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ChristopherChen
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Sep 13, 2024
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How can I create Windows 11 installation media for new PC?

Hi community experts,   My 10-year old MacBook Pro will be retired soon as it becomes laggy and many apps are not supported. Recently, I heard a lot of good reviews about Windows 11 and now I have ...
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    AustinRodriguez
    Sep 13, 2024

    I was in the same boat moving from an old Mac to a new Windows 11 PC!

    I used WonderISO to make the install USB—just download the ISO, plug in a USB, and it does the rest. Easy setup, especially if you’re not techy. You'll be up and running quick! 

     

    I followed this tutorial (worked for me)

    https://www.engadgot.com/create-windows-11-installation-media-for-new-pc

     

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MattWang
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Sep 13, 2024

ChristopherChen For Mac users, another possible to create Windows 11 installation media is using the built-in Terminal app. Download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft. Insert a USB drive into your Mac. Format the USB drive in Disk Utility: Open Disk Utility. Select your USB drive, click Erase, and choose ExFAT or MS-DOS (FAT) as the file system. Name it as needed.

 

In Finder, right-click the Windows 11 ISO and select Open With > DiskImageMounter. This will mount the ISO as a drive. Open Terminal and enter the following command to copy the contents of the ISO to the USB drive:

 

cp -rp /Volumes/ISO_NAME/* /Volumes/USB_NAME/

 

Replace ISO_NAME with the name of the mounted ISO and USB_NAME with the name of your USB drive.

 

This is free and simple solution to create Windows 11 installation media on Mac. Please let me know if you need further assistance.

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