Win7-USB3.0-Creator-V3-Win7Admin

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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

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.

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.

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/.

2. Leave the flash drive connected to your administrator console system.

Copy install.wim and boot.wim to the Admin System

1. Create a temporary working directory on the Admin system, such as C:\WIM.

2. Create a mount point under your working directory: C:\WIM\MOUNT.

3. Locate the boot.wim and install.wim image files in the \sources directory on your Windows 7 flash drive.

4. Copy both these files to your working directory. It is strongly recommended that, if you have disk space

(approximately 3GB), to make a second unmodified copy of these files.

Obtain Current USB 3.0 Drivers

Right-click on DISM GUI.exe and select Run as Administrator. Follow these steps:

1. Mount install.wim Image

a) On the Mount Control tab, click the Choose WIM button.

b) Navigate to where you copied install.wim (C:\WIM, for example) and click Open.

c) Choose the index number for the version of Windows 7 you have from the drop-down list

under Index.

The mounting process may take a few minutes, depending upon the speed of the Admin system and the

size of the install.wim file.

a) On the Driver Management tab, click the Choose Driver Folder button.

b) Select the location of your USB 3.0 drivers and click OK.

c) Verify the Recurse checkbox is selected.

d) If your drivers are unsigned or reported to be unsigned, select the Force Unsigned

3. Commit Changes to install.wim Image and Unmount

a) On the Mount Control tab, click the Dismount WIM button.

b) Select Yes to commit the changes. This may take a few minutes.