Запись установочной флешки windows 10 в ubuntu - Доктор Windows

Если вам по той или иной причине потребовалась загрузочная флешка Windows 10 (или другой версии ОС), при этом на имеющемся компьютере в наличии только Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, другие дистрибутивы), вы сравнительно легко можете записать её.

В этой инструкции пошагово о двух способах создать загрузочную флешку Windows 10 из Linux, которые подойдут как для установки на UEFI-системе, так и для того, чтобы установить ОС в Legacy режиме. Также могут пригодиться материалы: Лучшие программы для создания загрузочной флешки, Загрузочная флешка Windows 10.

Загрузочная флешка Windows 10 с помощью WoeUSB

Первый способ создания загрузочной флешки Windows 10 в Linux — использование бесплатной программы WoeUSB. Созданный с её помощью накопитель работает и в UEFI и в Legacy режиме.

Для установки программы используйте следующие команды в терминале

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb

Если эти команды не сработали, попробуйте такой вариант:

wget mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wxwidgets3.0/libwxgtk3.0-0v5_3.0.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libwxgtk*_amd64.deb
sudo apt update
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install woeusb

После установки порядок действий будет следующим:

Запустите программу.
Выберите ISO образ диска в разделе «From a disk image» (также, при желании, можно сделать загрузочную флешку с оптического диска или смонтированного образа).
В разделе «Target device» укажите флешку, на которую будет записан образ (данные с неё будут удалены).
Нажмите кнопку Install и дождитесь завершения записи загрузочной флешки.
При появлении ошибки с кодом 256 «Source media is currently mounted», размонтируйте образ ISO с Windows 10.
При ошибке «Target device is currently busy», размонтируйте и отключите флешку, затем снова подключите её, обычно помогает. Если не сработало, попробуйте предварительно отформатировать её.

На этом процесс записи завершен, можно использовать созданный USB накопитель для установки системы.

Создание загрузочной флешки Windows 10 в Linux без программ

Этот способ, пожалуй, ещё проще, но подойдет только в том случае, если вы планируете загружаться с созданного накопителя на UEFI-системе и устанавливать Windows 10 на GPT диск.

Отформатируйте флешку в FAT32, например, в приложении «Диски» в Ubuntu.
Смонтируйте образ ISO с Windows 10 и просто скопируйте всё его содержимое на отформатированную флешку.

Загрузочная флешка Windows 10 для UEFI готова и с неё можно без проблем загрузиться в EFI-режиме.

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Бывают случаи, когда вам нужно записать Windows на флешку в Linux, например, когда вы хотите поставить эту систему второй для использования специализированных программ, или вам нужно переустановить операционку своим знакомым. Или же есть пользователи Linux, которые решили вернуться на Windows, но единственную флешку уже перезаписали под Linux LiveUSB.

Загрузочная флешка Windows в Linux создается достаточно просто. Я предлагаю несколько способов решения этой проблемы. Все их я перечислил ниже.

Загрузочную флешку можно создать с помощью терминала или специальных графических утилит. Настоятельно рекомендую отформатировать флешку в Fat32 (или Exfat) перед использованием любого из предложенных методов. Форматирование можно выполнить через Gparted, сfdisk+mkfs или через usb stick formatter (форматирование USB флеш накопителя).

Способ 1. Утилита USB Image Write

Для создания флешки можно воспользоваться утилитой Запись образа на USB. В некоторых дистрибутивах она уже предустановленна (Ubuntu, Mint и др.):

Выбрать образ в графе Write image образ и в поле to выбрать флешку. Далее нажимаем Write.

Способ 2. Утилита WoeUSB

Пожалуй, это самый простой способ создания. Установка в Ubuntu выполняется с помощью таких команд:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt update

sudo apt install woeusb

Откройте утилиту в меню приложений:

Интерфейс простой. Нажмите на кнопку Обзор со значком папки и выберите образ. Target device это флешка, на которую будет идти запись, если у вас их несколько выберите нужную. Ещё есть поле File system, где нужно выбрать какую файловую систему будете использовать. Рекомендую FAT. Затем нажмите Install и дождитесь окончания.

При появлении ошибки с кодом 256 Source media is currently mounted, размонтируйте образ ISO с Windows, если вы его смонтировали. При ошибке Target device is currently busy, извлеките флешку, затем снова подключите её. Если не сработало, попробуйте отформатировать её.

Способ 3. Терминал и Gparted

Положите образ в домашнюю папку и переименуйте его в windows.iso во избежание проблем с пробелами. Затем перейдите в терминале в домашнюю папку

cd ~

Запустите терминал через главное меню или с помощью сочетания клавиш Ctrl + Alt + T затем используйте команду dd для записи образа на флешку:

dd if=/windows.iso of=/dev/sdX

Замените X на букву вашей флешки! Узнать её можно через Gparted. В правом верхнем углу есть кнопка переключения дисков:

Тот диск который соответствует размеру вашей флешки и есть ваша флешка. В моем случае флешка на 32 гб это /dev/sdb. Значит команда будет иметь вид:

dd if=/windows.iso of=/dev/sdb

Дождитесь окончания записи и извлеките флешку.

Выводы

Как видите, создание загрузочной флешки Windows в Linux не представляет сложности. Это были все способы, которые я знаю. Если они вам помогли, напишите об этом. Если вы знаете еще способы, обязательно напишите о них в комментариях!

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WinUSB is old, obsolete, and outdated. It can cause problems on newer systems. You should be using WineUSB or other software in place of WinUSB.

This answer is, however, left here as-is for historical purposes.

Create a bootable Windows USB (Vista and above) from Ubuntu through WinUSB software.

Ubuntu 12.04 through 15.04

Run the below commands on terminal to install WinUSB from a PPA,

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install winusb

Warning for Ubuntu EFI:

installing WinUSB on EFI loaded Ubuntu will uninstall the grub-efi packages in order to install the grub-pc packages. It will make your system unbootable if you don’t manually reinstall grub-efi package before rebooting.

To do the manual re-install do:

sudo update-grub
sudo grub-install /dev/sda
sudo update-grub
sudo reboot

answered Nov 24, 2013 at 13:05

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Any Ubuntu version

even other Linux distros as long as GParted and GRUB are installed.

