Can I install Windows from external optical drive

[Will Talbot]

Hi I am building my first PC at the end of the year and my case doesn't have space for a optical drive so I was wondering if I could install Windows from a usb external disc drive
Thanks

 

[Hellfire13]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2787264/installing-windows-usb-external-dvd-drive.html

 

[rosiow]

You can use the freeware ISO2Disc or Rufus to create a Windows 10 install USB from ISO file:
http://www.top-password.com/blog/create-uefi-or-legacy-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10-setup/

 

[Hellfire13]

You can use the freeware ISO2Disc or Rufus to create a Windows 10 install USB from ISO file:
http://www.top-password.com/blog/create-uefi-or-legacy-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10-setup/

Not really necessary unless he wants to do so. An optical drive, even external will be fine.

 

[Adsary]

You can use the freeware ISO2Disc or Rufus to create a Windows 10 install USB from ISO file:
http://www.top-password.com/blog/create-uefi-or-legacy-bootable-usb-drive-for-windows-10-setup/

Not really necessary unless he wants to do so. An optical drive, even external will be fine.

hey i have a cracked version of windows that is genuine somehow and i have it on 2 cd's so one is the crack and 1 is the installation my first question is will i need to get 2 USB sticks? also to put it on a USB can i just drag the files using a different computer on to the USB like drag and drop or so i need to do some kind or extract or burn or something like that because i dont know thank you