A 'Ventoy Compatible' concept is introduced by Ventoy, which can help support any ISO file. 700+ ISO files have been tested and compiled in an easily accessible list. Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. Ventoy supports the placing of multiple disk images on a single USB drive, which makes it an excellent option to run different versions / installers of Windows or Linux from a single device. You will also be able to copy many ISO files simultaneously, and Ventoy will provide you with a boot menu from which to select them. Ventoy 1.0.86 is the latest version of the open source tool to create bootable media using disk image formats such as ISO or IMG. With Ventoy, you will not need to format the disk over and over again you need to copy the ISO file to the USB drive and boot it.

A portable version, via PortableApps, is also available.

The program supports ISO files over 4 GB as well native UEFI and Legacy BIOS and it works with dozens of operating systems, as the developer states there have been more than 160 files tested.Ventoy is an Open Source tool to create a bootable USB drive for Windows and Linux ISO files. It is worth mentioning that the tool allows you to add as many ISO files as you want, case in which, you are welcomed by a menu following the boot. Therefore, the OS can determine that the data is booted from a virtual disk, find the source medium needed for the operation and continue to boot without having to create the standard hook, as with the classic booting. The idea behind the program is different and entails that the information is saved to runtime memory before booting.

While there are numerous tools that create bootable USB, most of them rely on the OS's kernel which needs to access the hardware storage media for the source. Instead, you simply insert the USB in the dedicated port and reboot your PC. Reinstalling your operating system via a bootable USB comes with the advantage that you do not need to spend time formatting the disk.

Ventoy is a lightweight and portable tool that provides a quick way to make bootable USB drives from ISO files.

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