Install GParted, GRUB, 7z, and NTFS on Ubuntu with:

sudo apt-get install gparted grub-pc-bin p7zip-full ntfs-3g

For BIOS: MBR partition scheme

Using GParted, rewrite the USB drive’s partition table as msdos, format it as NTFS, and then «Manage flags» and add the boot flag.
In GParted, right click the USB partition and select Information. Copy the UUID somewhere as you will need it.
Mount your Windows ISO or DVD and copy all its files to the USB drive.
Go to the USB drive, and if the folder named boot has uppercase characters, make them all lowercase by renaming it.
Install GRUB on the USB drive.

In the below command, replace /dev/sdX with the device (e.g. /dev/sdb, not /dev/sdb1) and replace <USB_mount_folder> with the folder where you mounted the USB drive (which could be like /media/<username>/<UUID>).
```
sudo grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory="/<USB_mount_folder>/boot" /dev/sdX
```

Create a GRUB config file in the USB drive folder boot/grub/ with the name grub.cfg.

Write this into the file, replacing <UUID_from_step_2> with the UUID you copied down in step 2.

echo "If you see this, you have successfully booted from USB :)"
insmod ntfs
insmod search_fs_uuid
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid <UUID_from_step_2> --set root
ntldr /bootmgr
boot

Unmount the USB drive.
Now to use it, restart your PC, and boot from the USB drive.

For UEFI: GPT partition scheme *

* Older Windows versions / editions may not be properly supported or not supported at all. I suggest reading the Microsoft UEFI Firmware page.

Using GParted, rewrite the partition table of the USB drive as GPT.
Create a new primary partition and format it as FAT32.
Mount your Windows ISO or DVD and copy all its files to the USB drive.
Look on USB in the efi/boot/ folder. If there’s a file bootx64.efi (bootia32.efi) then you’re done. The USB is bootable. Skip to step 7.
Otherwise, open sources/install.wim with the Archive Manager (you must have 7z installed) and browse to ./1/Windows/Boot/EFI/. From here extract bootmgfw.efi somewhere, rename it to bootx64.efi (or bootia32.efi for supported 32 bits OS [?]) and put it on USB in efi/boot/ folder.
If you’re making a Windows 7 USB, copy the boot folder from efi/microsoft/ to efi folder.
Don’t forget to unmount (safely remove) the USB drive.
Select the proper EFI loader from your BIOS.

Source: My blog post about this can be found at Make a bootable Windows USB from Linux.

Note

When properly used with a compatible target operating system, both of these methods should get you a bootable USB drive. However this does not guarantee successful installation of Windows.

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answered Jun 25, 2014 at 10:15

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Writing ISOs with WoeUSB (WinUSB fork)

Some answers are outdated, since WinUSB is not working anymore. But there is a working fork called WoeUSB.

Github: https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB

TLDR:

sudo woeusb --target-filesystem NTFS --device /path/to/your.iso /dev/sdX

Installation

It does not uninstall grub-efi anymore!

☞ Ubuntu / Debian

sudo add-apt-repository universe # contains the p7zip-full dependency
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb

☞ Arch

pacaur -S woeusb

☞ Fedora

dnf install -y WoeUSB

☞ OpenSUSE

zypper install WoeUSB

Identifying the USB stick (the /dev/sdX path)

GUI approach

Search for a programm called disks, or if you use gnome you can launch it by executing gnome-disks.

Command line approach

There are several commands available to list storage devices. You might try one of these:

sudo lsblk --scsi --paths 
sudo lshw -class disk -short

Identify your usb device and see which path it has (like /dev/sdX).

Writing the ISO

After installation, write the windows ISO to your storage device with the following command. In the command below replace the X in /dev/sdX with your usb device path (see above how to find it).

sudo woeusb --target-filesystem NTFS --device /path/to/your.iso /dev/sdX

The --target-filesystem NTFS flag is required if the installation image is greater than 4GB, which is the case for the current Windows 10 official ISO file.

answered Jun 24, 2017 at 22:13

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WoeUSB is a tool for creating a bootable USB flash drive used for installing Windows. Native UEFI booting is supported for Windows 7 and later images. WoeUSB is an updated fork of the WinUSB project.

Some third-party installers feature Windows installation images (/sources/install.wim) greater than 4GB making FAT32 as target filesystem impossible. NTFS filesystem support has been added to WoeUSB 3.0.0 and later.

WoeUSB (GUI+CLI) installation

Ubuntu 18.04 and later

Visit the WoeUSB GitHub page and look for a file with the form woeusb-x.x.x.bash (example: woeusb-5.2.2.bash).
Download woeusb-x.x.x.bash (example: wget https://github.com/WoeUSB/WoeUSB/releases/download/v5.2.2/woeusb-5.2.2.bash but the latest version may be different from 5.2.2).
Right-click the woeusb-x.x.x.bash file that you downloaded, select Properties, and under the Permissions tab put a check in the checkbox before where it says Allow executing file as program.
Open the terminal and change locations with cd to the directory that contains woeusb-x.x.x.bash.
Install wimtools.
```
sudo apt install wimtools
```
Insert a USB flash drive. If there are any files on the USB flash drive back them up to a different device. Open the disks application and make a note of the Device to be used later in step 7. The device should have the form /dev/sdX where X is a letter of the alphabet, and in step 7 you must replace the X with the correct letter of the alphabet that you found in Disks.
Run the woeusb-x.x.x.bash script.

sudo ./woeusb-x.x.x.bash --target-filesystem NTFS --device Windows10.iso /dev/sdX # for Windows 10

or

sudo ./woeusb-x.x.x.bash --target-filesystem NTFS --device Windows11.iso /dev/sdX # for Windows 11

The command for other versions of Windows has a similar form to the above two commands.

The USB drive with Windows installer boots in either UEFI mode or BIOS mode.

UEFI mode (also boots with Secure Boot enabled)
BIOS mode (may be called CSM or Legacy mode)

Ubuntu 14.04-18.04

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 
sudo apt update  
sudo apt install woeusb

This will install the WoeUSB graphical interface and the WoeUSB command line tool. WoeUSB supports both UEFI and BIOS for FAT32/NTFS/ExFAT USB flash drives.

To install the WoeUSB command line tool snap package in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

sudo snap install --edge woe-usb  
sudo snap connect woe-usb:removable-media

To launch the woe-usb snap package command line tool run the following command:

/snap/bin/woe-usb.woeusb

If you get a permission denied error click the Permissions button on the woe-usb screen in Ubuntu Software and toggle the permissions options from OFF to ON as shown in the below screenshot.

