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Install Windows 11 on a bootable USB using Linux

 Install Windows 11 on a bootable USB using Linux


1 Download the iso image of Windows from the offical website for Microsoft

2 Open terminal and run these commands to install WoeUSB

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tomtomtom/woeusb
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb

3 Plugin the USB into the device, and run this command

lsblk

Assume your USB is /dev/sdb


4 Format it to NTFS or FAT32:

sudo mkfs.ntfs -f /dev/sdb
# or
sudo mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sdb


5 Unmount the USB

sudo umount /dev/sdb*

6 Burn the ISO file into the USB

sudo woeusb --device /path/to/windows.iso /dev/sdb

7 Remove the USB if the files are burned successfuly and it can be used as bootable to install Windows.

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