WoeUSB is the best way to create a bootable Windows 11 USB on Linux. It takes care of the formatting, flashing, and other configuration settings. All the user has to do is provide a Windows 11 ISO.
The WoeUSB app isn’t installed on any Linux operating systems by default. Thankfully, you’ll be able to set up the app using the commands below.
Ubuntu
Sadly, Ubuntu doesn’t provide WoeUSB in their official software repositories, and past PPAs are no longer available. As a result, Ubuntu users will need to get it working with the Python3 package tool.
You must set up the dependencies required to run the software to start. Using the apt install command down below, set up the packages.
sudo apt install git p7zip-full python3-pip python3-wxgtk4.0
With all of the packages set up and configured, use the pip3 install command to download and install the latest version of WoeUSB on your Ubuntu system.
sudo pip3 install WoeUSB-ng
Debian
Like Ubuntu, there is no way to get the WoeUSB app through official software sources, so it must be installed via Python. Use the apt-get install command and set up the latest dependency packages.
sudo apt-get install git p7zip-full python3-pip python3-wxgtk4.0
Once all of the packages are configured and installed on your system, you can install the latest version of the WoeUSB application on your Debian Linux system.
sudo pip3 install WoeUSB-ng
Arch Linux
The WoeUSB application is available in the Arch Linux Community software repository. However, this version doesn’t ship with a GUI. To get the GUI version, install WoeUSB with the commands below.
wget https://builds.garudalinux.org/repos/chaotic-aur/x86_64/woeusb-ng-0.2.10-1-any.pkg.tar.zst sudo pacman -U woeusb-ng-0.2.10-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
Fedora
The WoeUSB application is in the official Fedora Linux package repositories. However, the Python version of the app works much better. Install the dependency packages using dnf install and set up the app using pip3 install to get it set up.
sudo dnf install git p7zip p7zip-plugins python3-pip python3-wxpython4 sudo pip3 install WoeUSB-ng
OpenSUSE
To get the latest version of WoeUSB working on your OpenSUSE Linux system, head over to the WoeUSB-ng page on the OpenSUSE build site. Then, select your operating system, and choose the “1 Click Install” button to install the software to your system.
Generic Linux
If you’re using a Linux OS not covered by the instructions in this guide, you’ll still be able to install the software through Python 3. However, you’ll first need to set up the package dependencies.
To create a bootable Windows 11 USB on Linux, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: Open up the app menu and launch “Woeusb-ng.” When you launch the app, you’ll be asked to enter your password. Using the keyboard, enter your password to access the app.
Step 2: Once the Woeusb-ng application is open, you must download Windows 11. Head over to the Windows 11 download page and find “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO).”
Step 3: After locating “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO),” find the “Select Download” menu and choose “Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO),” and click on the blue “Download” option to download the ISO file.
Step 4: Once the Windows 11 ISO is done downloading, go to WoeUSB and find the “From a disk image (iso)” area. Click on the “None” button to bring up a pop-up window.
Step 5: Use the pop-up window to browse for the Windows 11 ISO you downloaded previously. Then, find “Target device” and select your USB flash drive. Finally, click on the “Install” button when you’re ready to begin.
Step 6: After selecting the “Install” button, WoeUSB will present a message. This message states, “Are you sure? This will delete all your files and wipe out the selected partition.” Click the “Yes” button to continue.
The installation process will take time to complete, as the Windows 11 ISO file is enormous. When the process is complete, you will see “Installation succeeded!”
Other ways to create a Windows 11 USB on Linux
While the WoeUSB app is undoubtedly useful, it isn’t the only way to create a live Linux USB. It is also possible to create one by hand by following the step-by-step instructions below.
Step 1: Head over to the official Windows 11 download page, find “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO),” and download your ISO.
Step 2: After downloading your ISO file, install the gparted app, plug in your USB flash drive, and open the Gparted application.
Step 3: Select your USB flash drive inside of Gparted. Then, click on the “Device” menu. Next, select “Create Partition Table,” select the “Gpt” option, and click “Apply.”