The WoeUSB GUI is easier to use than the WoeUSB command line tool. Click the radio button to the left of where it says From a disk image (iso), browse to the location of the Windows .iso file, under Target device select a USB flash drive, open Disks application and check that the Device name in Disks matches the Target device in WoeUSB (it should be something like /dev/sdX where X is a letter of the alphabet), and click the Install button to install to create a bootable Windows installation media on the USB flash drive.

Windows USB drive from Ubuntu failing repeatedly
WoeUSB Issues

answered Jun 29, 2014 at 11:43

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The current UNetbootin boot chain is not compatible with UEFI and computers that come with a pre-installed copy Windows 8

You can use dd instead, while being careful in what you are doing:

sudo dd if=/path/to/iso/windows.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M; sync

Replace sdX with the drive you want to use (in my case, sdg):
This requires that your motherboard is able to boot from CDROM-USB.

If you want still to use UNetbootin, there are 2 (3) things that you will need:

Unetbootin
Gparted
Internet access to install all the above, the Windows ISO image and a USB stick with more than 4GB.

So, first, backup all the contents of your usb stick. Once that is done install gparted and unetbootin:

sudo apt-get install gparted unetbootin

Now look for gparted in the Dash or type gparted in the terminal. Select your USB stick from the right dropdown list. In my case it’s /dev/sdg, yours may be different. Remove all partitions and create a single big FAT32 partition with Gparted.

Once that is done, unplug and plug your USB stick so it gets mounted (you can also mount it from the same GParted), now execute Unetbootin, again, you can look in the dash or typing in the terminal. Select that you want to use an iso, look for the path your ISO is.

Mark the checkbox to see all devices, here you have to select the very same device you selected in Gparted, otherwise your data can be lost. Select continue. Wait for a moment and done. Restart your pc and select to boot from the USB.

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answered Oct 25, 2013 at 15:14

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In Non-UEFI machines, we can use GRUB2 to make USB stick bootable.
Then, we can use ‘ntldr’ command in the GRUB2 to boot Windows from USB.

Enable the boot flag on the target partition of the USB drive. It can be easily done with the use of the tool called «GParted». It is a GUI tool for drive partitioning.
If the installation image is an ISO file, mount it and access the files.
Copy all the files to root of USB drive.

Install GRUB to USB drive:

sudo grub-install --boot-directory="/media/user/MyUSBDrive/boot" /dev/sdX

Configure GRUB to boot Windows by placing the following file as «/boot/grub/grub.cfg» in the USB drive:

set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
menuentry 'Install Windows 8' {
 ntldr /bootmgr
}

See complete answer at my blog
Creating a bootable windows USB from Linux

answered Apr 11, 2015 at 12:33

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A simple ‘Do it yourself’ method

A rather simple ‘Do it yourself’ method is described at the following links. You can create Windows install drives that work in UEFI mode as well as in BIOS mode,

help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/iso2usb
help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/iso2usb/diy
help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/iso2usb/diy/windows-installer-for-big-files

This method will work also with [new] versions of Windows 10, where there is a file, install.wim, with a size > 4 GiB, so that the FAT32 file system cannot manage it, when extracted from the iso file. In this case there will be a small FAT32 partition and a bigger NTFS partition. It is tested with an early version of Windows 11, and works there too.

This ‘Do it yourself’ method is for you

if you have a Windows iso file that contains a file, install.wim, with a size > 4 GiB, or
if you don’t like PPAs, or
if you want to ‘Do it yourself’ and understand the details

mkusb version 12.5.6 and newer versions

This ‘Do it yourself’ method is implemented in mkusb-tow and available via mkusb version 12.5.6 (mkusb-dus) and mkusb-plug.

You get/update this new version of mkusb from the mkusb PPA via the following commands

sudo add-apt-repository universe  # this line only for standard Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mkusb mkusb-plug

sudo apt-get install usb-pack-efi  # only for persistent live drives

mkusb 12.5.6 — brief description
mkusb — general description and manual
mkusb-plug — description and manual

mkusb-nox and mkusb version 12 (old method for 32-bit systems)

This ‘mkusb’ method is for you

if you run a 32-bit operating system, and other methods have problems that extracted files are truncated
if you want to create a boot drive for Windows 7 or 8
if you want to create a boot drive for [older] Windows 10 versions, where no file in the iso file exceeds 4 GiB.

It was difficult to find a linux tool that can create boot drives (USB sticks, memory cards …) with Windows, so I added this feature to mkusb-nox and later on created mkusb version 12 with this feature. It works in all current versions of Ubuntu (and Ubuntu flavours: Kubuntu, Lubuntu … Xubuntu) and with Debian 8-10. The created boot drive can boot 64-bit Windows in both UEFI and BIOS mode.

help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb#Windows_USB_install_drive

dus with guidus alias mkusb version 12:

answered Oct 15, 2016 at 8:35

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Install VirtualBox and the VirtualBox Extension Pack found there.
Download the Windows image you want to install.
Create a Windows virtual machine, and set it up using the Windows ISO file you downloaded.
Plug in your USB drive, and expose it to the VM using the latter’s Devices/USB menu.
Run Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool in the VM (you will only be directed to the right page if you access it from Windows). Use this tool to create a bootable Windows USB.

The advantage of this method is that it depends only on Microsoft’s tool, which does the configuration for you. The latest Windows images contain a file above FAT32’s size limit, which makes it a pain to create a bootable USB drive by hand. My WoeUSB-created drive wasn’t recognized by my Dell XPS’s UEFI.

answered Aug 2, 2020 at 11:33

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You can use WinUSB for that to install WinUSB on your Ubuntu follow these instruction.

Okey, if you are from Ubuntu 13.10,13.04,12.10,12.04, then run this in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install winusb

and if you are from Ubuntu 14.04 then run this in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight
sudo sh -c "sed -i 's/trusty/saucy/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/colingille-freshlight-trusty.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install winusb

WinUSB comes with a simple GUI with minimal options to go with, here is how to use WinUSB to make bootable Windows USB from Ubuntu. You can use any Windows ISO may be for XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or any other.

Insert Flash Drive & Get your Windows ISO (I used Windows 10 Technical Preview) or insert the Windows CD/DVD
Start WinUSB and, nothing else really needs to be explained.
Select your Source, either ISO or CD Drive
Pick your Target (USB) Device. If it doesn’t appear, hit refresh and make sure it’s mounted.
Click on “Install” and enter your Password (required to mount devices and write directly to drives)

This is all you need to do to create a bootable Windows USB Stick

Source : How to install and use WinUSB in Ubuntu

answered Oct 18, 2014 at 10:40

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For any one getting file limit exception using woeUsb , use terminal command

sudo woeusb --device /home/uName/Downloads/Win10_1809Oct_English_x64.iso /dev/sdb --target-filesystem NTFS

Instead of /home/uName/Downloads/Win10_1809Oct_English_x64.iso use your path to iso file and

Instead of /dev/sdb use your path do the flash drive .

answered Jan 15, 2019 at 4:11

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Windows2usb

Windows2usb is a perfect solution for creating a bootable USB flash drive of Windows 7/8/8.1/10 ISO in Ubuntu. This tool supports BIOS and UEFI (with Rufus driver), FAT32 and NTFS.

