Make a Boot USB from Windows

Make a boot USB from Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP

Boot Windows 11 from USB on VHDx

Windows 11 running on USBEasily Boot Windows 11 from USB, fully contained inside a Virtual Hard Disk (VHDx) image file. The following process enables you to take a full installation of Windows with you on a removable external flash drive, and then run the Operating System portably at any computer that can boot from USB.

Make a USB Bootable KALI Linux

backtrack running from usbHow to Effortlessly Make a USB Bootable KALI Linux flash drive with persistence using YUMI from within Windows. KALI is based on Debian Linux.

Put System Rescue CD on USB using Windows

USB System Rescue CDSystem Rescue CD is a Linux-based live system that is designed to provide a variety of tools for repairing and recovering computers. It is primarily used to troubleshoot and repair an unbootable or otherwise damaged computer systems after a system crash.

Install GRUB2 on USB from Windows

GRUB2How to Install Grub2 on USB from Windows. The following covers the process of installing Grub2 on a USB Flash Drive from within Windows.

How to Install Clonezilla on USB

clonezilla startup menuHow to Install Clonezilla on USB Flash Drive from Windows. Clonezilla is a Free partition or disk clone tool similar to Norton Ghost and Partition Image.

Easily Install Gentoo on USB from Windows

gentoo 10 1 desktop screenshotHow to Install Gentoo on USB; The following how to tutorial explains one way to create a Gentoo Live USB Bootable Flash Drive using Windows, a Gentoo Live DVD, and the Universal USB Installer. Gentoo is a popular Linux version named after the Gentoo Penguin and was created by Daniel Robbins with a goal to create a smaller portable Linux distribution that only included required programs.

Create a Bootable USB Debian Live Flash Drive

Bootable USB Debian Live Flash DriveHow to Create a Bootable USB Debian Live Flash Drive from Windows by using Etcher by Balena. The following tutorial covers the process of installing Debian Live to a USB Flash Drive from within Windows.

Put Xubuntu on USB Flash Drive with Windows

Xubuntu running from USBCreate an Xubuntu Live Bootable USB flash drive with Windows; In the following section, I will show you a simple method to put Xubuntu on USB Flash Drive using Windows and the YUMI Multiboot USB Boot creation software. This process does allow for running the Xubuntu Live USB with persistence.

Create a Parted Magic Bootable USB

usb parted magicIn the following tutorial, I cover how to create a Parted Magic bootable USB flash drive from within Windows. This fully functional portable Operating System doubles as a disk management utility to help you perform disk editing, disk imaging, and partitioning tasks with ease.

Install Puppy Arcade to a Flash Drive from Windows

Puppy Arcade ScreenshotIn the following section, I will show you how we installed Puppy Arcade to a USB Flash Drive using Windows. Puppy Arcade (created by Scott Jarvis), is a remix of Puppy Linux with a strong focus on Console Game Emulation.

Install PCLinuxOS to a Flash Drive in Windows

pclos minimePCLinuxOS is a clean, compact and beautiful Live Linux CD compilation created and headed by Texstar. PCLOS was originally based on Mandriva Linux and could comfortably fit on just about any flash drive.

Put Lucid Puppy on USB from Windows

Lucid Puppy running from USBPut Lucid Puppy on USB from Windows. In the following section I show you one way to install and run "LUPU" Lucid Puppy from a Flash Drive using YUMI.

USB Bootable Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD)

USB UBCD (Ultimate Boot CD)How To Create a USB Bootable Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) Flash Drive from Windows using YUMI. Ultimate Boot CD is an awesome popular computer diagnostics tool.

Create a USB Bootable Runt Linux from Windows

runt linux screenshotCreating a USB Bootable RUNT Linux; This walk through illustrates how to install, boot, and run RUNT Linux from a USB flash drive. RUNT is a super super tiny and very basic Linux distro.

