How to Make a Bootable USB Windows on Linux Using WoeUSB

There are many ways to make Bootable USB Linux using the Windows operating system, but what if we want to bootable Windows on Linux?

If you want to uninstall Linux from dual boot or you want to reinstall Windows completely but you only use the Linux operating system, you certainly have trouble, because it is rare for software to make Windows bootable on Linux.

However, you don't need to worry, in this tutorial I will show you how to make Bootable USB Windows on Linux using WoeUSB. Follow the steps.

What do you need?
1. Windows ISO (7, 8, 8.1, 10)
2. WoeUSB application
3. Minimum 8GB flashdisk (for Windows 8 and 10)

I will skip how to get the Windows ISO, because you must have * at least.

Step 1: Install the WoeUSB Application

WoeUSB is an open source application for making Bootable Windows on Linux. Ubuntu and other Linux distributions are based on Ubuntu such as Linux Mint, elementary OS etc., you can add available PPA by following the following command:


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt update
sudo apt install woeusb

If you use another Linux distribution, you can follow the following link: https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB

* Additional Information: If you have a problem adding PPA, example: sudo: apt-add-repository: command not found. You can add the software properties first with the following command:

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

Step 2: Format the USB Drive

Now you can format the flashdisk, if you are difficult to format USB, you can use gparted software. Install gparted with the following command:

sudo apt-get install gparted

please unmount, and format as desired (ntfs, fat32, etc.)

Step 3: Bootable Windows uses WoeUSB

Open the WoeUSB application that you have installed, then follow the steps that are already there. The interface is like Rufus, so you will have no trouble.

Step 4: Finish

You can enter the bios and select the USB that you have installed Windows earlier.

If it is difficult or poorly understood, please comment.