Here you can download WinSetupFromUSB and updates of the tools included.
Please do not hotlink files, use this page if you want to post a link to the program. If you need to link to a specific version, you could use version number like this:
http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/downloads/#1-10
Note: A few antivirus programs keep detecting a couple of the included files as viruses. This is false positive. These vendors were informed numerous times and the serious companies such as DrWeb and Kaspersky, update their signatures to remove the false detection within a few hours after being informed. Others, such as McAfee, despite all the efforts and contacts, don’t do anything to update their signatures. For a few unknown ones, which use third party signatures, there is no way to contact them or they simply don’t respond. This program will never knowingly distribute any kind of malware.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.10.exe (28 MB ; 980549 downloads)
- Windows 11 support
- added detection of higher Windows 10 build numbers for the boot menu names
- Removed file spit infobox if ISO file needs to be split
- Increased warning for large disks selection to > 64 GB
- minor bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.9.exe (28 MB ; 2682554 downloads)
- added support for multi-version/dual Windows ISOs (32 and 64 bits in one ISO for example). Stock Microsoft dual ISOs are supported and tested, other such sources too, as long as they use unmodified bootmgr and default location for BCD store is in /boot/bcd. Tested in BIOS/UEFI with both Secure Boot on and off, stock Windows 10 dual and single ISO builds 1803, 1809, Server 2016 and 2019.
- added detection of Windows 10 build number which is added to the boot menu names
- updated ImDisk and WimLib
- minor bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.8.exe (24 MB ; 2756874 downloads)
- fixed issue with Windows 10 and recovery option not shown
- fixed issue with persistence file size not set correctly and tooltip for using persistence
- updated some the tools to their latest version- BootIce, ImDisk, WimLib
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.7.exe (24 MB ; 1536771 downloads)
- disabled superfloppy check due to issues with latest Windows 10 builds
- increased input timeouts to 45 seconds
- fixed issue with Swedish locale and bcdedit
- added check if imdisk is an old version
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6.exe (24 MB ; 1175701 downloads)
- updated imdisk package for compatibility with latest Windows 10 versions
- Added Windows 10 in all GUI elements
Notes:
1) Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
2) If program is run on latest Windows 10 builds, seconds source can no longer be added due to incorrectly detected superfloppy format of the USB disk. This is due to changed by Microsoft WMI call results or structure. Fix is being worked on and will be released as soon as it’s ready.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta2.exe (24 MB ; 406928 downloads)
- Fixed missing EFI boot menu for Windows 10 sources
Note: Windows 10 – single ISOs created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool or downloaded from Microsoft should work. Dual ISOs made by the same tool (x32 and x64 in a single ISO) are NOT supported yet due to the changed structure. Such source can still be added using the previous versions which dump entire contents as they are, 1.0 beta8 for example. Limitations- such source needs to be added first, and any other sources of the same type,but not the same x32+x64, has to be added using 1.6 beta 2 or later.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta1.exe (24 MB ; 224998 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta1.7z (23 MB ; 64475 downloads)
- Added support for Windows Vista/7/8 and above sources larger than 4 GB and FAT32 for EFI compatibility- credits. In other words, now is possible to use FAT32 formatted USB drive and add larger than 4 GB source, say Windows 10, to be able to boot in EFI mode. As this is new feature not yet fully tested, the first version is released as a beta. Any feedback is appreciated.