Simply download the AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following command in a terminal:

chmod +x ./*.AppImage

Then follow the following instruction below as your requirements.

BIOS Boot

BIOS Boot (Legacy Boot/UEFI-CSM) uses stock Windows 7 MBR and NTFS bootloader, courtesy of ms-sys project.

Use this mode if you have old computer without UEFI support or want maximum compatibility of installation media.

To burn ISO in this mode, run:

windows2usb <device> <windows iso> mbr

UEFI Boot

UEFI Boot (gpt mode) creates FAT32 partition with stock Windows UEFI bootloader.

This mode will not work on old computers. Use this mode for new computers with UEFI support.

This mode supports UEFI Secure Boot.

To burn ISO in this mode, run:

windows2usb <device> <windows iso> gpt

UEFI Boot with NTFS Partition

UEFI Boot with NTFS partition uses uefi-ntfs bootloader from Rufus project.

This mode is made for custom installation disks with install.wim file greater than 4 GiB, which could be found on various torrent trackers. Windows2usb creates 2 partitions in this mode, small 1 MiB FAT32 partition with uefi-ntfs and huge NTFS partition with ISO data.

This mode does not support Secure Boot (uefi-ntfs bootloader is not signed by Microsoft or other trusted party).

To burn ISO in this mode, run:

windows2usb <device> <windows iso> gptntfs

If your ISO contains install.wim greater than 4 GiB, gpt mode will automatically detect that and terminate the writing process.

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answered Aug 14, 2020 at 12:15

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For the sake of completeness, let me add instructions on how to create a bootable USB-disk from ThinkPad’s UEFI/BIOS update ISOs. None of the above answers worked for me. (Perhaps there are similar problems with other vendors.)

Create an img file with geteltorito

sudo apt install genisoimage
geteltorito <image>.iso -o <image>.img

Write the img file to disk. Using this exact block size is important.
```
sudo dd if=<image>.img of=/dev/sdX bs=512K && sync
```

answered Oct 27, 2017 at 14:12

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Creating a Windows Bootable USB Stick using Ubuntu

Windows can be installed to boot in BIOS, (Legacy), mode or in UEFI mode. I will describe each method.

BIOS, (Legacy), mode, MSDOS Partition Table

Boot Ubuntu in Legacy mode.
Using GParted, create a 8GB NTFS partition for the installer and a 50GB or larger partition for Windows.
Mount the Windows ISO using sudo mount -t udf /{Path to ISO}/Win.iso /media/iso, Copy the contents of /media/iso/ to the 8GB partition.
In Terminal run sudo update-grub to add the Windows installer to Ubuntu’s GRUB menu.
Edit the grub.cfg Windows menuentry, to add ntldr /bootmgr on the line after chainloader +1
Reboot and select Windows Recovery Environment from the Boot menu.
Proceed with Windows 10 installation as normal.

UEFI mode, GPT Partition Table

Boot Ubuntu in UEFI mode.
Using GParted, create a 8GB NTFS partition for the installer and a 50GB or larger NTFS partition for Windows.
Mount the Windows ISO using sudo mount -t udf /{Path to ISO}/Win.iso /media/iso, Copy the contents of /media/iso/ to the 8GB partition.
It should not be necessary to Update GRUB to boot in UEFI mode. (Please let me know if you find otherwise).
Reboot, The Windows installer should start. At this point you can close the installer to open the GRUB menu.

UEFI Notes:

UEFI properties may vary among vendors.

It may be necessary to add Windows Recovery Environment menuentry by hand.

Some instructions for installing Windows recommend the ISO be extracted to a FAT32 partition. If there are problems using the ISO extracted to NTFS see: https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-10-usb-media-linux.html, (thanks to oldfred).

I was not able to install as UEFI mode from Legacy Ubuntu on GPT disk.

answered May 13, 2021 at 9:56

C.S.CameronC.S.Cameron

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20.04 ONLY, working as of 2/11/2021

Woeusb GUI will no longer install from the webupd8 PPA on 20.04 due to a dependency error

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 woeusb : Depends: libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.4+dfsg) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

To get it to work, download the dependency and install it libwxgtk3.0-0v5_3.0.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb

wget https://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/w/wxwidgets3.0/libwxgtk3.0-0v5_3.0.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libwxgtk3.0-0v5_3.0.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb

Then install via the PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 && sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb

answered Nov 2, 2021 at 9:50

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The easiest way that I know is using Ventoy.
You can get Ventoy in this web site https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html
You just need to install Ventoy to the USB stick and Ventoy allows you to drag and drop the image files that you want to add to the USB stick and it creates a grub like menu that allows you to choose the system you want to boot from your USB stick. It can be done with many different operating systems, including Windows and Linux distributions.
In addition to being easy, Ventoy is very practical. You can find the instructions on how to use it on the website.

answered Jun 26, 2022 at 17:43

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This wikiHow teaches you how to install Windows 10 on a PC that’s already running Ubuntu Linux. Before you get started, make sure you’ve already purchased a Windows license and product key. Don’t worry if you don’t have Windows install media, as you can create a bootable USB drive from a downloadable ISO image. Once you’ve installed Windows, you can install a tool called EasyBCD that allows you to switch between operating systems at reboot time.

1
Install Gparted if you haven’t already. Gparted is a free partition tool with a graphical user interface that’s pretty easy to use. You can download it from the Software Center or by running sudo apt-get install gparted from the command line.
- If you’ve already created a partition for Windows but it’s not a Primary Partition, you’ll have to create a new one.^[1]
2

Open Gparted. You’ll see a list of all drives and partitions.

