From there you can repartition your hard disk and create a primary partition for install Windows 8 later. Click on Disk Management in the left-hand panel, you’ll see the attached hard drive shown as Disk 1. Part 1: Copy Windows 8 Installation Files to Hard Drive It also works with Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. This method requires you to create a bootable hard drive from Windows 8 ISO image, so you can then install Windows 8 without formatting. But, what to do if you don’t have a USB drive in hand, or your optical drive doesn’t work properly? Here we’ll show you how to install Windows 8 directly from a hard drive, without using a CD or USB drive.
It’s super easy to install Windows 8 from a USB drive or a CD/DVD.
