Unable to create Windows 10 usb boot stick with fedora
I tried many different ways of creating a 64bit Windows 10 Boot Image with a USB drive using my laptop with Fedora 28. However, everything I tried failed.
Using either GNOME MultiWriter or dd left me with no option to boot from the usb device in UEFI.
mkusb, woeusb or UNetbootin all left me with the ability to select the USB boot option in UEFI, enter the installation manager of Windows, but after choosing the language and starting the setup, it loads and fails with an error saying it could not find C:sourcesinstall.wim. I double- and triple-checked that it is there, but for some reason, Windows cannot find it. Thus, this answer on the Microsoft forums does not help, either. This also happens when I manually partition the stick as described in this answer.
I also tried using Rufus with Wine, but it does not detect the USB drive.
My USB drive has 32 GB and is a USB 3.0 drive. I used it before to install Fedora on the very same laptop. I also tried using a USB 2.0 drive (also used to install other OSes in the past) just in case, but to no avail; the same error message about install.wim occurred.
I also downloaded the Windows 10 image again, in case of any corruption and verified the md5 sum to be exactly the same between both donwloads.
I don't know what else to do. Does anybody know about this error with install.wim? I was unable to find any additional information about this error. When I look at the file inside Nautilus on the drive, I'm a bit surprised to find it being 4.3 GB in size. The stick being formatted as FAT32, I thought there couldn't be any files greater in size than 4 GB.
linux windows-10 boot usb
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I tried many different ways of creating a 64bit Windows 10 Boot Image with a USB drive using my laptop with Fedora 28. However, everything I tried failed.
Using either GNOME MultiWriter or dd left me with no option to boot from the usb device in UEFI.
mkusb, woeusb or UNetbootin all left me with the ability to select the USB boot option in UEFI, enter the installation manager of Windows, but after choosing the language and starting the setup, it loads and fails with an error saying it could not find C:sourcesinstall.wim. I double- and triple-checked that it is there, but for some reason, Windows cannot find it. Thus, this answer on the Microsoft forums does not help, either. This also happens when I manually partition the stick as described in this answer.
I also tried using Rufus with Wine, but it does not detect the USB drive.
My USB drive has 32 GB and is a USB 3.0 drive. I used it before to install Fedora on the very same laptop. I also tried using a USB 2.0 drive (also used to install other OSes in the past) just in case, but to no avail; the same error message about install.wim occurred.
I also downloaded the Windows 10 image again, in case of any corruption and verified the md5 sum to be exactly the same between both donwloads.
I don't know what else to do. Does anybody know about this error with install.wim? I was unable to find any additional information about this error. When I look at the file inside Nautilus on the drive, I'm a bit surprised to find it being 4.3 GB in size. The stick being formatted as FAT32, I thought there couldn't be any files greater in size than 4 GB.
linux windows-10 boot usb
asked Nov 22 at 20:25
Zollern
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I tried many different ways of creating a 64bit Windows 10 Boot Image with a USB drive using my laptop with Fedora 28. However, everything I tried failed.
Using either GNOME MultiWriter or dd left me with no option to boot from the usb device in UEFI.
mkusb, woeusb or UNetbootin all left me with the ability to select the USB boot option in UEFI, enter the installation manager of Windows, but after choosing the language and starting the setup, it loads and fails with an error saying it could not find C:sourcesinstall.wim. I double- and triple-checked that it is there, but for some reason, Windows cannot find it. Thus, this answer on the Microsoft forums does not help, either. This also happens when I manually partition the stick as described in this answer.
I also tried using Rufus with Wine, but it does not detect the USB drive.
My USB drive has 32 GB and is a USB 3.0 drive. I used it before to install Fedora on the very same laptop. I also tried using a USB 2.0 drive (also used to install other OSes in the past) just in case, but to no avail; the same error message about install.wim occurred.
I also downloaded the Windows 10 image again, in case of any corruption and verified the md5 sum to be exactly the same between both donwloads.
I don't know what else to do. Does anybody know about this error with install.wim? I was unable to find any additional information about this error. When I look at the file inside Nautilus on the drive, I'm a bit surprised to find it being 4.3 GB in size. The stick being formatted as FAT32, I thought there couldn't be any files greater in size than 4 GB.
linux windows-10 boot usb
asked Nov 22 at 20:25
Zollern
184
I tried many different ways of creating a 64bit Windows 10 Boot Image with a USB drive using my laptop with Fedora 28. However, everything I tried failed.
