Create bootable USB drive to install Windows, Linux...

UsbToolbox can create bootable USB drive from ISO file, you can then use it to install Windows, Linux, or other systems. UsbToolbox supports most of the popular disc image files, such as ISO, BIN / CUE, NRG, MDF / MDS, DAA, and etc.

All data in the USB drive will be erased during the process, so please make sure that all important data in the USB drive have been backuped up.

To create the bootable USB drive, please follow the steps,

  1. Run UsbToolbox, and click the button "Create bootable USB drive to install Windows, Linux...".

  2. UsbToolbox shows the page for creating bootable USB drive.

    Select the correct USB drive from the drive list. If the USB drive is not listed, please check the option "List USB hard drives".

    Click "Browse" button to select the ISO file. UsbToolbox supports ISO files for Windows, Linux, and other popular operating systems. You can also select other disc image format files, such as bin / cue, nrg, mdf / mds, daa, and etc.

    For most of modern computers, you can select UEFI as boot mode. If you are using an old computer, you may try "BIOS & UEFI-CSM" as boot mode. In such case, please configure your computer to boot from BIOS mode, and enable CSM support if the computer supports UEFI booting.

  3. UsbToolbox supports Windows installation customization. If you have selected an ISO file for Windows 10 or Windows 11, the "Customize Windows installation" dialog box will popup automatically. You can click "Customize" button to launch this dialog box.

    Currently, UsbToolbox supports the following customization,

    Remove requirements for 4GB+ memory, TPM 2.0, and Secure Boot
    Remove requirement for online account
    Create a local account with the desired user name

    If you don't want to customize Windows installation, you can simply click "Cancel" to exit the dialog box.

  4. Click "Start" button to start making bootable USB drive from the selected ISO file.

    UsbToolbox will show a warning dialog box to prompt you that all data in selected drive will be destroyed. Please make sure that you have selected the correct drive and backuped up the important data in the drive before clicking "OK" to continue.

    5. UsbToolbox will write the ISO file and other necessary boot information to the USB drive. It will also show the detailed progress message during the process.

  5. You should get the message "Writing USB drive completed successfully." on complete if no error occurs.

  6. After the boot USB drive has been created successfully, you can then use it to install Windows or Linux. Reboot and config your computer to start from the USB drive. Usually you can enter BIOS configuration by hitting F1, F2, or Delete key on booting. The instruction may also show on the screen on booting. You can configure the computer to boot in UEFI mode or BIOS mode with CSM support, which depends on the boot mode selected when making the bootable USB drive.

  7. Save and exit the BIOS configuration. The computer should now boot from the USB drive if no error occurs. You can then follow the instruction on the screen to install the operating system in the USB drive.