Step 4: Right-click on “unallocated” and select the “New” option in the right-click menu. Create a new Fat32 partition with 1024 MB in size.
Be sure to label it “BOOT” in all caps.
Step 5: After creating the Fat32 partition, right-click on the unallocated space, select the “New” option and create a new NTFS partition with the remaining space left over. Be sure to label this partition “INSTALL.”
Step 6: Open the Linux file manager, select downloads, and right-click on the Windows 11 ISO file. Select “Open with disk image mounter.”
Alternatively, you can mount the ISO with the following commands.
mkdir -p ~/win11iso/
sudo mount -o loop ~/Downloads/Win11_English_x64v1.iso ~/win11iso/
Step 7: Once the image is mounted, copy all files to the flash drive to create your Windows 11 live USB.
Hello everyone. In this article, I am going to show you how to create a Windows 11 bootable USB on Ubuntu using the GParted project.
Updating Your System
Before we begin, if you’re using Ubuntu, it’s a good practice to update your system. I will show you how to create a Windows 10 or 11 bootable USB in Ubuntu. You can start by updating your system by typing “sudo apt update” in Terminal. If there are any packages that need to be upgraded, you can upgrade them by typing “sudo apt update“.
Downloading the Windows 10/11 ISO
So, the first step is to download the Windows 11 ISO image. Open your favorite browser or simply use the default browser that comes with Ubuntu. Simply search for “download Windows 11 ISO” and you’ll get the Windows 11 ISO image from Microsoft’s official website.
After that, you have to select the Windows 11 ISO image edition and click Download.
Choose a language and click Confirm.
Then click 64-bit Download and save it. It will save the file to your computer.
Now, I’m going to insert it because I already have it. If I have to show you, it’s in the Downloads directory, which I have simply imported from my main PC. The size is around 4 GB.
Preparing the USB Flash Drive
The second step is to attach the USB flash drive to your computer. I’ve already done that, so there’s no need for me to attach it.
The third step is to install GParted onto your computer.
You can use the Ubuntu Software or the Terminal. I prefer the terminal because it’s faster. Once it’s launched, simply type “sudo apt install gparted“.
The next step is to launch GParted, typing “sudo gparted” in Terminal.
You can also launch GParted from Launchpad. Just simply search for GParted and launch it.
Once it’s launched, select the USB flash drive.
Partitioning the USB Flash Drive
By default, you can see that it’s a bootable USB flash drive of Windows 11.
For now, I have to delete all of them and then I’ll show you how to create them again from the beginning.
Let me delete it first. You have to unmount it, then delete it. Sorry for that. Now delete.
Okay, it is deleted.
Now click Apply.
Once it’s removed, we need to create a partition for it. Go to Device and click Create partition table.
From here, select a partition style for Windows. We are going to choose gpt. Click Apply.
Remember, it’s going to remove everything from your USB flash drive, so back up your files.
Formatting and Copying Files
The next step is to create a file system for it.
By default, Linux personal file system is ext4. Windows is using NTFS. We’re going to choose NTFS. We can also label the USB flash drive. I’m going to name it “Windows 111“. Click Add.
Now you can see that it’s done, but the changes have not applied. Click Apply and wait for it.
Once it’s done, you can close it.
The next step is to open files and go to the Downloads folder where Windows 11 is located. Right-click on it and choose Open With Disk Image Mounter.
Finalizing the Bootable USB
Here you can see that Windows 11 is mounted. Right-click, copy, and now go to the USB flash drive and paste them here.
During the copy of the files, you will not face any type of error. If you face any type of error, it means the Windows 11 ISO that you downloaded from the internet has been corrupted. Maybe the speed of your internet connection was not fast and somehow it got corrupted.
So basically, this is how you can create a Windows 11 bootable USB. For now, I am going to wait until the files are copied from the ISO inside the USB flash drive.
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В данной статье мы расскажем как создать загрузочную флешку с Windows в системе Linux с помощью утилиты под названием «Ventoy».
