Here is an incomplete list of some of the supported sources tested with WinSetupFromUSB.
Since new sources are added frequently, please check again for updates.
Tests are usually performed on a NTFS formatted USB flash disk, including the Linux based ones. If there are additional steps needed to get a source going or another file system is needed, there will be a note.
Please leave a comment if you have tested another source, with a description and link to it, or if you have a request for a new one.
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Setup option, multiple sources are supported:
- Windows XP, any architecture (32 and 64 bits), any Service Pack (SP), any version (Home, Professional etc.)
- Windows 2000, any SP, any version
- Windows 2003, any architecture, any SP, any version
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option, multiple sources are supported::
- Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, any architecture, any SP, any version
- Windows 10 Technical Preview– if using it with WinSetupFromUSB version 1.4 and earlier, make sure to use the advanced option “Custom menu names for Vista/7/8/Server Source” and set folder and boot menu names.
- Windows 10 – single and dual ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are supported since version 1.9.
- Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 any architecture, any SP, any version
- Windows Thin PC – Windows Thin PC 90 day evaluation
- Symantec Norton Ghost 15.01
- Windows Defender Offline , 32 and 64 bit versions, select to save as an ISO file when creating the startup media
- EaseUS Todo Backup WinPE emergency disk
- ESET SysRescue
- Avast Rescue Disc
Norton Bootable Recovery Tool
UBCD4Win/WinBuilder/Windows FLPC setup/BartPE option:
IA64/Itanuim versions are not tested.
Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option, multiple sources are supported:
Note- if there are problems starting or installing Debian/Ubuntu from USB hard disk take a look at this tutorial
Use Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option unless other specified
- Avast Rescue Disk – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- AVG Rescue CD
- Avira Rescue System
- Bitdefender Rescue CD
- Comodo Rescue Disk
- Dr. Web LiveCD
- eScan Rescue Disk – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- ESET SysRescue – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option
- F-Secure Rescue CD
- Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10
Norton Bootable Recovery Tool– Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO option- Panda SafeCD
- PC Tools Alternate Operating System Scanner – copy AOSS.iso from /ISO/ directory to the root of the USB disk, delete /system/stage3 in /ISO/AOSS.iso if disk space is concern
- Sophos Bootable Anti-Virus
- Trinity Rescue Kit – please refer to Linux / *BSD / *nix, Others tab
- Vba32 Rescue
- Windows Defender Offline – Use Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / Server 2008/2012 based ISO
Use Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option
- Acronis True Image, Disk Director boot media
- HDD Regenerator 2011
- Memtest86+ – v5.01 – use the ISO file in the zip archive as source
- MS-DOS – 7.1
- Paragon Hard Disk / Partition Manager etc. bootable media
- UltimateBootCD – 5.20, 5.26
Hello, can you add support for Memtest86 UEFI v7.5 Free (https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm),
some of the newest Asus laptop (and probably other brand) don’t have legacy support anymore.
I second that…I have some Intel Compute Sticks which can only handle UEFI boot (that is until I can get someone to mod the firmware for me).
It would GREATLY expand the usefulness of your program because Legacy/CSM BIOS officially dies on devices shipping next year. Very sad but true!!!
As mentioned, until a new boot manager supporting UEFI and having similar functionality as what grub4dos offers is found, there will be no easy or even hard way of supporting all the various Linux ISOs under UEFI.
Booting all kinds of Linux ISOs under BIOS mode, is only possible because of the unique grub4dos feature, which allows to boot just about any isohybrid Linux distro.
grub4dos was entirely developed using BIOS functions and won’t be rewritten from scratch for UEFI, at least that’s what I have been reading. Until grub2, as the closest boot manager, eventually implements similar functionality, we are stuck.
The other way around is to still use grub2 and create specific code for every Linux distro, which is crazy given the amount of distros and the constant changes with every other version. That’s hardly possible to keep up even for a full time paid job, let alone free project for spare time.
Bitdefender and Kaspersky Rescue Disk 18 are not working on my Winsetupfromusb 1.8 x64 on Win10. The ISO’s appear on the ISO folder but not on the Grub4DOS menu.
Need to boot in BIOS/compatible mode
I am. I can actually get to the menu with Windows 7 8.1 10 Setup but the rescue ISO’s are not showing up anywhere.
That’s likely the UEFI boot menu, where only Windows sources are supported. Please triple check that you are booting in BIOS mode, boot menu must be in teal background.
Could not get it to do anything, need understandable instructions that make since.
What I would like to do it put all my HP, Dell, etc ISO on single usb drives.
Have you looked at the tutorials page? Should be really straightforward, no idea where you get stuck.
hi thanks for this software
But please has it been or will it be also integrated with windows server 2016 ad above ..?
Thanks
It should be already
What about Windows 98, 95, and 3.1? I know it will sound silly to some people, but it would be cool to have these as an option. I would think the Windows XP option would work… let me know!
Oh, and also Easy Recovery Essentials? Here is their website: https://neosmart.net/EasyRE. Would that work with the Linux ISO/Other Grub4dos compatible ISO option? Thanks!
You can always try, if it’s Windows based then you can also try the Windows Vista/7/10 option too.
XP option won’t work. You can try the Other ISO one, but from what I recall Win95/98 needed some more tweaking. No idea about 3.1, can always try.
Could you please include support for Ubuntu Linux 14 and 16. I will try with current version of the tool.
Have you tried them first?
Does this program do a quick format or a full normal format?
Quick, if you mean the auto-format option.
So it won’t overwrite anything, right?
Not sure what you have in mind. It won’t overwrite/zero ALL sectors, but will surely wipe amd rewrite enough of them to make all previous contents inaccessible.
Alright, so it’s safe and can be used constantly right?
Safe in what terms? If you have wear and tear in mind, then yes, should be fine. If you have secure wiping all previous contents then maybe, recovering files might be quite hard, but no idea if impossible.
Alright, thank you for that. And yes, I did mean safe by the drive possibly becoming unstable if used constantly. Final question, can it be used constantly?
Yes. With good quality USB stick you should have no issues. Bad quality cheap drives tend to fail easily, regardless how are formatted and used.
Alright, I am really sorry about all the questions. I am just worried and I don’t want it to fail. So basically, I can format it however many times I want, correct?
As long as your mouse doesn’t get stuck on the auto-format option indefinitely 🙂
Is that a yes or a no? lol.
That’s relax and use within reason, any misuse of anything may lead to issues.
Alright, thank you for all your help! (:
i use different iso files with different version of winsetupusb but after boot it says imdisk files needed and asking for path same thing happens in 7,8.1 and 10 windows now what to do need help
Are imdisk files in place? Could it be an antivirus program interfering where it should not?
hi. how can I create multiboot usb to uefi&legacy?
Дякую за чудовий програмний продукт. Ідеально працює multi-USB в форматі Legacy. На свій multi-USB HDD записав Win 7SP1x32x64, 10 (1803, 1809)x32x64, LTSBx32x64, LTSCx32x64 та шість чи вісім USB_ISO_Antivir + Windows defender offlinex32x64