WinSetupFromUSB 1.5.exe (23 MB ; 344387 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.5.7z (23 MB ; 73456 downloads)
- added Windows 10 support
- small bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.exe (22 MB ; 1966916 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.7z (22 MB ; 559973 downloads)
- added better handling of illegal characters for Linux/Other ISO source file name
- added advanced option for adding persistence partition for Linux sources. Each source has its own persistence space associated with it
- added better handling for Kon-Boot, source is to be added as ISO file using the Linux/Other ISO option
- added advanced option to add custom folder with boot critical drivers for NT6 sources (Vista and later). These drivers are added in boot.wim and loaded with DrvLoad before start of Setup, scratch space is increased accordingly. Only drivers for present devices will be loaded. Use it to add USB, SATA/SCSI or Chipset/USB drivers for example. Loaded drivers will be staged and available to the OS being installed. For non boot-critical drivers (Lan, WLan, Video etc.), have a look here
- added internal check for NT6 sources with multiple boot.wim, only default osloader entry in BCD store and the corresponding boot.wim will be added
- fixed errors when USB disk was initially prepared with the auto-format option, and on next run of the program it may complain about missing MBR and partition table
WinSetupFromUSB 1.3.exe (22 MB ; 1609972 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.3.7z (22 MB ; 314231 downloads)
- Fixed bug when adding NT6 source with missing new line feeds in WinPEshl.ini
- Fixed handling of NT6 sources with install.esd
- Fixed bug with NT6 sources with EFI directory but no BCD file in it
- Added Ei.cfg and CVersion.ini Removal Utilities in \tools\winisoutils directory should one needs those files removed from the NT6 source ISO file
- WimLib updated to version 1.6.0 for compatibility with new WIM formats
WinSetupFromUSB 1.2.exe (22 MB ; 303296 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.2.7z (22 MB ; 77581 downloads)
- Fixed bug where program running on Windows localized in other than English language would not add NT6 source
- Improved handling when program is placed and run from directories which contain special characters- `~@#$%^&()-+=,; Single quote – ‘ is not supported in program directory path and there is a check for that
- Added an advanced option for NT6 (Vista and later) sources to add Q-Dir File Explorer, which starts before Setup. This is useful to quickly browse disk contents and backup and restore files before launching Setup, rather than booting first in another OS to perform the same task. When Q-Dir is closed, Setup starts.
- BootIce updated to version 1.3.2.1
WinSetupFromUSB 1.1.exe (22 MB ; 220613 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.1.7z (22 MB ; 44540 downloads)
- (U)EFI support for Windows Vista x64 SP1 and later 64 bits Windows. USB disk must be formatted in FAT32 as per EFI specifications to boot under EFI. To prepare USB disk running the program under Windows XP or 2003, which do not include bcdedit.exe, an active internet connection must be present in order to download it
- default auto-format file system has been changed to FAT32 for EFI compatibility
- Firadisk driver is now added to each XP 32 bits source, but disabled by default. A new option in DPMS and custom F6 floppy menus activates it. This should help loading SATA/AHCI/RAID drivers from virtual floppy on problematic machines
- NT6 sources boot menus are now handled by BOOTMGR
- fixed recognition of Windows 8.1 sources which contain INSTALL.ESD instead of INSTALL.WIM
- added check in boot menu for Linux sources to warn if PLoP is loaded. Linux sources would not work with PLoP loaded as it supports only read mode
- removed the ZIP archive as it seems some users tend to launch the program directly from the Windows zip folder view, rather than extracting all files and folders. A self extracting SFX archive is added instead
- updated wimlib to 1.5.3 which would also fix the issues with the first 1.0 versions (downloaded before 14.Nov.2013) and NT6 sources
- various small bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0.zip (37 MB ; 757067 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0.7z (22 MB ; 74648 downloads)
Windows Vista and above Setup/PE may not start, command prompt may appear saying :
“A winpesh.ini file is present, but no commands were successfully launched. This could be caused by incorrect formatting or an invalid executable name.”
or simply restarts. Please refer to this post for details and fix, or re-download the program if you downloaded it before 14.Nov.2013.
