WoeUSB
A Microsoft Windows® USB installation media preparer for GNU+Linux (by WoeUSB)
WoeUSB-ng
WoeUSB-ng is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. This is a rewrite of original WoeUSB. (by WoeUSB)
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| WoeUSB | WoeUSB-ng | |
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| 46 | 54 | |
| 1,958 | 1,421 | |
| 2.3% | 3.4% | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 months ago | about 1 month ago | |
| Shell | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
WoeUSB
Posts with mentions or reviews of WoeUSB.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-16.
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How to Boot ISO Files from GRUB2 Boot Loader
Windows uses some weird install process where it needs two partitions for the install media. Basically the whole installation is too big for FAT32 so IIRC the way to have it work is to split the ISO in two having the bootable part on one partition and a lot of the installation content on another.
https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB
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Install Windows the Arch Linux Way
https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB - you give it an MS iso and where to put it on a USB stick and it will do the job using NTFS, which doesn't have snags with >4GB files.
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Is there an alternative to this program (Rufus) to burn Linux and Windows iso images to Ubuntu/Fedora?
For flashing Windows I had luck with woeusb.
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Pendrive in read-only after boot attempt with WoeUSB.
You want to repost your support request as issue on the WoeUSB issues github page.
- Help with reinstalling windows.
- Could i get bootkit?
- How to uninstall Ubuntu and install windows?
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Windows Setup (both 10 and 11) refuses to recognize my NVMe SSD as an install option
instead I needed to use a tool called WoeUSB to create the drive.
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How do I switch to windows from pop os?
Download, install and use woeusb to flash the ISO file to a thumb drive. Then boot from the thumb drive (you might have to use the BIOS boot menu to choose USB boot) and install windows onto the main storage device. You will likely have to use the Windows installer formatting tool before you can choose the installation destination.
- Pendrive USB com Instalador do Windows não inicia.
WoeUSB-ng
Posts with mentions or reviews of WoeUSB-ng.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-16.
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Why ISO was retired (2021)
WoeUSB-ng worked last time I needed a Windows install USB: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng
- Do I really need a Windows PC to generate my device-specific Windows ISO?
- Could not locate 'efi\boot\bootx64.efi' error while installing windows 10
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I would like to dual boot Windows 10 22H2 and SteamOS on my Steamdeck's internal SSD, but Windows is missing drivers.
I don't think BalenaEtcher can properly burn a Windows ISO. If you're making it on a Linux system, try starting with WoeUSB-ng.
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unable to install windows 10 on usb
Use https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB-ng
- How do actually install windows 10 from ubuntu
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How do I uninstall pop os and install windows on my usb stick?
Here's a link to the woeusb-ng github page, there you can find installation instructions.
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im trying to go back to windows 10 (AtlasOS modded version)
WoeUSB on GitHub
- How can I make a Windows 10 Boot USB in Ubuntu?
- windows laptop to linux laptop back to windows
What are some alternatives?
When comparing WoeUSB and WoeUSB-ng you can also consider the following projects:
Ventoy - A new bootable USB solution.
Rufus - The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
MediaCreationTool.bat - Universal MCT wrapper script for all Windows 10/11 versions from 1507 to 21H2!
windows2usb - Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 ISO to Flash Drive burning utility for Linux (MBR/GPT, BIOS/UEFI, FAT32/NTFS)
Fido - A PowerShell script to download Windows or UEFI Shell ISOs
uefi-ntfs - UEFI:NTFS - Boot NTFS or exFAT partitions from UEFI
multibootusb - Create multiboot live Linux on a USB disk...
optimizer - The finest Windows Optimizer
bento - Packer templates for building minimal Vagrant baseboxes for multiple platforms
WoeUSB - WoeUSB is a simple tool that enable you to create your own usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD. It is a fork of Congelli501's WinUSB.