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# Ventoy (https://www.ventoy.net)
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Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files.
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With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.
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You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
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Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 200+ ISO files are tested.
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A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
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See https://www.ventoy.net for detail.
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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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* Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
* Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
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* UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
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* Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
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* WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
* Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
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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, 200+ iso files tested
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* Not only boot but also complete installation process
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* ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
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* "Ventoy Compatible" concept
* Plugin Framework
* Readonly to USB drive during boot
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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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![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
# 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](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
# 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)
**Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
**Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
**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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**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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**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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# 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)