Win7-USB3.0-driver

Readme 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

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.

NOTE: The utility will ONLY run on Windows 8.1 at this time.

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

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.

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/.

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

1. Download the current USB 3.0 drivers for your Intel NUC from Download Center to the Admin system.

2. Extract but do not install the USB 3.0 driver package.

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

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

size of the install.wim file.

2. Add USB 3.0 Drivers to install.wim Image

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

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

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

4. Mount boot.wim Image Index 1 (Windows PE)

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

b) Navigate to where you copied boot.wim (C:\WIM in the example) and click Open.

5. Add USB 3.0 Drivers to boot.wim Image

a) On the Driver Management tab, all options should still be set up from adding them to the

b) Verify the Recurse checkbox is selected.

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