There are a few options for creating a multiboot USB like YUMI, MultiBootUSB live USB creator, SARDU MultiBoot USB and WinSetupFromUSB. But I have always been reluctant to use these software most of the time because normally, they are not easy to handle. Ventoy is an opensource tool used to create multi-boot USB flash drives. Unlike other tools, one does not need to repeatedly format their USB drives in order to flash a new operating system in it. Multiple ISO files can be placed within the USB and can be booted from.
Why use Ventoy?
The biggest benefit of Ventoy is that you just have to install it once. It will create a separate partition on the USB drive. If you want to add another bootable ISO image, just copy the image to that partition and it will be available for boot.
Why use Ventoy? How to create a multi-boot USB flash drive using Ventoy How to boot from multi-boot USB flash drive Carrying More Than One Operating System
All ISO images from Microsoft, as well as other Linux operating systems can be carried within the same USB drive. Let’s go through the steps of configuring Ventoy.
How to create a multi-boot USB flash drive using Ventoy
Please note that Ventoy will create two partitions on the USB storage device. One partition is for booting from the USB while the other partition can be used for storing the ISO files.
How to boot from multi-boot USB flash drive
Once the USB is ready, all you need to do is copy the ISO files to it. According to the creators of Ventoy, more than 450 ISO images have been tested. Here is a list of the tested images.
Carrying More Than One Operating System
This is what Ventoy is all about: containing multiple operating systems in the same USB drive, and using the same USB for daily portability as well. Meaning, it can still be accessed as a regular USB drive even after it has been formatted using Ventoy. To add more ISO files to the USB, simply copy the ISO file, navigate to the USB drive using the Windows Explorer, and paste the ISO there. It is that simple. If you wish to remove an ISO, navigate to the USB drive again and simply delete the ISO image of the operating system you want to remove. How often do you have to create a new bootable USB?
