No.I dont have external drive that I can use at the moment to transfer windows to my newly built PC. So I was wondering if it's possible that I plug in my windows surface instead and transfer it that way.
does it have to be flash drive or can it be a external hard drive ?No.
You need a USB flash drive, 8GB or larger, to boot from.
With nothing else on it, because that data would be deleted.
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Is there any other data on this external drive?does it have to be flash drive or can it be a external hard drive ?
I am deleting what is on it right nowIs there any other data on this external drive?
If there is absolutely nothing on it you wish to keep, probably.I am deleting what is on it right now
okay cool thank youIf there is absolutely nothing on it you wish to keep, probably.
Try it and see what happens.
This process will reformat it, resulting in it being seen as 32GB.
Don't panic, you can undo that after.