ChromeOS devices.
   3. Right-click the USB flash drive and select Format device.
   4. Leave the Drive name blank and set the Format to FAT32
   5. Click Erase and Format
5. Copy the ZIP file contents to the USB flash drive
   1. Open the Files app that comes preinstalled on all ChromeOS devices.
   2. Locate the ZIP file you created/saved earlier in step 3.
   3. Right-click the ZIP file and select Open.
   4. Select all files (ctrl + a) and then drag them to the USB flash drive from step 4.
   5. After all the files finish copying, Eject the USB flash drive from your ChromeOS device.

Congratulations, you now have a Windows Installation Media USB!