Here are some free bootable USB drive makers for Windows 11/10 to create a bootable drive from an ISO file. Create a multiboot USB!

Use the section Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices Download the ISO and save it somewhere. Download Rufus. You can use the portable version just fine. Insert a 8GB USB Drive ...

Download the Windows 11 installer as a disk image file (in ISO format), use the built-in Windows Recovery Media Creator utility to create a bootable recovery drive, and copy the Windows ...

So I thought I'd use the MS Windows 7 USB/DVD installer tool to make a bootable flash drive of the .IMG file. Unfortunately, the tool only works with ISO's not IMG's. Next I tried Win32 Disk Imager.

If the Bootable USB is not detected in Windows 11/10 it can be problematic as you can no longer reinstall or upgrade Windows. Here's the fix!

Skip the Media Creation Tool. Here's why Rufus and Ventoy are the best alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB and how they can bypass system requirements (on unsupported hardware).

Creating a USB recovery drive for Windows 11 is easy if you follow the preparation protocols. We explain what you need to completely recover from a catastrophic failure.