Can't start Boot Camp Assistant

Hello community.
When I want to start Boot Camp Assistant with only the bottom option ticked, and I click the Install button, nothing happens.
I can click it 10 times and still nothing happens.
When I tick the second and third options, it goes to about 2/3, then freezes.
I made the USB stick using
Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool
because when I try it with Boot Camp, it says
Your bootable usb drive could not be created.
Any tips how I can get it to work?
System Information: Model: iMac (27-inch Late 2012) • CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 (8 Threads, 4 Cores) @ 3.40 GHz • Memory: 32.00 GB • Disk Space: Total: 3.11 TB; Free: 2.84 TB • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX • Screen Resolution: 2560 x 1440
I have tried 2 different USB sticks and both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

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