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Installing Microsoft Windows* 7 from USB Drives onto USB 3.0 Computers
Windows 7 installation media does not include native driver support for USB 3.0, so during installation, when
you get to the screen to select your preferred language, a keyboard or mouse connected to a USB 3.0 port
does not respond. Any Intel® NUC that has only USB 3.0 ports is affected.
This Readme describes three methods to resolve the problem:
Windows 7* USB 3.0 Creator Utility
DISM Graphical User Interface (GUI) Tool
DISM Command Line Tool
Troubleshooting
Windows 7* USB 3.0 Creator Utility
The Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility automates the steps to update a Windows 7 installation image so that it
contains USB 3.0 drivers.
Assumptions
You have a valid copy of Windows 7 on ISO or DVD.
You have Administrator access to another working computer (the Admin system) with Windows 7 or later
to follow these steps.
You have downloaded and unzipped the Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility.
1. Create a USB flash drive installer
Use your Windows 7 DVD or ISO image to create a bootable USB flash drive.
Instructions on how to do
are found on Microsoft’s site.
2. Run the Utility
a) Download and unzip the Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator utility to a temporary folder on the Admin
system.
b) Connect the USB device containing the Windows 7 image to the Admin system.
c) Double-click the file Installer_Creator.exe to run the utility.
d) Browse to the root of the USB drive.
e) Click Create Image to begin the creation process.
f) Wait for the process to finish. It can take up to 15 minutes.
3. Install Windows 7 on the target Intel NUC
Using the updated installer, proceed with the Windows 7 installation as you normally would.
DISM Graphical User Interface (GUI) Tool
The DISM Graphical User Interface (GUI) Tool updates a Windows 7 installation image so that it contains USB
3.0 drivers.
Assumptions
You have a valid copy of Windows 7 on ISO or DVD.
You have Administrator access to another working computer (the Admin system) with Windows 7 or later
to follow these steps.
The Admin system has .NET Framework 4.0 installed.
The Admin system has at least 10GB free disk space.
You have downloaded and installed the DISM GUI from https://dismgui.codeplex.com/.
