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Zorin OS per USB-Stick neu installieren

Zorin OS per USB-Stick neu installieren

If your laptop is causing problems, for example if it no longer starts properly, the wLw repair helper is not working or you deliberately want a fresh installation, a new installation using a USB stick may be useful.
This allows the operating system to be reinstalled and many typical software problems can be rectified.

Important: When reinstalling via a USB stick, all data on the laptop will be irrevocably deleted. Therefore, think carefully beforehand whether you really want to carry out this step. Also make sure that all important documents are backed up, for example on a separate USB stick or other external storage device, and no longer on the laptop itself.

You can use a new installation of Zorin OS via a USB stick for the following applications:

wLw-Repair Helper does not work
…

What you need

Your laptop on which you want to reinstall Zorin OS
A USB stick with at least 8 GB memory
A second device, for example ...:
- a laptop with Zorin
- a Windows laptop
- an Android mobile phone
The charger from your laptop

Instruction video

You can start a new installation of Zorin OS with a USB stick by following the steps in the instruction video below:

Subtitles are available for this video in all languages. Press the [cc] button in the video

Create a bootable USB stick with Zorin

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Create a bootable USB stick with Windows

Create a bootable USB stick with an Android mobile phone

In the video above from [04:55]

Zorin USB stick installation with Etchdroid

To create a USB boot_device, you need:

USB stick with at least 8GB memory
- USB-C to USB-A connections
Android mobile phone
Etchdroid App
Time

Download Zorin OS .ISO:

Open your browser
enter Zorin OS Download
scroll down and download either Zorin OS 18 Core and then click on «Skip to download» or go further down and download Zorin OS 17 Core via «Download historical versions of Zorin OS«
Wait until the .ISO-file is downloaded and save it to your files

Download Etchdroid:

Open the Google Play Store on your mobile phone
Enter in the search bar «Etchdroid» and download the app:

Recording a USB stick

Open the Etchdroid app
Insert the USB stick into the mobile phone
Go to «Write image«
Search for the right .ISO-file and select it
Choose «Allow access" from
Choose «Write image«
Wait until the image is written and then select Verify image
Now you can use the stick to reset the laptop
Go to the step «Reinstall Zorin OS with the bootable USB stick»

Reinstall Zorin OS with the bootable USB stick

ZorinOS installation:

Switch off the laptop completely by pressing and holding the power button for at least 20 seconds
Insert the USB stick
Wait 5 seconds and press the power button once
Press the respective button to access the boot menu

Brand	Boot menu button	BIOS/UEFI button	Notes
Acer	F12	Del or F2	Sometimes you have to F12 must first be activated in the BIOS.
ASUS	Esc	F2	For some older models: F8 for boot menu
Dell	F12	F2	F12 opens the One-Time Boot Menu directly.
HP	Esc, then F9	Esc, then F10	At the start Esc Press and hold , then select Menu.
Microsoft Surface	No direct shortcut	Power + Volume Up (hold when switching on)	Opens the UEFI menu.
Fujitsu	F12	F2	For older ones: Esc or F11.

For the keyboard, select «Switzerland, German - No dead keys" from
Follow the further instructions from the laptop and make sure that the laptop is «Without data retention» is newly installed.
Select the USB stick with the Arrow buttons and press the ENTER-button.
As soon as Zorin restarts, select German as the language and then go to «Install Zorin»

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