Для начала вам потребуется:
— Сама утилита Ventoy под Linux, скачать вы ее можете с официального сайта.
— ISO Образ нужной вам Windows, скачать его можно в нашем каталоге.
— Так же вам потребуется активировать будущую Windows, оригинальные ключи активации вы можете приобрести у нас в магазине по выгодным ценам от 1140 ₽.
1) После того как вы скачали архив с программой, распаковываем его в удобное для вас место.
2) Переходим в папу с программой, и нажимаем «Свойство» на файле «VentoyGUIx86_x64».
3) В разделе «Права» ставим галочку напротив «Разрешить выполнение файла как программы», чтобы сделать файл исполняемым.
4) После этого запускаем файл.
5) После запуска открывается интерфейс утилиты, если вы будете устанавливать Windows на старый ПК c Legacy Boot, то в разделе Option => Partition Style выбираем «MBR». Если же установка будет производиться на новый ПК с UEFI, тогда выбираем разметку «GPT».
6) После выбора нужной вам разметки, жмем «Install» и ждем какое-то время.
7) После записи программы на флешку, появится два раздела.
— Первый раздел, куда установилась сама утилита с ее файлами.
— Второй раздел, куда нужно будет поместить ISO образ Windows.
Все что нам остается, это просто переместить во второй раздел заранее скачанный ISO образ нужной вам Windows.
9) После чего запуститься с этой флешки, выбрать второй раздел и начать процедуру установки системы.
Хотим напомнить что все популярные ISO образы Windows вы можете скачать в нашем каталоге.
— Windows 11
— Windows 10
— Windows 8.1
— Windows 7
Table of Contents
Requirements
- USB pen drive (8GB or more).
- Root password (or sudo privileges).
- The disk image for Windows 10, Windows 11.
Ventoy is a great free and open source tool wherewith you can simply copy iso images to a USB pen drive and then mount and run them easily, directly from your computer without the need of another operating system.
Download the Windows 10/11 disk image
Download the Windows 10/11 disk image from the official Microsoft website:
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows11
Note
Note: Do not use any third party iso files for obvious security reasons.
Prepare your USB drive
Ventoy formats the USB disk while creating the bootable disk. However, we noticed it failed to do so for an already bootable Linux disk. For this reason, we advise you to format the USB disk before you proceed further.
1. Insert and then format the USB disk. You can do that from the Disks utility.
It doesn’t matter which filesystem you choose during formatting. It will be formatted again by Ventoy in the later steps. Once it is formatted, keep it plugged in and go on to the next step of installing Ventoy.
Download and run Ventoy
2. It is recommended to download the latest version. The file that should be downloaded ends with tar.gz. Once downloaded, extract the tar.gz file. Simply right-click on it and extract it.
3. Go inside the extracted folder, and you’ll find a few scripts in it. You need to execute the file named VentoyWeb.sh. To do that, you’ll have to use the command line.
You can use the Open in Terminal feature of the File Manager to open Terminal in the current location.
4. Once you are in the correct directory in the Terminal, use the following command to run Ventoy:
5. Ventoy runs inside a browser. It will give you the URL when you run it. Copy this URL and paste it in a browser.
Flash Ventoy on the USB pen drive
2. It will open a web page with Ventoy running in it and if the USB is already plugged in, it should recognize it. If not, press the refresh button.
3. Nows day, almost computers are support UEFI boot mode. So, you need change the Partition Style from the Option menu. Considering you are going for a UEFI installation, it will be wise use GPT for partitioning style.
4. Once the things are set, hit the button. It will show you a couple of obligatory warnings. Confirm your action by clicking on twice. The USB pen drive will be formatted. Wait for at least a minute after the operation has been completed.
5. If the installation completes successfully, you should see a success message.
When you hit the install button, it creates two partitions on the USB disk.
- VTOYEFI: A small partition for the UEFI files for booting.
- Ventoy: A big and empty partition in ExFAT format where you’ll copy the ISO image into it.
