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## Create a Bootlabe Windows 10 USB Drive using LINUX Arch
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A manual from the site [adamsdesk](https://kb.adamsdesk.com/operating_system/create_a_bootable_windows_10_usb_using_linux/), was adapted to my needs.
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*Version 1.0*
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### Prerequisite
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#### Assumptions
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* Instructions using Arch Linux
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* USB drive with a minimum of 8 GB
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* Steps prefixed with "$" represents the CLI prompt with normal user access rights
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* Steps prefixed with "#" represents the CLI prompt with root access rights
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#### Preparation
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Install the following packages from the Arch Linux distribution
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```
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$ yay -Sy ms-sys ntfs-3g rsync
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```
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### Instructions
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1. Download the latest Windows ISO from Microsoft [here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO),
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2. Plug in the USB flash drive,
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3. Locate the USB device name:
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```
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$ lsblk
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```
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```
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NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
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loop0 7:0 0 5,7G 0 loop /mnt/iso
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sda 8:0 1 7,5G 0 disk
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└─sda1 8:1 1 7,5G 0 part
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nvme0n1 259:0 0 1,8T 0 disk /
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```
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4. Unmount the UB flash drive:
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```
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# umount /dev/sda1
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```
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5. Create USB flash drive partition:
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```
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# fdisk /dev/sda
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```
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a.) Press `D` then press `<ENTER>` to delete all partitions,
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b.) Press `N` then press `<ENTER>` to create a new partition,
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c.) Press `<ENTER>` to accept default (p for primary),
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d.) Press `<ENTER>` to accept default partition number, 1,
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e.) Press `<ENTER>` to accept default first sector,
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f.) Press `<ENTER>` to accept default last sector,
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```
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Note:
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Say yes if prompted for "Do you want to remove the signature".
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```
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g.) Press `T` then press `<ENTER>` to change partition type,
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h.) Press `7` then press `<ENTER>` to set partion type to **HPFS/NTFS/exFAT**,
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i.) Press `P` to verify:
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```
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Disk /dev/sda: 7,5 GiB, 8053063680 bytes, 15728640 sectors
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Disk model: Flash Disk
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Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
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Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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Disklabel type: dos
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Disk identifier: 0x8bfaef3a
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Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
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/dev/sda1 2048 15728639 15726592 7,5G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
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```
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j.) Press `W` then press `<ENTER>` to write table to disk and exit,
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6. Format partition file system to NTFS:
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```
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# mkfs.ntfs -L win10 /dev/sda1
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```
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7. Create mount points:
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```
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# mkdir /mnt/{iso,usb}
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```
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8. Mount Windows ISO:
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```
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# mount ~<username>/Downloads/Win10_22H2_English_x16v1.iso /mnt/iso
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```
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9. Mount USB drive partition:
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```
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# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb
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```
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10. Copy files from Windows ISO to USB flash drive using `rsync`:
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```
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# rsync -avP /mnt/iso/ /mnt/usb/
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```
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11. Make USB flash drive bootable with:
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```
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# ms-sys -7 /dev/sda
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```
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```
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Windows 7 master boot record successfully written to /dev/sda
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```
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12. Run **sync** to ensure all operations have completet,
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```
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# sync
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```
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13. Unmount USB flash drive,
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```
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# umount /mnt/usb
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```
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14. Unmount Windows ISO,
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```
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# umount /mnt/iso
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```
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15. Remove mount point directories:
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```
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# rm -r /mnt/{iso,usb}
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```
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