BIOS update and Windows ISO, same flash drive?

[Rigamir]

So I am currently awaiting all my parts to come in. My motherboard will need to be updated with the BIOS update from the retailer website which I have along with the ISO creation toolkit for windows 10. My question is can I have both of these things on the same Flash drive or should I have a flash drive dedicated to one or the other?

What about all the necessary drivers can those also be placed on the flash drive or am I better off just downloading them after completing the BIOS update and Windows install?

Will the Windows ISO be fine with a Windows 10 Pro serial key?

Here is my build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $200.00)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4+ ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (Purchased For $165.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (Purchased For $47.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $82.75)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $35.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For $350.00)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $49.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $50.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit) (Purchased For $76.00)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (Purchased For $30.00)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor (Purchased For $74.00)
Keyboard: Thermaltake CHALLENGER PRIME Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For $10.50)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse ($0.00)
Headphones: Bose AE2i White Headset ($0.00)
Total: $1169.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-16 11:51 EST-0500


Any extra notes of information and any suggestions are also welcome.

 

[Kurz]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO

If you create the Media using this tool it states that it will work with both Home and Pro.
I highly suggest you do this too as it has the updates as well.
The key is what dictates what gets installed.

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

In regards to build I honestly recommend getting a 750w Seasonic Gold efficiency. More expensive though its solid (I've had one for 5 years).
Rest looks solid, Though I personally perfer Asus motherboards. But I like their boards just a preference really.

 

[Rigamir]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10ISO

If you create the Media using this tool it states that it will work with both Home and Pro.
I highly suggest you do this too as it has the updates as well.
The key is what dictates what gets installed.

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

In regards to build I honestly recommend getting a 750w Seasonic Gold efficiency. More expensive though its solid (I've had one for 5 years).
Rest looks solid, Though I personally perfer Asus motherboards. But I like their boards just a preference really.

I considered doing that but its not necessary and I need to let my bank account recuperate maybe in the future I will invest in one since it will undoubtedly need to be replaced. It was a good price for a decent part.

That is the tool I used, great!

 

[Rigamir]

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

you can add a folder to the usb to hold the BIOS update

Sorry just to be clear a simple new folder with the BIOS update in it will be all that is necessary?

 

[Kurz]

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

you can add a folder to the usb to hold the BIOS update

Sorry just to be clear a simple new folder with the BIOS update in it will be all that is necessary?

Hell you can just throw the BIOS update into the root of the drive. I just add a folder to make it easier to find (Since Folders are placed first).

The install package won't care since its not named anything it'll be accessing.

 

[Rigamir]

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

you can add a folder to the usb to hold the BIOS update

Sorry just to be clear a simple new folder with the BIOS update in it will be all that is necessary?

Hell you can just throw the BIOS update into the root of the drive. I just add a folder to make it easier to find (Since Folders are placed first).

The install package won't care since its not named anything it'll be accessing.

Thank you so much for the info.

 

[Rigamir]

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

you can add a folder to the usb to hold the BIOS update

Sorry just to be clear a simple new folder with the BIOS update in it will be all that is necessary?

Hell you can just throw the BIOS update into the root of the drive. I just add a folder to make it easier to find (Since Folders are placed first).

The install package won't care since its not named anything it'll be accessing.

Sorry another quick question. To instant flash will I need to extract the BIOS update to the USB or will it use it in its compressed form?

 

[Kurz]

Once you create the media you can add a folder usb to hold the BIOS update. It wont harm it.

Windows 10 should have at least the network drivers from me installing it on 100+ computers so far.
So you'll be able to download the drivers after.

you can add a folder to the usb to hold the BIOS update

Sorry just to be clear a simple new folder with the BIOS update in it will be all that is necessary?

Hell you can just throw the BIOS update into the root of the drive. I just add a folder to make it easier to find (Since Folders are placed first).

The install package won't care since its not named anything it'll be accessing.

Sorry another quick question. To instant flash will I need to extract the BIOS update to the USB or will it use it in its compressed form?

Hmm... most likely it'll have to be decompressed.