Using either GNOME MultiWriter or dd left me with no option to boot from the usb device in UEFI.
mkusb, woeusb or UNetbootin all left me with the ability to select the USB boot option in UEFI, enter the installation manager of Windows, but after choosing the language and starting the setup, it loads and fails with an error saying it could not find C:sourcesinstall.wim. I double- and triple-checked that it is there, but for some reason, Windows cannot find it. Thus, this answer on the Microsoft forums does not help, either. This also happens when I manually partition the stick as described in this answer.
I also tried using Rufus with Wine, but it does not detect the USB drive.
My USB drive has 32 GB and is a USB 3.0 drive. I used it before to install Fedora on the very same laptop. I also tried using a USB 2.0 drive (also used to install other OSes in the past) just in case, but to no avail; the same error message about install.wim occurred.
I also downloaded the Windows 10 image again, in case of any corruption and verified the md5 sum to be exactly the same between both donwloads.
I don't know what else to do. Does anybody know about this error with install.wim? I was unable to find any additional information about this error. When I look at the file inside Nautilus on the drive, I'm a bit surprised to find it being 4.3 GB in size. The stick being formatted as FAT32, I thought there couldn't be any files greater in size than 4 GB.
linux windows-10 boot usb
linux windows-10 boot usb
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did u format ur USB to FAT 32 firsts
u can fomat via app DISKS .. then right click gear tol format to select FAT
note:..u should format olnly one whole partition
to do this open gpartitioln and selct right click USB AFTER DEVICES... UCAN DELETE PARTIONS to single partition folr folrmatting/.... or right click thhe device... press unmollunt>>> then format to FAT32
also try woesUSB or multiwriter... ireccomend multiwriter in the software app
then i reccomend boot mode check tol see which olne works/// shoul;d be legacy///UIE boolt mades..
be sure to xheck this method
answered Nov 24 at 15:27
wiseyoda707
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nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
– wiseyoda707
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did u format ur USB to FAT 32 firsts
u can fomat via app DISKS .. then right click gear tol format to select FAT
note:..u should format olnly one whole partition
to do this open gpartitioln and selct right click USB AFTER DEVICES... UCAN DELETE PARTIONS to single partition folr folrmatting/.... or right click thhe device... press unmollunt>>> then format to FAT32
also try woesUSB or multiwriter... ireccomend multiwriter in the software app
then i reccomend boot mode check tol see which olne works/// shoul;d be legacy///UIE boolt mades..
be sure to xheck this method
answered Nov 24 at 15:27
wiseyoda707
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nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
– wiseyoda707
Nov 24 at 15:29
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did u format ur USB to FAT 32 firsts
u can fomat via app DISKS .. then right click gear tol format to select FAT
note:..u should format olnly one whole partition
to do this open gpartitioln and selct right click USB AFTER DEVICES... UCAN DELETE PARTIONS to single partition folr folrmatting/.... or right click thhe device... press unmollunt>>> then format to FAT32
also try woesUSB or multiwriter... ireccomend multiwriter in the software app
then i reccomend boot mode check tol see which olne works/// shoul;d be legacy///UIE boolt mades..
be sure to xheck this method
answered Nov 24 at 15:27
wiseyoda707
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nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
– wiseyoda707
Nov 24 at 15:29
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did u format ur USB to FAT 32 firsts
u can fomat via app DISKS .. then right click gear tol format to select FAT
note:..u should format olnly one whole partition
to do this open gpartitioln and selct right click USB AFTER DEVICES... UCAN DELETE PARTIONS to single partition folr folrmatting/.... or right click thhe device... press unmollunt>>> then format to FAT32
also try woesUSB or multiwriter... ireccomend multiwriter in the software app
then i reccomend boot mode check tol see which olne works/// shoul;d be legacy///UIE boolt mades..
be sure to xheck this method
answered Nov 24 at 15:27
wiseyoda707
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did u format ur USB to FAT 32 firsts
u can fomat via app DISKS .. then right click gear tol format to select FAT
note:..u should format olnly one whole partition
to do this open gpartitioln and selct right click USB AFTER DEVICES... UCAN DELETE PARTIONS to single partition folr folrmatting/.... or right click thhe device... press unmollunt>>> then format to FAT32
also try woesUSB or multiwriter... ireccomend multiwriter in the software app
then i reccomend boot mode check tol see which olne works/// shoul;d be legacy///UIE boolt mades..
be sure to xheck this method
answered Nov 24 at 15:27
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answered Nov 24 at 15:27
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nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
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nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
– wiseyoda707
Nov 24 at 15:29
nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
– wiseyoda707
Nov 24 at 15:29
nolte;;; check the checkmark in gpartition and selct apply to actually apply the settings every time in the popup screen after sel;ecting the checkmark
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