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3

Right-click the partition or drive you want to edit and select Resize/Move. This allows you to create a new partition from an existing one.
4

Enter the new partition size (in MB) into the «Free space following» blank. You should allocate at least 20 GB (20000 MB) for Windows 10. If you plan to install apps and use Windows regularly, you’ll probably want to increase that amount.^[2]
5

Select Primary Partition from the «Create as» menu. It’s on the right side of the window.
6

Select ntfs from the «File System» menu. It’s on the right side of the window.
7

Type Windows10 into the «Label» field. This is just so you can easily identify the partition.
8

Click Add. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the window.
9

Click the green check mark button. It’s in the toolbar at the top of Gparted. This creates the partition, which may take a little while. When the partition is ready, click Close at the bottom-right corner of the window.

1
Install UNetbootin from the Software Center. This is a free application that lets you create a bootable USB drive in Ubuntu. To learn more about UNetbootin, see https://unetbootin.github.io.
- You’ll need either a blank USB drive with at least 8 GB of space to create install media. Any data on the USB drive will be erased during this process.^[3]
- For help installing software on Ubuntu, see How to Install Software in Ubuntu.
2
Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 in a web browser. If you don’t already have a bootable Windows DVD or USB drive, you can create a one from a downloadable ISO.
- You must have a license to install Windows 10. This means you should have already purchased Windows 10 and have a valid product key.
3

Select the latest version of Windows 10 and click Confirm. Additional options will expand at the bottom of the page.
4

Select a language and click Confirm. You’ll choose the language from the drop-down menu below «Select the product language.»
5

Click 32-bit Download or 64-bit Download. This downloads the ISO to your default download location.
6

Open UNetbootin and insert your USB drive. Opening UNetbootin displays the welcome screen where you can choose your bootable drive parameters.
7

Select the «DiskImage» radio button. It’s toward the bottom-left corner of the window.
8

Select ISO from the «DiskImage» menu. It’s to the right of the radio button.
9

Click the three-dot … button. This opens your file browser.
10

Select the file you just downloaded from Microsoft. It’s the one that ends with .iso.
11

Select USB Drive from the «Type» menu. It’s at the bottom-left corner of the window.
12
Select your USB drive from the «Drive» menu. This is the device label for your USB drive.
- If you can’t select your USB drive, it likely needs to be formatted to the FAT32 file system. You can do this in the file manager by right-clicking the USB drive and selecting Format.^[4]
13

Click OK. This creates a bootable Windows 10 USB drive from the downloaded ISO image. Once the drive is ready, you’ll see «Installation Complete.»
14

Click Exit to close UNetbootin.

1
Restart your computer into the BIOS/UEFI. The steps to enter the BIOS/UEFI depend on your PC manufacturer and model. You’ll usually have to press a certain key (often F2, F10, F1, or Del) right after the computer starts boot up.
- Insert the USB drive into a free USB port if you haven’t already.
2

Set the USB drive to come first in the boot order. You’ll usually do this in a menu called «Boot» or «Boot Order.» The steps to do this vary by PC, but you’ll usually have to select USB Drive and mark it as 1st Boot Device. Check your PC manufacturer’s website for more specific instructions about your BIOS/UEFI.
3

Save your changes and exit the BIOS/UEFI. Most BIOS/UEFI make the «Save» and «Exit» keys very clear somewhere on the screen. Once you exit the BIOS/UEFI, your computer will boot from your USB drive and display the «Windows Setup» window.
4

Click Custom: Install Windows only (advanced). It’s the second option on the window. A list of partitions will appear.
5

Select the Windows10 partition and click Next. This is the partition you just created. Windows will now install on the selected partition.
6

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows. Once you finish the setup, you’ll boot to the Windows desktop.
7

1

Open the Microsoft Edge web browser. You’ll find it in Start menu, which is at the bottom-left corner of the screen. The final part of the process is setting up your computer to let you boot from either Windows 10 or Ubuntu at start up.
2

Navigate to https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD. EasyBCD is a free tool that lets you set up dual-boot from within Windows.
3

Scroll down and click Register under «Non-commercial.» This brings you to a sign-up page.
4

Enter your name and email address and click Download. This should start the download immediately, but you might have to click Save or Download to confirm.
5

Click the file you just downloaded. It’s the file that starts with EasyBCD. You should see it near the bottom of the browser. If you don’t, press Ctrl+J to open the Downloads list and click it there.
6

Click Yes to allow the app to run.
7

Follow the on-screen instructions to install EasyBCD. Once the app is installed, it will be added to the Start menu.
8

Open EasyBCD. It’s on the Start menu, which you can get to by clicking the Windows button at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
9

Click the Linux/BSD tab. It’s near the top of the app.
10

Select Grub 2 from the «Type» menu. It’s near the top of the tab.
11

Type Ubuntu into the «Name» field. It’s right below the «Type» menu. This is how Ubuntu will appear in the boot menu.
12

Select Automatically locate and load from the «Drive» menu.
13

Click the Add Entry button. It’s right below the «Drive» menu. This adds an option for Ubuntu to the standard Windows boot menu.^[5]
14

Remove the USB drive and restart the PC. You can restart the PC by clicking the Start menu, selecting the Power button (it looks like a knob), and choosing Restart. When the PC comes back up, it will boot to a screen that allows you to select either Windows 10 or Ubuntu. Selecting one or the other will boot into that operating system.

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1. Create a primary NTFS partition in Ubuntu.
2. Download the Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft.
3. Install UNetbootin from the Software Center.
4. Use UNetbootin to create a bootable USB Windows 10 drive.
5. Boot from the USB drive.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows.
7. Connect to the internet and download EasyBCD.
8. Use EasyBCD to add Ubuntu to the boot menu.

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1
Install Gparted if you haven’t already. Gparted is a free partition tool with a graphical user interface that’s pretty easy to use. You can download it from the Software Center or by running sudo apt-get install gparted from the command line.
- If you’ve already created a partition for Windows but it’s not a Primary Partition, you’ll have to create a new one.^[1]
2

Open Gparted. You’ll see a list of all drives and partitions.

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3

Right-click the partition or drive you want to edit and select Resize/Move. This allows you to create a new partition from an existing one.
4

Enter the new partition size (in MB) into the «Free space following» blank. You should allocate at least 20 GB (20000 MB) for Windows 10. If you plan to install apps and use Windows regularly, you’ll probably want to increase that amount.^[2]
5

Select Primary Partition from the «Create as» menu. It’s on the right side of the window.
6

Select ntfs from the «File System» menu. It’s on the right side of the window.
7

Type Windows10 into the «Label» field. This is just so you can easily identify the partition.
8

Click Add. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the window.
9

Click the green check mark button. It’s in the toolbar at the top of Gparted. This creates the partition, which may take a little while. When the partition is ready, click Close at the bottom-right corner of the window.