Run Feather Linux from a USB drive

USB Bootable Feather LinuxThe following walk-through illustrates how to install, boot, and run Feather Linux from a USB flash drive using the Universal USB Installer. Feather is yet another very small (under 128MB) clean and simple

Run Ubuntu Server from USB

Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition Installer running from USBRun Ubuntu Server from USB; Easily create a Live USB Bootable Ubuntu Server using YUMI from within Windows. The following process covers one way to Install, Boot and Run Ubuntu Server from a USB Flash Drive.

Create a Live Open Mandriva USB (Windows)

OpenMandriva Live USBThis simple tutorial explains how to put Open Mandriva on a USB Flash Drive from within a running Windows environment by using YUMI. Upon completion, the resulting Bootable USB can be used to try out OpenMandriva Live on USB.

Install Ubuntu Rescue Remix to USB

Ubuntu Rescue Remix running from USBInstall Ubuntu Rescue Remix to USB; How to Create a Ubuntu Rescue Remix Bootable USB Flash Drive from within Windows. The following tutorial covers one method of installing and running (URR) Ubuntu Rescue Remix to a USB Flash Drive using a Windows PC and the Universal USB Installer to do the Boot creation.

Install Simply MEPIS to USB in Windows

mepis 8 0 10 desktop screenshotHow to Install Simply MEPIS to USB by using the Universal USB Installer while running from Windows. MEPIS Linux was founded by Warren Woodford in November 2002.

Install Wolvix to a Flash Drive using Windows

Wolvix Frugal Persistent InstallRun Wolvix from a USB Flash Drive: In the following section, I will show you one way to quickly install Wolvix to a USB Flash Drive from Windows using YUMI. Wolvix is a Linux distribution created by Kenneth 'Wolven' Granerud.

Install CentOS to USB via Windows

centos installInstall CentOS to USB; The following tutorial covers the process of creating a CentOS USB flash drive using Windows and the LiveUSB Creator. Once installed, the CentOS Live USB will operate just like the Live CD/DVD, and you should be able to Install CentOS from USB to a hard drive as well.

USB Ophcrack Windows Password Recovery

usb ophcrackBootable USB Ophcrack flash drive creation; Ophcrack is a free Windows Password Recovery tool that uses rainbow tables to retrieve Windows login passwords from password hashes. The tool is also made available in multiple versions (Vista/7 and XP).

Install SliTaz to USB from Windows

slitaz cooking desktop screenshotHow to Install SliTaz to a USB Flash Drive using Windows. This Tiny Linux distribution is a very fast running free operating system that can be run entirely from system memory.

Install SLAX on USB from Windows

SLAX on USBHow to Install SLAX on USB from Windows. In the following tutorial we show you how easy it is to create a SLAX Linux bootable USB Flash Drive from within Windows.

Windows USB Kiwi Linux Flash Drive creation

Ubuntu Running From WindowsHow to Create a USB Kiwi Flash drive: In the following tutorial, I will explain how to quickly and easily install Kiwi Linux to a USB flash drive using Windows and UUI. Kiwi Linux is a minimal remix based on Ubuntu that includes Adobe Flash along with audio and video codecs for restricted formats and support for encrypted DVDs.

Make a gOS USB Flash Drive using Windows

screenshot of gos running from usbThe following tutorial explains how to create a bootable gOS USB flash drive using Windows and the popular Universal USB Installer. gOS is a Debian derivative based on Ubuntu.

Install CrunchBang Linux to USB via Windows

CrunchBang Linux on USBCreate a CrunchBang Linux Bootable USB Flash Drive using Windows. The following tutorial covers the process of installing CrunchBang to a USB Flash Drive from within Windows.

Install Eeebuntu on USB from Windows

eeebuntu flash driveInstall Eeebuntu on USB; Persistent Eeebuntu bootable Flash Drive creation tutorial. In the following tutorial, we show you how to use Windows to create a Portable Eeebuntu bootable USB Flash Drive using UUI.