How to create bootable drive for Windows 11 installation from my Windows 7?

[Drinjanin]

I need some help here. Windows Installation Media won't run setup on my Windows 7, and Rufus won't run on Windows 7 either. How can I create the bootable drive then? Should I create one for Windows 10 first, and then switch to Windows 11 installation?

[empleX]

yes, 7 to 10 then to 11

[Drinjanin]

I will try out with older version of Rufus, and see how it goes.

[Midnight Aurais]

best solution is ventoy
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

you let it format the usb which seperates the usb into 2 partitions one is ventoy itself and 1 is a empty partition for multiple operating system iso files as ventoy creates a menu on boot from usb that allows you to select which operating system iso you want to use for install

note that while there is a mok key for secureboot if the mok manager on boot does not allow you to navigate it then restart the pc and turn secureboot off till the operating system you want is installed and turn it back on in bios

[A&A]

Originally posted by Drinjanin:

I will try out with older version of Rufus, and see how it goes.

Use 3.21 version
https://rufus.ie/downloads/

Also change the browser's user agent from Windows to Linux client, so you will be able to download the iso without the media creation tool.

Or download it on your phone and use a USB to transfer it.

[Drinjanin]

Originally posted by A&A:

Originally posted by Drinjanin:

I will try out with older version of Rufus, and see how it goes.

Use 3.21 version
https://rufus.ie/downloads/

Also change the browser's user agent from Windows to Linux client, so you will be able to download the iso without the media creation tool.

Or download it on your phone and use a USB to transfer it.

I did. I will try it out in a couple of minutes. I hope all goes well, because I assabled my new PC like an hour ago.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Just backup whatever files you need off of Win7; then boot from the Win11 USB, wipe the whole C drive clean and do a clean install of Win11.

If you are on Win7 still, chances are that PC won't run Win11 properly anyways. Not unless you use Rufus to make the USB and disable the Win11 requirements in there first. Also if the PC supports Full UEFI, you want to make the Win11 USB as such. Then after the reboot, enter the BIOS and enable Full UEFI before installing Win11.

[Drinjanin]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Just backup whatever files you need off of Win7; then boot from the Win11 USB, wipe the whole C drive clean and do a clean install of Win11.

If you are on Win7 still, chances are that PC won't run Win11 properly anyways. Not unless you use Rufus to make the USB and disable the Win11 requirements in there first. Also if the PC supports Full UEFI, you want to make the Win11 USB as such. Then after the reboot, enter the BIOS and enable Full UEFI before installing Win11.

No, I have two PCs, the old one with Windows 7 on it, and a brand new one that I assamled today. I intend to install the Windows 11 on the new rig. Currently I'm fiddling with Bios.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Then you use Rufus on the Win7 machine but if the BIOS on that machine doesn't have UEFI enabled or doesn't support it you must manually change the Rufus creation options to UEFI + GPT as that's what you'll need it set up for any modern / newer PC. When done then boot from this Win11 USB on the new PC.

If you don't do that then the Win11 will get created for legacy boot options which then won't work on the modern / newer PC

[Drinjanin]

I downloaded Rufus version 3.21 on my Windows 7 machine, used Rufus, and it worked as intended. Now I have Widnows 11 installed in my new rig. Thanks everyone for stopping by.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Then you use Rufus on the Win7 machine but if the BIOS on that machine doesn't have UEFI enabled or doesn't support it you must manually change the Rufus creation options to UEFI + GPT as that's what you'll need it set up for any modern / newer PC. When done then boot from this Win11 USB on the new PC.

If you don't do that then the Win11 will get created for legacy boot options which then won't work on the modern / newer PC

Doesn't the MBR mode have universal support for both BIOS and UEFI?

[_I_]

windows creation tool should still be able to run on win7
make sure its set to run as admin so it can format the usb stick, and look at system files

[A&A]

Originally posted by _I_:

windows creation tool should still be able to run on win7
make sure its set to run as admin so it can format the usb stick, and look at system files

Sadly it doesn't work.

Originally posted by Drinjanin:

I downloaded Rufus version 3.21 on my Windows 7 machine, used Rufus, and it worked as intended. Now I have Widnows 11 installed in my new rig. Thanks everyone for stopping by.

Have fun

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by _I_:

windows creation tool should still be able to run on win7
make sure its set to run as admin so it can format the usb stick, and look at system files

Yes but you don't want to use this tool becaus3 it doesn't give options.

If my Motherboard with Win7 is set to Legacy BIOS and/or lacks URFI and I make the Win11 USB on Win7 with all of that in mind, the MCT is going to make the Win11 USB for legacy bios, not uefi. And then not work on the newer UEFI Motherboard

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Originally posted by _I_:

windows creation tool should still be able to run on win7
make sure its set to run as admin so it can format the usb stick, and look at system files

Yes but you don't want to use this tool becaus3 it doesn't give options.

If my Motherboard with Win7 is set to Legacy BIOS and/or lacks URFI and I make the Win11 USB on Win7 with all of that in mind, the MCT is going to make the Win11 USB for legacy bios, not uefi. And then not work on the newer UEFI Motherboard

It creates an MBR partition, but since the ISO contains an EFI folder, that gets copied to the media, which a UEFI system can detect and boot from.

[HIVEmind]

I think the old win7 won't run right with 11. be ready for 10 on that one. ms said they will Crack down on old hardware