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< a href = https://www.ventoy.net/ > Ventoy< / a >
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Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. < br / >
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With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive and boot it.
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You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. < br / >
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x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way.< br / >
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Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.< br / >
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Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...) < br / >
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720+ ISO files are tested (< a href = "https://www.ventoy.net/en/isolist.html" > List< / a > ). 90%+ distros in < a href = "https://distrowatch.com/" > distrowatch.com< / a > supported. < br / >
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< br / > Official Website: < a href = https://www.ventoy.net > https://www.ventoy.net< / a >
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# Features
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* 100% open source
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* Simple to use
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* Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
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* Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
* Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
* No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/IMG files
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* MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
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* x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI, MIPS64EL UEFI supported
* IA32/x86_64 UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
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* Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
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* Windows auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
* RHEL7/8/CentOS/7/8/SUSE/Ubuntu Server/Debian ... auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
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* FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) supported for main partition
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* ISO files larger than 4GB supported
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* Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
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* Most type of OS supported, 720+ iso files tested
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* Linux vDisk boot supported
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* Not only boot but also complete installation process
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* Menu dynamically switchable between List/TreeView mode
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* "Ventoy Compatible" concept
* Plugin Framework
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* Injection files to runtime environment
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* Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
* Highly customizable theme and menu
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* USB drive write-protected support
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* USB normal use unaffected
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* Data nondestructive during version upgrade
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* No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
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# Installation Instructions
See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html ) for detail
# Compile Instructions
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Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt ](DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt )
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# Document
Title | Link
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**Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html )
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**Secure Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html )
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**Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html )
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**Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html )
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**Image List** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html )
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**Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html )
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**Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html )
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**Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html )
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**Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html )
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**Windows VHD Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html )
**Linux vDisk Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html )
**DUD Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html )
**Password Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html )
**Conf Replace Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html )
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**Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html )
**Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html )
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**Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html )
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**Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html )
**TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html )
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**Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html )
**Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html )
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**Search Configuration** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html )
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# FAQ
See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html ) for detail
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# Forum
[https://forums.ventoy.net ](https://forums.ventoy.net )
