Top 2 Ways to Make SanDisk USB Bootable -Safe and Quick

Why Make SanDisk USB Bootable?

Thanks to digital technology, you can say goodbye to installing operating systems from DVDs and optical drives. USB drives now offer increasing convenience and larger disk capacity. It is easily portable and many users want to back up their computers or critical files to it with the help of USB automatic backup freeware. Creating a bootable SanDisk USB drive has some obvious advantages.

• It allows you to save your personalized Windows operating system and use it on any compatible device.
• It helps you to keep your important settings and files with you in a small space.
• It also gives you the option to keep your data separate.

How to Make SanDisk USB Bootable – 2 Ways Included

You can make a SanDisk USB flash drive bootable in two ways, the SanDisk bootable USB software - AOMEI Backupper Standard and Windows built-in Media Creation tool.

🍵 Creating a SanDisk bootable USB via AOMEI Backupper Standard is relatively simple. You can make not only a SanDisk USB bootable, but any brand of USB drive bootable, as long as it is large enough to hold your setup files.
🍵 Using the media creation tool that comes with Microsoft can also help you make SanDisk USB bootable. The bootable SanDisk USB created with this tool cannot be used to store other files.

Next I will show you how to make SanDisk USB bootable in these 2 ways.

Way 1. Make SanDisk USB Bootable via AOMEI Backupper Standard

🍧 Note: Creating bootable media will delete all data on the SanDisk drive. If there are important files on it, please back up the USB drive in advance to avoid data loss.

1. Download AOMEI Backupper Standard, install and launch it.

2. Click Tools on the left panel and then select Create Bootable Media.

3. In the pop-up window, select "Windows PE-create bootable disc based on Windows PE" option and click Next to continue.

Tips✍:
● Windows PE-based bootable media: A more flexible, customizable (add custom drivers) rescue media. You can start the backup/restore/clone process within it.
● Linux kernel-based bootable media: A functionally restricted rescue media. You can use it to perform restore and clone operations only.

4. Choose the USB drive to create this bootable recovery media and then click Next. Wait for the bootable media creation process to complete.

Way 2. Make SanDisk USB Bootable via Windows Media Creation Tool

Here I use the example of making a SanDisk USB drive bootable on a Windows 11 computer. Before you start, make sure you prepare a USB drive with at least 8 GB of storage space. Then, follow the instructions below to create a Windows 11 installation USB.

1. Plug your SanDisk USB drive into a USB port on another working computer.
2. Download the media creation tool from Microsoft. Click the Download Now button under the “Create Windows 11 Installation Media” section.
3. Right-click on the MediaCreationToolW11.exe and select Run as administrator.
4. On the License terms page, select Accept.
5. On the What do you want to do? page, select Create installation media for another PC, and then click Next.

6. The Setup program automatically selects the language, edition, and architecture for Windows 11 according to your current Windows environment. If you want to change the default options, uncheck Use the recommended options for this PC and choose from the available options.

7. When prompted to choose which media to use, select USB flash drive and click Next.

8. You’ll see a list of removable drives available on your computer. Select the SanDisk USB drive you just connected and click Next to make it bootable.

🧂 Tip: If you don’t see the USB drive you need, click Refresh drive list and try again.

Final Words

This article provides you with 2 effective ways to make SanDisk USB bootable. One is to use Microsoft's built-in tool, and the other is to use a third party software - AOMEI Backupper. After comparison, the second method is more suitable for daily protection. Because it provides you with more functional options.

AOMEI Backupper Standard also allows you to sync files from your computer to the cloud to save local disk space. In addition, you can access files on multiple devices, which is useful for your daily work or study. What are you hesitating for? Download and try it out!