6. Now, copy the ISO image of the Windows 10/11 into the bigger ExFAT partition on the USB disk.
Note
Note: Once the copying finishes, DO NOT RUSH to plug out the USB just yet. Click on the unmount option from the file manager. Chances are that some files are still being written and it may show an error message.
Wait for a few more minutes and you should see a message that it is safe to remove the disk. Now you can unplug it and use it on whichever system you want.
Using the bootable Windows 10/11 disk
1. You are almost there. Insert your bootable Windows USB key you created in the previous section. Start the computer and at boot time, press F2 or F10 or F12 repeatedly to go to the boot settings. In here, select to boot from your USB.
2. It takes a couple of minutes to start the Windows disk. You should see a screen like this, and it will give you the option to install Windows.
3. Select the option Boot in normal mode.
4. You’ll see that Windows 10/11 is being booted and it gives you the option to install or repair your system. You know what to do now from here.
That’s it! You can now simply use your USB pen drive to boot to Windows 10/11. You can even copy other images of operating systems to your Ventoy USB pen drive to create a personal library of operating systems.
Additionally, if you just want to create the Windows bootable USB disk only once. You can close the Terminal window then delete Ventoy from your system.
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There are multiple utilities out there to help you create bootable Windows 10/11 USB on a Windows operating system. Easy ways are also around to create Windows 10/11 bootable USB on macOS. But how to prepare Windows 10/11 bootable USB on Linux?
Preparing Windows 10/11 bootable USB is not as difficult as it was a few years ago. Free utilities are available for Linux OS to prepare bootable USBs.
In this guide, we will see how to use a free utility called WoeUSB to prepare Windows 10/11 bootable USB on Linux.
NOTE: You cannot use a live Linux USB/DVD to create a Windows 10 USB, as you cannot install the required software when you are running Linux from a live USB/DVD. So, you will need a properly installed Linux OS to prepare a Windows 10/11 bootable USB.
IMPORTANT: We are using the popular Ubuntu distro (version 18) to prepare bootable Windows 10/11 USB. The steps are the same for most other Linux distros as well.
Step 1: The first step is to download the Windows 10/11 ISO. To download the full Windows 10 ISO file, visit this official Windows 10 download page, select your edition (select the latest version of Windows 10), click Confirm, select your language, and then click the Confirm button to see the download options for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10. Depending on your need, click on either 64-bit Download or 32-bit Download button to begin downloading the Windows 10 ISO file in the browser. To download the Windows 11 ISO image, visit this Microsoft page.
Step 2: Connect a USB drive that you would like to use to prepare the bootable Windows 10 USB to your PC running Linux.
Step 3: Format the USB drive. To do that, open the Disks application (use search). Select your USB in the left pane, click the hamburger icon, click the Format disk option, select Don’t overwrite existing data (Quick) and Compatible with all systems and devices options, and then click the Format button. When you get the confirmation dialog, click the Format button again to format the drive.
Step 4: Next, install WoeUSB software. To install it, execute the following three commands one after another at the terminal. Note that these commands work on most Linux distros, including the popular Ubuntu.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
(Press Enter key to execute)
sudo apt update
(Press Enter key to execute)
sudo apt install woeusb
(Press Enter key to execute)
Step 5: Launch WoeUSB. It will automatically detect and select the connected USB drive. You just need to browse to the Windows 10 ISO image and select it. Click on the Install button to begin preparing the bootable Windows 10 USB drive.
If you are asked to enter the account password, please type the same.
NOTE: If you get the “Target device is currently busy, unmount all mounted partitions” error, open Disks, select the USB drive, and then unmount the drive by clicking the Unmount selected partition icon (refer to the picture below). Launch WoeUSB again, select your ISO, make sure that the USB is selected, and then click the Install button.
Once the bootable USB is ready, you will see the “Installation succeeded” message.
You may now remove the USB drive and connect it to the PC where you want to install Windows 10/11 and turn on the PC to boot from it. Don’t forget to make necessary changes to the BIOS to enable booting from USB.
Our how to prepare Ubuntu bootable USB on Windows 10 guide might also interest you.