Utilities Windows
Ventoy for Windows
Create a multiboot USB drive with Ventoy, then copy Windows, Linux or recovery images onto it and choose an image from a boot menu.
- Operating system
- Windows; standard tool supports 32-bit and 64-bit Intel/AMD PCs
- Architecture
- x86 tool; x64, ARM and ARM64 alternatives included
- Download package
- ZIP archive containing Ventoy2Disk
Extract before use. Move an alternative executable from altexe to the main folder if needed. Initial USB installation erases data; this package is not a Windows OS image.
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What is Ventoy?
Ventoy prepares a USB drive to boot multiple operating-system and recovery images. After the initial setup, copy image files into folders on the drive rather than rewriting it for each image. A boot menu lets you choose which image to start, making one USB drive useful for several installation or recovery tasks.
The Windows download is a ZIP archive containing Ventoy2Disk, not a Windows installation image. Extract it before using the tool. The standard Ventoy2Disk.exe runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Intel/AMD Windows PCs; alternative x64, ARM and ARM64 executables are included in the altexe folder and must be moved beside the standard executable before use. These are host-tool architectures, separate from the firmware and operating-system images the USB drive can boot.
Back up the selected USB drive first: a normal initial installation formats it and erases its data. Adding images afterward does not require repeating that installation. Secure Boot needs additional care: the publisher documents machine-specific firmware and key-enrollment steps, and its default Ventoy policy bypasses EFI signature checks rather than preserving the usual Secure Boot verification policy.
What it offers
- Keep multiple boot images in folders and select one from a boot menu.
- Boot supported ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(x) and EFI images without extracting them.
- Prepare drives with MBR or GPT partition layouts for supported Legacy BIOS and UEFI firmware.
- Add or replace image files by copying them onto an already prepared Ventoy drive.
Good to know
- A normal initial installation formats the selected drive and deletes its data; back it up and check the target device first.
- Secure Boot setup is machine-dependent and does not work on every computer. Ventoy's default policy bypasses EFI signature checks; preserving UEFI verification policy requires separate configuration.
Product images
Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Softonic — indexed discovery only ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — official downloads ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — purpose and features ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — getting started and Windows host architectures ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — license ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — UEFI Secure Boot caveats ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — publisher GitHub release metadata ↗Retrieved
- Ventoy — publisher screenshot gallery (historical boot menu) ↗Retrieved
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