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Create a bootable USB drive for Windows 10
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#!/usr/bin/bash | |
# | |
# Create a bootable USB drive for Windows 10. | |
# | |
# This script is designed to be instructional and NOT to be ran. You may replace | |
# `diskN` and volume name for the Windows 10 ISO and it _should_ work. But I | |
# haven't tested this script. | |
# | |
# Download the respective Windows 10 ISO. | |
# Current location: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO | |
# | |
# I had to download the latest version of the Windows 10 ISO in order for | |
# this to work. An ISO I had downloaded a few months prior did not work and | |
# failed during installation saying that the setup files were corrupted. | |
# | |
# If you are on Apple silicon, prepend 'arch -x86_64 ' in front of the `brew install` | |
# and `wimlib-imagex` commands. | |
# | |
# Copyright: 2020 Bithead LLC (http://www.bitheadstudios.com) | |
# LICENSE: MIT | |
# | |
# Install required tools to split the install.wim file | |
brew install wimlib | |
# Mount the Windows 10 ISO. This can be done by double tapping the IOS | |
# from within Finder. | |
# Find the USB's respective disk | |
diskutil list | |
# Format the USB disk where `diskN` is the respective disk (e.g. /dev/disk4) | |
# This formats the USB drive as FAT32 with the name 'Windows 10'. | |
diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS "WINDOWS10" MBR diskN | |
# Copy all files except the install.wim. You may need to change the name of the | |
# Windows 10 ISO volume. | |
rsync -vha --exclude=sources/install.wim /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10 | |
# Split the install.wim file. Per Microsoft's official instructions, having | |
# the extension of 'swm' is OK. | |
wimlib-imagex split /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/sources/install.wim /Volumes/WIN10/sources/install.swm 3800 |
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