How to Create a Partition Master Bootable USB

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Linda 

Last updated on April 19, 2024

"I'm looking for a bootable USB flash drive partition manager to resize partitions." This is a common request on forums regarding partition managers. This article will guide you through creating a bootable USB drive with a partition manager.

What do I need to create a bootable USB

• Partition Master tool • A USB flash drive (formatted as FAT32, 1-16 GB) • A functioning computer

To create a bootable USB partition manager, you need a disk and the partition management software, i.e., Partition Master tool. With this tool, you can access the hard drives and partitions on your computer and manage them as needed. (Only purchasing users can create bootable disks.)

Step - How to Create a Bootable USB of Partition Master

Now download and install this 100% safe software on any working computer, create a bootable USB Drive Partition Manager with the simple steps below, and use it on any PC that won't start up successfully.

Step 1. To create a bootable Disk Partition Master, you'll need a storage medium such as a USB drive, a flash drive, or a CD/DVD disc. Connect the drive to your computer properly.

Step 2: Launch Partition Master, and then find the “Boot Media Builder” on the left. Click it.

Step 3: If you have a USB or CD/DVD drive, you can select it here. If you don't have a storage device, you can also save the ISO to your hard drive and burn it to media later. Click "Create" after making your selection to begin the process.

Review the warning, and then click Yes.

When it's done, a message will pop up asking if you want to restart your computer from the bootable USB.

• Restart Now: You want to restart your computer immediately and boot from the startup media so you can manage partitions without an operating system.
• Exit Without Restart: You do not want to restart your computer right now; instead, you plan to use the bootable USB drive on a different computer.

Note: To use the bootable disk on a new computer, you'll need to restart the target computer and press F2/F8/DEL to enter BIOS, then set the USB bootable disk as the first boot device.

Wait patiently, the computer will automatically boot from the USB boot media and enter the WinPE tool desktop.

Follow Up - Run Partition Master from USB

If you want to run a disk management tool, such as one of the free disk management tools for Windows 10, from a bootable USB, you'll need to do the following. You'll have to boot from a USB flash drive. Here's how:

Step 1. Connect the bootable USB drive with the tool to the unbootable, non-functional, or problematic Windows PC.

Step 2. Press the power button to turn on the computer and then press F2/F11/Delete to enter BIOS.

Step 3. In the Boot Drive section, set your bootable USB tool as the boot drive.

Step 4: Save the changes and exit the BIOS.

Step 5: Wait for your computer to boot from the WinPE tool disk.

Run the tool Partition Master from a USB flash drive

Then, you can run these available features without booting into the OS, such as partition resizing, disk partition cloning, and partition recovery.

Conclusion

That's it for creating a bootable USB Partition Master. If you ever need to manage your disk partitions when your OS crashes; resize your primary drive when reinstalling another OS; or even convert partition file types without an OS, you'll want this tool.