How To Create Bootable Usb Windows 10 On Mac

The concluding release of Mac OS doesn't have the pick to create a bootable USB from Bootcamp similar previous versions, and it is a problem because that require uses other tools.

I am updating this post today Dec 12, 2018. The reason is that I was simply using UNetbootin to create the bootable USB, I will get out guide as a 2d method since it even so working, and I will explicate to you how you can create the bootable Windows USB without extra software.

The first stride for both methods requires to format your USB device to NTFS, this is the default filesystem, alternative you tin can use ExFAT only the installation could fail.

Format USB to ExFAT (Under your ain gamble)

In lodge to kicking from the USB, you lot need to format the USB to ExFAT, you can do information technology using Disk Utility (it comes with MacOS).

This step is the same for both methods. You lot demand to show all the devices in Disk Utility" before to showtime the process.

disk-utility-show-all-devices

Select your USB device in the listing (not the division), right click and then click on the Erase option:

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In the next screen make sure you select these two options:

Format: ExFAT
Scheme: Chief Boot Record

Click the Erase button.

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If for some reason it fails, probably is because MacOS still using the USB, merely repeat the steps, just if you meet a screen like to in a higher place screen is because the operation is successful.

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Format USB with the terminal

Yous also tin format the USB from the last, but you take to have care to apply the correct device because, if you lot use the wrong proper name y'all will lose everything.

With this command you can list the device on MacOS:

              diskutil listing

This is an instance, my USB is the disk2:

disk-util-list

This command is to format the USB, the concluding parameter is the the USB:

              diskutil eraseDisk ExFAT "WINDOWS10" MBRFormat disk2

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Copy Windows files to USB - Method 1

This process is very piece of cake doesn't require to install other software, and they are but a few steps:

Open up Windows ISO

Just double click on the ISO image, MacOS mount the image automatically.
Windows-ISO

Re-create files

Now you only need to copy the files and paste them to the USB.

Command + A Select all files.
Command + C Copy files.
Become to your USB Command + V paste the files.

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This process could fail if you are using a USB with FAT32 considering the file install.win is over 4GB, if this is the instance try to open the terminal and re-create paste the files from there (no ever works. Endeavour to follow the instructions to format the USB in ExFAT, NTFS works for some BIOS).

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This is the command to re-create the files from the ISO to the USB:

              cp -rp /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10/

And that is all, now yous can endeavour boot from the USB.

UNetbootin - Method 2

I will show you how you can use UNetbootin to create a bootable USB, it can be used no merely for Mac just for Windows and Linux distributions too.

UNetbootin is free software and it is also available for Windows and Linux.

Check the path proper noun of your USB Disk.

Ever in Disk Utility, select the new partition that we created in the previous step, and click on the information button, it will give you the information about the new partition.

Disk Utility USB Information

You lot also can use the terminal and the command diskutil to see the list of drives:

              diskutil list

Download UNetbootin:

Download the dmg directly from the Website.
And copy the app to the /Application folder.
I prefer to use homebrew to install applications, you tin can check this commodity for more data: Installing Applications on Mac with Homebrew:

              mash cask install --appdir="/Applications" unetbootin

Makes the USB booteable

Open UNetbootin and y'all only need select iii options:

Diskimage and ISO
Now we need open the ISO Windows prototype that is on our reckoner.
Select your USB device on UNetbootin.
Click on the OK, button and wait to the process terminate information technology will have a time.

UNetbootin Windows

NOTES:

I tested other tools like dd and Etcher but they are not working because Windows requires extra steps, for the moment this is the just easy tool that I know that works if y'all are on Windows try Rufus.
Some users reported that UNetbootin is not working, if after to format the USB drive and alter the block size is not working for you try another Bulldoze with plenty space.