- 1. Mac Files Tips
- 2. Mac Software
- 3. Mac Storage Tips
- 4. Mac Troubleshooting
- 5. Mac OS
Part 1: Can You Create a Windows Bootable USB on Mac
[5 Methods] How to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB on Mac Mojave
Method 1: Make Windows Bootable USB Mac with PassFab 4WinKey
- After installing the program on your system, launch it, and insert a USB to it.
- Click on “USB Flash Drive” from the main interface and then on “Burn”.
- Once done, click on “OK” on the pop-up window.
Method 2: Use UNetbootin to Install USB Driver on Mac
- Connect the USB drive with the .iso file to your Mac system.
- From “Disk Utility,” click on your USB drive.
- Click on “Disk Image” and then on the “...” icon and select the .iso file that you have downloaded.
- Select “USB Drive” from the drop-down menu in front of “Type” and also select the name of your USB drive.
- Once done, click on “OK”.
Method 3: Use Boot Camp Assistant on Mac
- After inserting the USB drive into your Mac system, launch “Boot Camp Assistant”.
- Only check “create a Windows 7 or later version install disk” and ignore all other options and then click on “Continue”.
- Download the .iso file from a trusted source, which will be detected automatically by Boot Camp Assistant and then click on “Continue”.
- After Boot Camp Assistant is done, check if USB deive has been renamed WININSTALL. Tap 'Quit' to close app and then eject the USB drive.
Method 4: Use Terminal to Make Bootable USB on Mac
- After connecting the USB drive to your Mac system, open Terminal.
- Key in “diskutil list” and press “Enter” key to see the list of connected drives and findyour USB drive’s name.
- Run the command “diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS “WINDOWS10” GPT<drive name>@”.
- Download the .iso file on your Mac system.
- Key in the command “hdiutil mount ~/Downloads/WINDOWS10IMAGE.iso” to mount .iso image.
- Key in the command “cp -rp/Volumes/MOUNTED-ISO/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10/”.
- Run the command “hdiutil unmount/Volumes/MOUNTED-ISO” and then close Terminal.
Method 5: Use Disk Utility to Create USB on Mac
- Put USB drive into your Mac system and launch Disk Utility.
- On the left, right-click on the chosen USB drive and format it with MS-DOS (FAT).
- Drag the .iso file to the USB drive. This step will start the writing process of the .iso file on USB.
A Bonus Tip: The Professional Way to Recover Data from Windows 10 Bootable USB
- Install and run this program on your system, click on “USB Flash Drive” and then on “Burn”.
- This burned drive needs to be inserted in the system that won’t boot. Keep pressing the F12 key while doing so.
- Run the program and from the main interface, click on “Data Recovery”.
- Select the disk from which you wish to recover the data and then click on “Scan”.
- Once you get the files, select them and click on “Recover”.
Conclusion:
UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions without burning a CD.
You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file.
Features
UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive
It loads distributions either by downloading a ISO (CD image) files for you, or by using an ISO file you've already downloaded.
Using UNetbootin
Select an ISO file or a distribution to download, select a target drive (USB Drive or Hard Disk), then reboot once done. If your USB drive doesn't show up, reformat it as FAT32.
If you used the 'USB Drive' install mode: After rebooting, boot from the USB drive. On PCs, this usually involves pressing a button such as Esc or F12 immediately after you turn on your computer, while on Macs, you should hold the Option key before OSX boots.
If you used the 'Hard Disk' install mode: After rebooting, select the UNetbootin entry from the Windows Boot Menu.
Supported Distributions
UNetbootin has built-in support for automatically downloading and loading the following distributions, though installing other distributions is also supported:
UNetbootin can also be used to load various system utilities, including:
Installing Other Distributions Using UNetbootin
Download and run UNetbootin, then select the 'disk image' option and supply it with an ISO (CD image).