How to Install Windows 11 on ASUS VivoBook Go Using a USB Drive

Preparing for Windows Installation

• 💡 A USB flash drive (at least 8GB) is required for creating a bootable Windows 11 installation media.
• 💻 The process involves using a separate device to download the Windows 11 ISO and prepare the USB drive.

Downloading Windows 11 ISO

• 🌐 Access the official Microsoft website via a web browser on your secondary device.
• 🖱️ Select "Windows 11 multi-edition ISO for x64 devices" and confirm.
• 🇺🇸 Choose your product language (e.g., English United States) and confirm.
• ⬇️ Click the "64bit download" button to save the ISO file to your PC.

Creating a Bootable USB with Rufus

• 🔍 Search for and download the Rufus application from its official website (rufus.ie).
• 💾 Run the Rufus application and select the prepared USB flash drive in the "Device" section.
• 📂 Click "Select" and choose the downloaded Windows 11 ISO file.
• ▶️ Click "Start" without changing any default settings, and confirm the data formatting warning.
• ✅ Wait for the process to complete, indicated by "Ready" status in Rufus.

Booting the ASUS VivoBook Go from USB

• 🔌 Insert the bootable USB drive into your ASUS VivoBook Go.
• ⚡ Power on the laptop and repeatedly press the Escape key to access the one-time boot menu.
• ⬆️⬇️ Use arrow keys to select "UEFI generic SD" (or the second option if the first fails) and press Enter.

Windows Installation and Partitioning

• 🖱️ Follow the on-screen prompts to select language, time format, and keyboard layout.
• ⚠️ Be aware that all existing data on the PC will be deleted.
• 🗂️ To manage disk space, delete existing partitions one by one.
• 💾 Create a new partition for data by selecting "unallocated space", clicking "Create partition", and specifying a size (e.g., 30GB for the system disk, with the rest for data).
• 🚀 Alternatively, select "unallocated space" and click "Next" to use the entire disk for Windows and files.
• ⏳ Click "Install" and wait for Windows 11 to be installed; ensure the laptop remains plugged in throughout the process.

Final Steps

• ✅ Once installation is complete, proceed with the Windows setup process.
• 🔗 A separate video on the channel provides a step-by-step guide for the setup process.