1
Install UNetbootin from the Software Center. This is a free application that lets you create a bootable USB drive in Ubuntu. To learn more about UNetbootin, see https://unetbootin.github.io.
- You’ll need either a blank USB drive with at least 8 GB of space to create install media. Any data on the USB drive will be erased during this process.^[3]
- For help installing software on Ubuntu, see How to Install Software in Ubuntu.
2
Go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 in a web browser. If you don’t already have a bootable Windows DVD or USB drive, you can create a one from a downloadable ISO.
- You must have a license to install Windows 10. This means you should have already purchased Windows 10 and have a valid product key.
3

Select the latest version of Windows 10 and click Confirm. Additional options will expand at the bottom of the page.
4

Select a language and click Confirm. You’ll choose the language from the drop-down menu below «Select the product language.»
5

Click 32-bit Download or 64-bit Download. This downloads the ISO to your default download location.
6

Open UNetbootin and insert your USB drive. Opening UNetbootin displays the welcome screen where you can choose your bootable drive parameters.
7

Select the «DiskImage» radio button. It’s toward the bottom-left corner of the window.
8

Select ISO from the «DiskImage» menu. It’s to the right of the radio button.
9

Click the three-dot … button. This opens your file browser.
10

Select the file you just downloaded from Microsoft. It’s the one that ends with .iso.
11

Select USB Drive from the «Type» menu. It’s at the bottom-left corner of the window.
12
Select your USB drive from the «Drive» menu. This is the device label for your USB drive.
- If you can’t select your USB drive, it likely needs to be formatted to the FAT32 file system. You can do this in the file manager by right-clicking the USB drive and selecting Format.^[4]
13

Click OK. This creates a bootable Windows 10 USB drive from the downloaded ISO image. Once the drive is ready, you’ll see «Installation Complete.»
14

Click Exit to close UNetbootin.

1
Restart your computer into the BIOS/UEFI. The steps to enter the BIOS/UEFI depend on your PC manufacturer and model. You’ll usually have to press a certain key (often F2, F10, F1, or Del) right after the computer starts boot up.
- Insert the USB drive into a free USB port if you haven’t already.
2

Set the USB drive to come first in the boot order. You’ll usually do this in a menu called «Boot» or «Boot Order.» The steps to do this vary by PC, but you’ll usually have to select USB Drive and mark it as 1st Boot Device. Check your PC manufacturer’s website for more specific instructions about your BIOS/UEFI.
3

Save your changes and exit the BIOS/UEFI. Most BIOS/UEFI make the «Save» and «Exit» keys very clear somewhere on the screen. Once you exit the BIOS/UEFI, your computer will boot from your USB drive and display the «Windows Setup» window.
4

Click Custom: Install Windows only (advanced). It’s the second option on the window. A list of partitions will appear.
5

Select the Windows10 partition and click Next. This is the partition you just created. Windows will now install on the selected partition.
6

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows. Once you finish the setup, you’ll boot to the Windows desktop.
7

1

Open the Microsoft Edge web browser. You’ll find it in Start menu, which is at the bottom-left corner of the screen. The final part of the process is setting up your computer to let you boot from either Windows 10 or Ubuntu at start up.
2

Navigate to https://neosmart.net/EasyBCD. EasyBCD is a free tool that lets you set up dual-boot from within Windows.
3

Scroll down and click Register under «Non-commercial.» This brings you to a sign-up page.
4

Enter your name and email address and click Download. This should start the download immediately, but you might have to click Save or Download to confirm.
5

Click the file you just downloaded. It’s the file that starts with EasyBCD. You should see it near the bottom of the browser. If you don’t, press Ctrl+J to open the Downloads list and click it there.
6

Click Yes to allow the app to run.
7

Follow the on-screen instructions to install EasyBCD. Once the app is installed, it will be added to the Start menu.
8

Open EasyBCD. It’s on the Start menu, which you can get to by clicking the Windows button at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
9

Click the Linux/BSD tab. It’s near the top of the app.
10

Select Grub 2 from the «Type» menu. It’s near the top of the tab.
11

Type Ubuntu into the «Name» field. It’s right below the «Type» menu. This is how Ubuntu will appear in the boot menu.
12

Select Automatically locate and load from the «Drive» menu.
13

Click the Add Entry button. It’s right below the «Drive» menu. This adds an option for Ubuntu to the standard Windows boot menu.^[5]
14

Remove the USB drive and restart the PC. You can restart the PC by clicking the Start menu, selecting the Power button (it looks like a knob), and choosing Restart. When the PC comes back up, it will boot to a screen that allows you to select either Windows 10 or Ubuntu. Selecting one or the other will boot into that operating system.

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Если вы хотите записать установочник Windows на отдельный носитель, а ваш компьютер при этом работает на Linux, никаких проблем не будет – несмотря на конкуренцию между двумя операционными системами, это совсем несложная задача. Есть несколько способов записи: используя функционал «Линукс» и посредством сторонних приложений. Разберем четыре самых простых варианта с последовательными инструкциями.

Терминал и Gparted

Для создания загрузочной флешки с образом Windows 10, нам понадобится «Командная строка» в Linux – так называемый терминал, либо же «Редактор разделов» — Gparted. Начнем с первого.

Подключите флешку, которая будет носителем дистрибутива.
Чтобы добраться до терминала, нажмите Ctrl+Alt+T или откройте меню, найдите в нем «Настройки»- «Устройства» — «Клавиатура» и задайте собственное сочетание клавиш для вызова «Командной строки», а затем нажмите его.
Также можно нажать Alt+F2, и перед вами появится окно «Выполнить» — точь-в-точь, как в Windows. В него нужно вписать либо: «$ gnome-terminal» (через пробел между значком $ и командой, но без кавычек), либо: «$ konsole».
В первом случае вы увидите классический вариант «Командной строки» без какой-либо графики, а во втором – небольшое, приятное глазу окошко, расположенное прямо поверх экранной заставки. Можете выбирать, что вам нравится больше – это не имеет значения, все будет работать одинаково.
Далее нужно узнать наименование вашей флешки. Для достоверности впишите в «Командную строку»: «fdisk –l» (без кавычек), нажмите «Enter» и сохраните полученный результат – сейчас он нам пригодится.
Теперь впишите команду: «$ sudo mkfs.ntfs /dev/имя_вашего_накопителя» и нажмите «Enter» — носитель отформатируется и будет готов к дальнейшей работе.
Впишите в командную строку: «# dd if=windows.iso of=/dev/sdx» (без кавычек, x в конце команды буква вашей флешки). Таким образом, система «понимает», что от нее ожидают записи загрузочного диска.