- custom boot menu name when Linux/Other ISO is added
- when XP/2003/2000 source is added and incorrectly the i386 folder is pointed as source directory, program uses its parent directory
- other small fixes and improvements
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0RC4.zip (37 MB ; 53248 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0RC4.7z (22 MB ; 43689 downloads)
- Ability to add multiple Windows Vista, 7, 8, Server 2008/2012 sources from ISO file. Use the same option to add PE2 (Vista/Server 2008) and above based utility. Thanks to synchronicity for his amazing wimlib project
- Ability to add almost any Linux based ISO which uses hybrid cd-rom/hard disk mode, credits to cdob . Refer to this page for a non exhaustive list of tested ISOs
- Auto-format option when used with NTFS would do its best when formatting the disk, to avoid fragmented large files on this volume later on by moving $MFT at the beginning of the partition. This way $MFT zone remains at the beginning of the volume and there should be way more contiguous space available large files to occupy
- DPMS updated to DPMS2, thanks to Steve
- the command prompt window during GUI mode of XP/2000/2003 setup is now hidden, thanks to cdob. It’s needed to keep the USB drive mounted throughout the GUI mode of setup
- added ability to copy all log files to the relevant WINSETUP sub-folder during PE phase of NT6 (Vista and later) boot. Create an empty file debugme with no extension in the relevant sub-directory, e.g \WINSETUP\Win7x64\debugme, and all log files from the start of PE phase will be copied next to it
- Updates of the tools included and various bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta8.zip (31 MB ; 74046 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta8.7z (18 MB ; 19461 downloads)
- added an option for Auto-format, using FBinst internally. This will delete all partitions and create a single one on the target USB disk, use with care
- added an option for Auto-detect and use SATA/RAID/SCSI F6 drivers during XP/2003/2000 Setup thanks to DPMS by Chenall. The boot entry is optional and has to be selected once before booting First part of Setup
- added an option to include a floppy image with F6 SATA/RAID/SCSI drivers during XP/2003/2000 Setup. The boot entry is optional and has to be selected once before booting First part of Setup
- working USB to USB install thanks to WaitBT driver by Shao Miller
- added an option for creating a “kicker” ISO for Vista/7/8/Server 2008 Setup, thus avoiding possible setup failures
- added another debug option for Vista/7/8/Server 2008 Setup, shifting hard disk possitions, thus avoiding possible other setup failures
- added an option for custom folder name and boot menu entry for XP/2003/2000 Setup
- added an option for adding and using custom NTDETECT.COM in order to avoid possible BSOD 0x0000007B on some machines
- fixed partial GUI freezes during large file copy, e.g. install.wim
- fixed bug where changes occur in the small ISO for XP/2003/2000 Setup leading to errors at start of Text mode
- added USB monitor function to refresh list if USB disks when disk is connected or disconnected
- updated versions of the included programs and tools, QEMU should now support booting Vista/7/Server 2008 x64 versions too
- various bug fixes and improvements
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta7.7z (7 MB ; 33224 downloads)
- fixed issues on some new systems when XP/2000/2003 Setup hangs during text mode:
http://www.msfn.org/…all-iso-method/ - fixed grub4dos menu.lst entries when detecting the number of hard drives connected
- fixed custom boot menu titles input box when adding multiple similar XP/2000/2003 sources
- grub4dos, included tools and programs updated
- fixed issue with incorrectly detecting if source is Windows 2000
- flushing USB disk write cache is now performed internally, rather than using external programs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta6.7z (4 MB ; 40782 downloads)
- fixed bug in the created menu.lst when adding PartedMagic/Ubuntu variants or other ISOs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta5.7z (4 MB ; 5738 downloads)
- added option to display all connected disks in case one needs to prepare eSATA etc. drives.
- improved detection of USB disks at start of GUI mode in case of 2000/XP/2003 setup
- added support for adding Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu ISOs
- added option for shared BTS OEM folder if several sources need to share same OEM folder. Use tooltip for info.
- experimental option to prepare source to be installed on USB, to be tested further.
- better handling in case 2000/XP/2003 install is on machine with 2 or more internal disks
- at start of GUI mode, after own setup.exe and setup.cmd are finished, setup.exe from th e source is executed, no matter another fake or the original one. Thus BTS presetup.cmd for example is executed by its fake setup.exe.
- added option not to check for and install grub4dos MBR. One would have to take care of chainloading grldr by other means.
- updated many of the included programs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta4.7z (4 MB ; 11664 downloads)
- fixed issue with non-English versions of Windows XP/2003
- fixed bug when program directory is on the same USB disk and partition which is being prepared
- removed dependencies on Windows Scripting Host, in case it’s broken.
- BootIce, Grub4Dos, SysLinux, RMPrepUSB updated to the latest versions
WinSetupFromUSB 0.2.3.exe (4 MB ; 108786 downloads)
Original ISO x86+x86-64
Error! This doesn’t seem to be valid source!
Either or all of \sources/boot.wim, \bootmgr
\boot\, \boot\BCD are missing, or source is not supported.
