Install Multiple Bootable Operating Systems on a Single USB Stick in Windows (Ventoy)
In this article, we are going to learn about how to create multiple bootable operating system on a single USB Stick using Ventoy tool in Windows.
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Table of Content
- What is Ventoy? Jump to
- Hands-On Jump to
- Step 1: Download Ventoy Tool Jump to
- Step 2: Install Ventoy Tool Jump to
- Step 3: Run Ventoy Tool Jump to
- Step 4: Create Multiple OS in a USB Jump to
What is Ventoy?
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Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for
ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
- With ventoy, we don't need to format the disk over and over, we just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly.
- We can copy many files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
- Most type of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/ChromeOS/Unix...).
Hands-on
- Operating System:Windows
- Tools: Ventoy, WinRar.
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Step 1: Download Ventoy Tool
- Download the Ventoy from offical website https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html or https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases or click here.
Step 2: Install Ventoy Tool
- Extract the downloaded zip file. Right click on the file and click on Extract All.
- Open the Ventoy folder, here we can find the application.
Step 3: Run Ventoy Tool
- Double click on the application it asks for Access Control so Click on Yes, a new window opens.
- Insert the USB, click on refresh icon, select the USB drive and click on Install.
- Now this tool warns that USB drive will be formatted.
- Ventoy has been successfully installed to the USB drive, click on OK.
- Close the Ventoy windows.
Step 4: Create Multiple OS in a USB
- Now download the ISO files of required Operating Systems.
- Copy those ISO file in USB drive.(Note: Make sure the name of file without spaces)
- Power off the machine and insert the USB drive, boot the machine and goto boot menu, now select the USB drive to boot.
- Here it show multiple OS that are copied in previous step. Select an OS to boot.
- Hence we have successfully downloaded, installed ventoy in Windows.
- Use this tool only for legal purpose.
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