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Yrturo
Copper Contributor
Aug 23, 2024

How do I create windows 10 bootable USB on Mac without bootcamp?

I'm running into a frustrating issue where I need to create a Windows 10 bootable USB for my Macbook Pro 2023, but every attempt to use Boot Camp Assistant has ended in errors. This has left me in a ...
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Holaway
Iron Contributor
Aug 26, 2024

Yrturo 

I've had similar issues before, and Boot Camp kept failing, which was annoying. I decided to just bypass it and create a Windows 10 bootabe USB on Mac. It's not hard, and I used a very simple method, which is to use Terminal.

 

  1. Insert the USB drive: First insert the USB drive into your Mac, then open Disk Utility to format it as MS-DOS (FAT), and make sure the partition scheme is Master Boot Record (MBR).
  2. Open Terminal: Open Terminal on your Mac, which is your main tool for operation.

  3. Find the USB drive path:

    Type diskutil list to find the path of your USB drive, which is usually /dev/diskX, where X is the corresponding number (for example, /dev/disk2).

  4. Write the Windows ISO file to the USB drive using the following command:     

       

 

    5. Replace /path/to/windows.iso with the path to the Windows ISO file on your computer and /dev/diskX with the path to your USB drive.

 

Wait for completion: After the command is executed, the copying process will begin. This process may take some time, so be patient. After the copying is completed, your USB drive can be used to install Windows 10 on your PC.

 

This method is quite reliable. I have used it several times without any problems. Although it requires a little operation, as long as you follow the steps, basically you will not go wrong.

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