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 bit of a bind, as I'm keen to find an alternative method that bypasses Boot Camp altogether. The goal is to successfully prepare a USB drive with Windows 10 installation files, which I plan to use on a PC. If anyone knows how to do this directly on macOS, avoiding Boot Camp issues, I'd really appreciate a simplified guide or tool suggestions to get this done.

You can try the command line tool.

Yrturo If you only have a Mac but need to create a Windows 10 bootable USB, one option is to borrow a Windows PC from a friend, family member, or colleague. Using a Windows PC simplifies the process because you can use tools like the Media Creation Tool, which is an official utility provided by Microsoft. This tool automates the process of downloading the Windows 10 ISO file and creating a bootable USB drive. It's user-friendly and ensures that the bootable USB is configured correctly for most systems, whether they require UEFI or Legacy BIOS modes. Once you have access to a Windows PC, simply download the Media Creation Tool from the official Microsoft website, plug in a USB drive with at least 8 GB of space, and follow the on-screen instructions. This will burn Windows 10 ISO to USB in order to make it bootable. After the process is complete, safely eject the USB drive and return the borrowed PC. Now, with your newly created Windows 10 bootable USB, you can proceed with installing or repairing Windows 10 on your target machine, whether it’s a Mac or a Windows PC.

This is a total scam. The software costs $30.00 and it doesn't work. This should not be listed as a solution.

I actually built a free tool called CrossBoot exactly for this purpose. It’s designed for Apple Silicon Macs and makes creating bootable drives super simple (no terminal needed). Feel free to give it a try here: https://github.com/jschomchoey/CrossBoot

Yrturo Creating a Windows 10 bootable USB on a Mac without using Boot Camp can be done using the Terminal application and a few simple steps. First, you will need to download the Windows 10 ISO file from Microsoft's official website. Ensure you have a USB drive with at least 8GB of capacity, and remember that this process will erase all data on the USB. Connect the USB drive to your Mac and open the Disk Utility application. Select the USB drive from the list of devices on the left, then format it as "MS-DOS (FAT)" with the scheme set to "GUID Partition Map." This will prepare the USB drive for the bootable setup. After formatting the USB drive, you will want to mount the Windows 10 ISO file that you downloaded. By double-clicking on the ISO file, it should open in Finder. Note down the volume name of the mounted ISO as you'll need it for the Terminal commands. Next, launch Terminal, which can be found in Applications > Utilities. Use the `diskutil list` command to identify the identifier for your USB drive (it will look something like `/dev/diskX`). Once you have this information, use the following command to copy the contents of the Windows ISO to the USB drive. The command looks similar to "sudo cp -rp /Volumes/WINDOWS_ISO/* /Volumes/YOUR_USB_DRIVE/", where you'll replace "WINDOWS_ISO" and"YOUR_USB_DRIVE" with the correct names of the mounted ISO and your USB drive. Finally, make the USB a bootable Windows 10 installer on Mac by adding the necessary boot files. In the Terminal, navigate to the USB drive using the cd command. You will need to create a directory called boot and copy the boot files over using commands like mkdir boot and then using another cp command to copy specific files from the ISO. Once this is done, you’ll have a bootable USB drive for Windows 10 installation. Eject your USB stick safely using the "diskutil eject /dev/diskX" command, and you’re ready to use it to install Windows on a compatible PC.

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

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Aug 23, 2024
Yrturo If you only have a Mac but need to create a Windows 10 bootable USB, one option is to borrow a Windows PC from a friend, family member, or colleague. Using a Windows PC simplifies the process because you can use tools like the Media Creation Tool, which is an official utility provided by Microsoft. This tool automates the process of downloading the Windows 10 ISO file and creating a bootable USB drive. It's user-friendly and ensures that the bootable USB is configured correctly for most systems, whether they require UEFI or Legacy BIOS modes.

Once you have access to a Windows PC, simply download the Media Creation Tool from the official Microsoft website, plug in a USB drive with at least 8 GB of space, and follow the on-screen instructions. This will burn Windows 10 ISO to USB in order to make it bootable. After the process is complete, safely eject the USB drive and return the borrowed PC. Now, with your newly created Windows 10 bootable USB, you can proceed with installing or repairing Windows 10 on your target machine, whether it’s a Mac or a Windows PC.

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