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How to create Windows installation USB key part 2

Some time ago I wrote a short tutorial on how to create a Windows installation USB key. The guide is still valid (and probably will be for quite some time), but there is an easier method now! Well, at least if you want to have Windows 7 on your USB key.

Microsoft has release Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool (direct link), which only requires a few mouse-clicks to create your key. All you need is the ISO-file  of Windows 7 (obtainable from your Microsoft Store Account), a working computer with Windows installed and an USB key. However I am not sure most netbook owners (the primary target audience for this tool since netbooks don’t have a CD-ROM player) have a Microsoft Store Account.

The fun part is that the tool has been release under the GPLv2 license. But that’s because they had to

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