Page 978 - Windows 10 May 2019 Update The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box

Do you want to upgrade your computer right now? Or make an

installation flash drive (or disc) that you can use to upgrade other
machines?

If you choose “Upgrade this PC now” (and then hit Next), the
installer springs into action, as described in the next section.

But suppose your intention here has been to create an installation
flash drive or DVD.

Now you arrive at a language/edition/architecture screen.

4. Use the drop-down menus to specify your language, Windows
10 edition, and architecture.

Or just leave “Use the recommended options for this PC” turned
on.

The architecture means 32-bit or 64-bit, corresponding to the kind

of computer you have. (If you’re not sure, open → →
System → About. Under “Device specifications,” you’ll see what
kind of machine you’ve got.)

5. Hit Next.

Now you’re asked what kind of installation drive you want to

create: A flash drive or an ISO file (for burning a DVD).

6. Choose “USB flash drive” or “ISO file” (Figure A-4, bottom).

Insert a blank flash drive of at least 8 gigabytes. Windows goes to

town, building you an installer on that drive. (If the drive wasn’t
blank before, Windows erases it first.)

If you don’t have a flash drive, you can opt for the ISO option. It

creates a disk image of the type described on “Working with
zipped folders”. You can install directly from this file, or you can
burn it onto a blank DVD, if that’s how you prefer to go.