WinUSB: Create a Windows boot USB flash drive on Linux

Hi, friends,

I am not here to publicize the use of Microsoft Windows. As you can see, this is an article about how to create a bootable USB flash disk. There is also such a tool in Windows, which is a useful Power ISO.

You may still remember that you sometimes need to create a Boot Windows USB flash drive from a DVD or. iso file at school or home, but you cannot use Power ISO without using Windows.

You can use Unetbootin in Linux, but the new version of Unetbootin is no longer supported. Although you can use the old version and format the USB flash drive into NTFS format before that, it is really complicated for new users.

Unetbootin USB flash drive boot installation Ubuntu11.04

Now, I will introduce a tool named winusb. If you have never heard of it, it doesn't matter. Please continue reading it.

WinUSB is a simple command line tool used in linux to establish Windows-based USB flash drives or boot USB flash drives.

Install winusb first, and then let's see how to use it.

Install winusb using PPA:

$ Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: colingille/freshlight

$ Sudo apt-get update

$ Sudo apt-get install winusb

WinUSB can run on the command line (terminal). We can use the following command in the terminal (root permission is required) to create a Windows 7 or windows Vista installation USB disk:

$ Sudo winusb -- format <iso path> <device>

For example:

$ Sudo winusb -- format Desktop/SETHO/Win7.iso/dev/sdc1

Desktop/SETHO/Win7.iso is the. iso file path, And/dev/sdc1 is the device path. (Note: Use the df command to obtain the device path)

Install a Windows ISO to NTFS partition and modify the primary Boot Record (MBR ):

$ Sudo winusb -- install <iso path> <partition>

For example:

$ Sudo winusb -- install Desktop/SETHO/Win7.iso/dev/sdd1

/Dev/sdd1 is the partition path

If you do not like the command line, WinUSB also has a GUI version, but you should try to learn that it falls in love with the command line. In fact, it is easy to understand.

Start from dash:

Dash> WinUSB

After startup, select the. iso file and device, and click Install.

Recommended reading:

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