Retry to select another source or CANCEL to return to the main menu
Dual ISOs are NOT supported. Please read the notes next to the download link.
after using this tool it locked the usb drive as read only. How do I unlock it and remove readonly?
thanks…very help full software..but wen i tryed to install wndows 7 using with **USB3** port, had some error like a “USB3 does not support” (as i remember).. what is the reason for came this error….??? realy have a no any issues.. this is a good tool…
Windows 7 does not support usb3 natively. So either have to embed the needed drivers
, use usb2 port, or play with bios settings to limit to usb2 temporarily.
how to boot 7 ,8,10 in one usb is a trible boot pls
There is tutorials page where you can find number of guides in various languages…
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I have been using this great tool for my multiboot usb for windows.Worked great with any version of windows except windows 10. My win 10 iso is single(home version) 64-bit created w/media creation tool,but it doesn’t work as I have been testing multiple times. I added the iso at last(7/8 and lastly 10).Does it matter for this specific problem?(Error:virtual disk could not be mounted)
Most likely you had sources created with the previous versions, which include imdisk bersion incompatible with latest Win10 builds, or you are not using the 1.6 final.
So either use the latest version and start from scratch, formatting the usb disk, or if you already have sources on it, simply replace tge whole /winsetup/imdisk/ folder with the from the latest version and you will be fine.
To clarify newer version of the program will not overwrite existing old version of imdisk on the usb disk, you have to do that manually or start from scratch using latest version.
Actually I did try formatting usb from scratch and copying imdisk to WINSETUP folder but same result.Windows 10 trying to load but stays blue screen and ultimately same as couldn’t mount the virtual disk,press ok to reboot. I haven’t tried 32-bit yet,but there is an issue with 64-bit.
Are you using 1.6 final? What is the exact windows source, version, build? Is it stock Microsoft image?
I am using 1.6 final version.Source file is windows 10 64-bit home created with media creation tool.Amazing thing is the usb works on mac but not on windows pc.I tested on macbook pro and it worked as it supposed to work but the same usb doesn’t work on pc.
Most likely USB stick is not seen later in the boot process. I would fiddle with bios settings first, or try another usb port.
I tested the WinsetupFromUsb ver 1.6(beta2) and it worked fine. Later I figured out the problem was with the latest version of imdisk used on final version of WinsetupFromUsb.I came to conclusion that the imdisk(latest)is not yet compatible with windows 10.
It was the opposite case, and was confirmed in many tests by different users.
Can you please double check that your are not mixing versions?
I use the tool many times a day. I know exactyly what I am doing.You can check yourself if it works with new or the old version of imdisk.Nevertheless,I found the solution and works great for me.Many thanks for the small useful tool.Hope you will add more features in the future.
thank I have been using this great tool for my multiboot usb for windows.Worked great with any version of windows except windows 10. My win 10 iso is single(home version) 64-bit created w/media creation tool,but it doesn’t work as I have been test
ing multiple times. I added the iso at last(7/8 and lastly 10).Does it matter for this specific problem?(Error:virtual disk could not be mounted)
I have replied already…
Can’t you see the previous comment?!
I found the solution. Do not use the latest version of imdisk from 1.6 final instead copy imdisk directory from the 1.6(beta) into WINSETUP directory and you will be good to go.
Interesting…
Previous imdisk versions did not work on latest win10 builds. The one included in 1.6 worked.
Are you saying that now it’s the opposite? Did microsoft make more changes again in the very latest win10 builds?
How did this disk work on Apple pc? Which versions were used?
Verry bad software now my computer hanged on dmi pool data verification totally waste of time now I hav to put for repair
No software can cause that…
Great Software, keep good work…
When support ntfs format and uefi bios boot ?
That question really is for PC manufacturers. There are workarounds, but not native ntfs boot on uefi. I have no time to play with more workarounds, such is already provided for large files and fat32 where they are split in 4GB chunks.
Nice tool, been using since v.99 I think. Anyway, I just updated my windows 10 sources to build 10586 and ran into the same issues in previous comments. Updating imdisk worked since I have many previous items and did not want to re-do the whole 128GB stick. BTW the imdisk version in winsetup program folder is the latest, however the imdisk version on my multiboot was NOT updated.
Cheers.
Thanks for the feedback.
As mentioned earlier, program will NOT update imdisk if it’s present, this has to be done manually as of now, or usb disk to be wiped and redone with the newest version, which of course is overkill if there are already other sources.
BTW, glad to have Bill Gates around 😀