Теперь сделаем то же самое через «Редактор разделов» Gparted.

Установите загрузочную флешку, с которой предполагается записывать образ через Linux для Windows.
Снова вызовите «Командную строку» и попросите систему открыть Gparted – впишите: «$sudo apt install gparted ntfsprogs», нажмите «Enter» и дождитесь результата.
Когда откроется окно «Редактора», справа вверху вы увидите небольшое изображение диска. Кликните его и выберите нужную флешку.
Теперь накопитель с информацией о нем отображается ниже, в основном окне. Кликните по нему ПКМ и нажмите «Отмонтировать». После этого недоступные команды, отображавшиеся серым цветом, станут кликабельными.
И снова клик ПКМ по названию флешки – на этот раз выбираем «Форматировать в…». Появится много разноцветных квадратиков с надписями – нас интересует ярко-голубой с надписью: «ntfs».
Соглашаемся с проведением форматирования.
Опять правый клик по названию флешки и выбор опции Manage flags с меткой напротив boot. Примените изменения.
Возвращаемся к «Командной строке» и по порядку вписываем: «$ sudo mkdir /media/iso» и «$ sudo mount windowsiso /media/iso -t udf -o loop», чтобы отыскать файлы образа.
Обязательно проверьте точку монтирования через команду: «ls /run/media» и запомните результат.
Все, запускаем процесс записи командой: cp -R /media/iso/точка_монтирования_флешки.

Как видите, можно справиться своими силами с ОС, но если это не для вас, читайте ниже о том, как всё автоматизировать.

Утилита WINUSB

Создать загрузочную флешку с Windows 10 на Linux можно также с помощью специальной программы – это намного быстрее, чем выполнение всех предыдущих шагов. Наверное, вы уже знаете, что программы в Linux можно устанавливать прямо из «Командной строки». Воспользуемся этой приятной опцией и зададим значения:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install winusb

Можно также установить это приложение, просто воспользовавшись поиском в репозитории, вовсе без командной строки. Когда откроется окно программы, вы увидите два предложения:

записать ОС из iso-образа;
записать ОС с диска.

Выбирайте первое и подтверждайте начало процесса. Больше не потребуется никаких манипуляций – можно вынимать флешку и пользоваться.

Утилита Etcher

Предыдущая программа очень проста и хороша, но, к сожалению, совместима не со всеми разновидностями Linux и не всегда запускается, потому что разработчики не часто представляют публике актуальные обновления. Если это ваш случай, то попробуйте Etcher. Как и все приложения для Linux, оно распространяется бесплатно. С помощью «Этчер» можно записать образ Linux и Windows 7-10 буквально в несколько кликов. Только перед загрузкой обратите внимание, подходит ли ПО к вашей сборке. А теперь разберем, как сделать загрузочную флешку:

Запустите программу и нажмите первую подсвеченную кнопочку: «Выбрать образ». Укажите нужный.

Etcher
Далее подключите накопитель и начните запись – после выполнения первого шага, подсветится кнопочка второго – выбор флешки, на которую будет записываться образ Windows.
По завершении работы вы увидите надпись, свидетельствующую о том, что флешка готова к использованию.

Создание загрузочной флешки Windows в Linux без программ

На основе всего вышенаписанного вы можете вообще обойтись без посредничества стороннего ПО и сформировать флешку с установочником в «Линукс» гораздо быстрее. Для этого:

запаситесь образом оптического диска Windows (можно скачать его или списать с работающей системы);
флешкой с достаточным количеством памяти.

Далее порядок действий такой:

Флешку нужно предварительно настроить на формат ntfs или FAT32 (выше рассказано, как это сделать).
Образ оптического диска надо превратить в установочные файлы. Чтобы сделать это, откройте его через архиватор и извлеките содержимое из хранилища.
Все элементы просто перетаскиваются на флешку.

Надо отметить, что данный способ будет эффективен только для обновленного посредника между ОС и микропрограммами – UEFI с системой структурирования разделов GPT и разрядностью 64 бита. Для более ранней версии БСВВ такой метод не подойдет – вы просто не найдете нужных файлов. Чтобы воспользоваться флешкой, очень важно настроить UEFI таким образом, чтоб накопитель распознавался, как средство запуска ОС. Для этого перезагрузите ПК и нажмите сочетание клавиш, подходящее под вашу версию БСВВ (чаще F2 или Del, но могут быть и другие варианты), и вызовите посредника. Вы увидите окошко с изображениями жестких дисков, которые пронумерованы по порядку. Выберите вашу флешку (она должна быть заранее подключена) и перетащите её на первое место (к счастью, UEFI позволяет пользоваться мышкой и имеет более-менее понятный внешний вид). После повторной перезагрузки сразу запустится окно установки Windows.

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This tutorial is going to show you an easy way to create a Windows 10 bootable USB on Linux. I use Ubuntu 20.04 as an example. The method applies to any Linux distribution. I use Windows to do online banking because my bank doesn’t support Linux and sometimes play games that can’t run on Linux.

What you need

A computer running Linux
A USB flash drive at least 8GB
Windows 10 ISO

Download Windows 10 ISO

First, you should download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft official download link. Note that you might not be able to download the ISO from this link on a Windows computer. This download link is visible to users on Linux computer. Once downloaded, follow the instructions below.

Note: It’s recommended to download the Windows 10 April 2018 update ISO, because the October Update ISO contains a file that is larger than 4GB, which can not be copied to a FAT32 partition.

Update: Microsoft doesn’t allow you to download the Windows 10 April 2018 Update ISO from their website anymore. You can download the ISO via this link: Win10 1803 English x64 ISO

Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB for UEFI Firmware

This method works for UEFI firmware and is very simple. You create a GUID partition table on your USB stick, create a FAT32 file system on it, and then mount Windows 10 ISO image and copy those Windows 10 files to your USB stick and you are done. The following is a step-by-step guide.

First, install GParted partition editor on your Linux distribution. Ubuntu users run the following command.

sudo apt install gparted

Then insert your USB stick to your computer. Make sure you back up important files in your USB stick if there’s any. Next, launch Gparted. You will need to enter your password in order to use GParted.

Select your USB stick from the drop-down menu on the upper-right corner. My USB stick is /dev/sdb. Yours may be different.

If there’s a key icon after the partition name, that means the partition is mounted. Make sure all partitions on your USB stick are unmounted. To unmount a partition, simply right-click on it and select unmount.

