Creating a bootable USB drive let's you get hands-on experience with Linux without necessarily overwriting your system.

If you’d rather make your own, however, this guide will show you two different ways to create a USB flash drive that works just like a Windows 10 DVD.

Create a bootable USB stick from Linux I was keeping the best for last. If you are running Linux, you can use the dd command (as in the instructions for macOS above) to create the bootable drive.

Once the software is linked to your USB drive, you can copy-paste the ISO file to make it a bootable storage. Before starting, ensure you have all the ISO files on your PC.

Need installation media to reinstall Windows? Here's how to create a bootable CD, USB, or DVD with an ISO from scratch!

If you plan to install Windows 11 on your device, you're likely to need a bootable USB drive, and here are two ways to create one.

This post shows you the procedure to create a Windows 11/10 Bootable USB on macOS, for your Windows PC using Boot Camp Assistant utility.

I am creating an ISO file for a special use later, but if you want to store your Windows 10 ISO on a bootable USB drive then make that choice.

I always make .iso files into bootable USBs by running `dd if= [path/to/.iso] of= [/dev/node]`. I haven't yet run into a bootable linux installer that failed this.