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:
https://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 ; 1249857 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 ; 2746672 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 ; 2767238 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 ; 1542734 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 ; 1179147 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 ; 407818 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 ; 226081 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.6-beta1.7z (23 MB ; 65091 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 ; 346872 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.5.7z (23 MB ; 74164 downloads)
- added Windows 10 support
- small bug fixes
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.exe (22 MB ; 1971161 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.4.7z (22 MB ; 561184 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 ; 1611511 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.3.7z (22 MB ; 315246 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 ; 304462 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.2.7z (22 MB ; 78224 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 ; 223873 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.1.7z (22 MB ; 45328 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 ; 760478 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0.7z (22 MB ; 75680 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 ; 54002 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0RC4.7z (22 MB ; 44127 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 ; 74582 downloads)
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta8.7z (18 MB ; 19911 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 ; 33951 downloads)
- fixed issues on some new systems when XP/2000/2003 Setup hangs during text mode:
https://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 ; 42032 downloads)
- fixed bug in the created menu.lst when adding PartedMagic/Ubuntu variants or other ISOs
WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 beta5.7z (4 MB ; 6090 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 ; 12117 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 ; 110691 downloads)
Best bootable…thanks
Hi
I have been using this program since 2014. I’ve never had any problems before. I’m downloading windows10x64 with Windows’ own program (MediaCreationTool21H1). I am creating a flash disk with the winsetupfromusb program. No problem so far. I insert the flash disk into a pc for installation. See the picture in the link below.
https://www.hizliresim.com/60z55e0
I’m using X64 but it shows X86. I say enter from here, 20 seconds later I get the error in the picture below.
https://www.hizliresim.com/exvt1zm
I can’t install. But I don’t get an error with the rufus program, so the ISO is solid. What could be the reason for this?
Is that a single or dual ISO?
Can you upload the log files?
http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/faq/#faq14
Single iso only X64. I’m formatting the flash disk, I’m just throwing windows10 X64. I am encountering this error. It doesn’t save anything to the log file, it’s empty.
There must be a log file, check carefully the FAQ and double check you are searching in the correct location including the backups folder
I tried with four different flash drives, same result. Kingston-Netac-Sandisk-Toshiba.
After I tried the flash disk I created on the pc and got an error, I uploaded it here.
https://uptobox.com/gxxhghihsko8
Need the program log files, as per the FAQ provided earlier, not the contents of the ISO!
ok this is
https://s5.dosya.tc/server4/z3jeas/20210811-132028-log.cab.html
Here you go, was easy, wasn’t it? 🙂
There are several errors in the log, most likely related to using outdated wimlib version, which comes bundled with the program.
I would assume you have used older WinSetupFromUSB versions, which you have not completely overwritten with the new versions, especially the wimlib directory.
Now please download a fresh copy of the program, extract it in NEW! location, and do that USB disk again. Then report success/failure with new log files if required.
Please follow the above to the letter, and do not skip a step or introduce something new.
Yes, it’s ok. No problem. The program was 1.9, but the files may belong to 1.8, I remembered when you wrote it. Thank you so much.
The best bootable
On Windows 10 iso files are not shown
You’d have to elaborate what you mean
Sorry… I mean am using win 10 on my pc… Nd running ur app… Your app is not showing any of iso files on my pc
Check if they are with .iso file extension, and not hidden or something along the lines.
Another doubt can i even install android iOS (primeOS) with the help of ur app
Can’t answer that, never tried, but nothing stops you from trying
could you put a checkbox with “format the disk”, it does not mean the same as ‘autoformat with FBinst”
i don’t know if your soft allow the usb installation without formating the key
i can’t push the “GO” button, i don’t want to format the key, i want to prevent the display “formating the key…” with or without FBinst
Autoformat option is not mandatory. But you need to ensure disk is properly partitioned with MBR and active partition first.
If autoformat is not selected, disk will not be formatted, just grub4dos will be installed, but there is a check if the disk has MBR and active partition before proceeding. If these are not satisfied, it won’t continue.
Does that make sense?
QUANDO SAIRA A NOVA ATUALIZAÇÃO DO PROGRAMA.
Working on it, should be out next couple of days
New version but how to update so that new options and fixes were available on the previously created USB?
There are no changes that require to change sources already on the USB disk.
OK I understand and thank you for the info. Of the programs I tested, this works very well, but it is cumbersome to add new and update old iso images. Are there plans for an interface to indicate and automatically detect the type and add iso images and an interface to update iso images, i.e. replace the old iso with the new one?
Updating already added Windows 7/10/11 sources is matter of replacing the corresponding ISO file, if it’s minor version update. It’s hard to automate given the wide range of supported sources like PE builds, Recovery/Antivirus etc images.
Automatic detection of source type has been planned for quite some time, but that would require major rewrite of the GUI and most of the code, something I really don’t have now time for.