Next, on the menu bar, select Device > Create partition table.

Choose GPT as the partition table type and click Apply.

Then right-click on the unallocated space and select New to create a new partition.

Change file system type from ext4 to fat32 and click Add.

Note: The install.wim file in Windows 10 October 2018 update ISO is 4.1G, so if you downloaded this ISO image, you need to change ext4 to ntfs. If you downloaded Windows 10 April 2018 Update ISO, which contains a 3.9G size install.wim file, you can change ext4 to fat32

Update: It is my observation that my NTFS formatted USB stick isn’t bootable on my old laptop, which was bought in 2012. However, it is bootable on my desktop computer, which was bought in 2017. It has a graphical UEFI firware (I can use my mouse to configure firmware settings).

Next, click the green check button on the toolbar to apply this operation. Once that’s done, close GParted (This is important), then find your Windows 10 ISO in file manager. Open it with disk image mounter.

Open the mounted file system. Select all files and folders and copy them to your USB stick.

Sometimes the file manager on Ubuntu hangs and it seems that the copy operation has stopped. Actually it’s working, just be patient. When you see a check mark, it means the copy operation has finished.

If your file manager doesn’t have the Disk image mounter in the context menu, then you can use the following commands to mount. The first command will create a mount point for Windows 10 ISO and the second command will mount Windows 10 ISO under that mount point.

sudo mkdir /mnt/windows10/

sudo mount -t auto -o loop /path/to/window-10-iso /mnt/windows10/

Now in your file manager, go to /mnt/windows10/ and copy all files and folders to your USB stick.

Once the file and folders are copied, your windows 10 bootable USB is created! You can shut down your computer, boot it from this USB stick and install Windows 10 in UEFI mode. Keep in mind that you may need to disable compatibility support module (CSM) in the firmware in order to boot in UEFI mode. You may also need to remove USB stick from your computer and insert it back in order for the firmware to detect the boot loader on your USB stick.

Boot Windows 10 ISO Installer without USB (BIOS & UEFI)

Ever wondered if you can boot Windows 10 ISO installer without a USB flash drive? Yes, you can do it with GRUB2, which is the standard boot loader on Linux.

GRUB2 can not boot Windows 10 ISO directly. You need to create a separate NTFS partition on your hard disk or SSD with a partition editor like GParted and extract the Windows 10 ISO to that partition. Download the Windows 10 ISO file. The latest Windows 10 ISO file is 5.8G. The new NTFS partition should be at least 7G and it should not be used to store any other files.

Then find your Windows 10 ISO in file manager. Open it with disk image mounter.

Open the mounted file system. Select all files and folders and copy them to the NTFS partition.

Sometimes the file manager on Ubuntu hangs and it seems that the copy operation has stopped. Actually, it’s working. Just be patient. When you see a checkmark, it means the copy operation has finished.

Next, open up a terminal window and edit the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file with a text editor such as Nano.

sudo nano /etc/grub.d/40_custom

In this file, we can add custom entries to the GRUB boot menu. In this case, we want to add an entry to boot the Windows 10 installer. If your computer still uses the traditional BIOS firmware, then add the following lines in this file.

menuentry "Windows-10-Installer.iso" {
  set root=(hd0,6)
  insmod part_msdos
  insmod ntfs
  insmod ntldr
  #uncomment the following line if your computer has multiple hard drives. 
  #drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
  ntldr /bootmgr
}

My NTFS partition is the 6th partition on my first disk, so I use (hd0,6) as the root. You can run sudo parted -l command to check your NTFS partition number. If your computer has multiple hard drives, use the drivemap command to set the partition (hd0,6) as the first hard disk, so Windows will be able to boot.

If your computer uses UEFI firmware, then add the following text in this file.

menuentry "Windows-10-Installer.iso" {
  set root=(hd0,6)
  insmod part_gpt
  insmod ntfs
  insmod chain
  chainloader /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
}

Save and close the file. (Press Ctrl+O, then press Enter to save a file in Nano text editor. Press Ctrl+X to exit.)

Then update GRUB boot menu.

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Next, set GRUB to boot the Windows 10 installer for the next boot with the following command.

sudo grub-reboot Windows-10-Installer.iso

sudo grub2-reboot Windows-10-Installer.iso

Unplug all your external USB storage devices, then reboot your computer. GRUB will choose the Windows 10 installer.

GRUB2 can also boot Linux ISO files stored on the hard drive, so you don’t need to create Linux live USB.

How to Boot ISO Files From GRUB2 Boot Loader

Creating a Windows 10 Bootable USB for Legacy BIOS Using WoeUSB

WoeUSB is a fork of WinUSB. Both of them are open-source software (licensed in GPL) for making Windows bootable USB sticks on Linux platform, but the latter hasn’t been updated since 2012. You may be wondering why it’s named WoeUSB. The author said it’s a GNU convention to abbreviate software that support Windows to “woe”.

To install WoeUSB on Ubuntu 14.04/16.04/17.04, you can use the following PPA. Simply open up a terminal window and run the following commands one by one. Other Linux distro users can compile this software by following the instructions on the Github project page.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt update

sudo apt install woeusb

This PPA contains many other software. If you don’t need them, you can now remove this PPA from your system.

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8

sudo apt update

You can launch WoeUSB from Unity Dash or your application menu.

You can also start it from command line with:

woeusbgui

It’s very easy to use the WoeUSB GUI. Select Windows ISO image and your target USB device. Make sure your data on the USB device is backed up before hitting the Install button.

Then wait for the installation to complete.

Once done, you can use the bootable USB to install Windows 10 on your computer.

How to Use WoeUSB From the Command Line

First, find the device name of your USB stick using the following command.

lsblk

Mine is /dev/sdb. Make sure your USB is unmounted with the following command. Replace /dev/sdb1 with your own partition name.

sudo umount /dev/sdb1

Then create a bootable Windows 10 USB like below. Red texts shoudl be adapted to your own ISO file name and USB device name. The -v (--verbose) option will give more detailed output.

sudo woeusb -v --device windows-10.iso /dev/sdb

In my test, the Windows 10 USB created with WoeUSB can boot in both legacy and UEFI mode on my old computer. On my new computer, it can boot in legacy mode but failed in UEFI mode. I don’t know the exact reason, but it’s probably because of bug in this software.

That’s it! I hope this tutorial helped you create windows 10 bootable USB on Ubuntu or any Linux distribution. As always, if you found this post useful, then subscribe to our free newsletter to get new tutorials.

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