Windows 10 Will Be Made Available on USB Flash Drives

Windows 10 Will Be Made Available on USB Flash Drives

Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its upcoming Windows 10 operating system will be available on USB drives soon after a couple of Amazon listings claiming to sell Windows 10 versions on USB drives were spotted.

Amazon.com started taking pre-orders for Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro on USB flash drives at $119.99 (approximately Rs. 7,600) and $199.99 (approximately Rs. 12,700). Notably, the retailer listed Microsoft as the seller of the USB flash drives with Windows 10.

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the plans to sell Windows 10 on USB sticks, not requiring users to utilise a DVD drive or create bootable flash drives themselves. In a statement to VentureBeat, a Microsoft spokesperson said, "Windows 10 will be available on USB drives for purchase in retail channels shortly after launch. The suggested retail prices for Windows 10 in the US are the same as Windows 8.1."

The company also confirmed that Windows 10 on USB drives will be available via other retailer stores including Microsoft Store.

Microsoft's confirmation of Windows 10 sold in USB Flash Drives follows a report from last month that claimed the company was planning to sell its Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro SKUs in retail stores via USB flash drives.

Earlier this week, Microsoft started rolling out Windows 10 Build 10240, which was said to be the RTM (release to manufacturing) build, to Windows 10 Insiders. It was said that the Build 10240 was the final RTM copy, which would be available to OEM partners to preload their new machines.