You have to use ntfs on the usb drive, and you have to add a bootloader, because the win10 iso file is not a hybrid iso file, ie it will boot if copied to a dvd, but will not boot if copied to a usb drive.
You have correctly worked out that the win10 file is too big for a fat filesystem I can recall it took me ages to arrive at that recipe. My response 58/64 has the method that works. I’ve read the tutorial How to Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux but also that Ventoy cannot create persitent disks and that UNe… I don’t like to destabilise my OS and totally failed to virtualized Windows (with PlayOnLinux and Wine) so I need a persistent MS Windows on an external USB disk. I only have Ubuntu PC and need some Windows app for school those apps have not any conversion from proprietary to Open Source and homeworks have to be done in those proprietary files formats However, if you want an ISO to USB burner that is widely compatible, free, and easy to use, EaseUS Partition Master is a good choice. How to Create a (persitent) Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux Tutorials & Resources Which is the best and free ISO burner for USB There are multiple free ISO burners for a USB, like Rufus, PowerISO, and Etcher. Sudo QT_X11_NO_MITSHM=1 /home/x/Downloads/unetbootin-linu圆4-702.binīut unetbooting doesn’t spit out any errors - says it finished successfully - except, it can’t copy the 4 GB “install.wim” file - 'cause 4 GB file size is too big for a Fat32 filesystem! Microsoft! Couldn’t you have split that into smaller files?īut seen a few mentions of this WoeUSB doohicky and might give that a try… But why does it have to be so f–king hard? Man dumping a Linux ISO on a thumb stick is a no brainer!Īnyway - I reckon I’m going to try sticking ZorinOS Pro on there and get her to test drive it and see if her brother would use it - 'cause I’m putting f–king Windows 10 into the WAY TOO F–KING HARD BASKET!Īnyone know if it’s possible to run Win11 without a TPM2 module? The laptop is a Dell Latitude E7440 - older gen i7, 16 GB DDR3, 256 GB m2 SATA SSD and some generation of Intel GPU… The closest I’ve come yet is unetbootin on Linux… even that’s problematic - it’s an appimage and has be be launched e.g.: OK - I’ve tried this a bunch of times today - I’ve tried balena etcher… I’ve tried the manual steps, of make a Fat32 USB stick, mount the ISO (loop device) and copy the files from the ISO image to the Fat32 USB stick… And of course, I’m just going to assume he won’t be okay using Linux - so Windows 10 it has to be… But of course it has Linux on it (I was using it 18-24 months ago as a Puppet Server and running a headless install of Ubuntu 18.04 server). Open /boot/grub/grub.Missus asked me if I had a spare laptop for her brother - and I did.
This will make it possible for the bootloader GRUB to find install disk contained in the partition.
If Disk Image Mounter refuses to mount the iso file you can always use this command to mount any iso file: sudo mount -o loop Ĭopy the contents of new loop device to the NTFS partition. Mounting the image will make it easier to extract it's contents. Below, the partition will identified by (hd0,5) where hd0 is the containing hard disk with MSDOS or MBR partition table layout. Make sure you have a bootable and formatted NTFS partition present. It is possible to extract the image or ISO file to a partition of one your hard disks, preferable not the one your will use for a new Windows installation, and use it.įor the following steps, a working GRUB configuration should be present: You don't need a USB, DVD or other external medium to install a Windows 10 Install Disk (ISO) starting from a Ubuntu only installation.