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UNetbootin for Windows

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UNetbootin is a cross-platform utility that creates bootable Live USB drives for Linux distributions, system utilities, and other operating systems. It eliminates the need for CDs.

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  • Pros

    • Cross-platform compatibility for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
    • Non-destructive installation, does not format devices.
    • Supports mainstream Linux distributions and other operating systems.
    • Loads various system utilities from ISO or disk images.
    • Automatically detects all removable USB devices.

  • Cons

    • Does not support multiple installations on a single device.
    • LiveUSB persistence feature is exclusively for Ubuntu.
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
702
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 2000
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
2,514
Downloads Last Week
3
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By UNetbootin
Create bootable Live USB drives for Linux distributions without burning a CD.
UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD. This installation mode creates bootable USB flash drives and bootable USB Hard Disk Drives; it is a Live USB creator.Cross-platform (available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Non-destructive install (does not format the device) using Syslinux. Supports mainstream Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Gentoo, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Mandriva, MEPIS, Slackware as well as FreeDOS, FreeBSD and NetBSD. Can load a variety of system utilities, such as Ophcrack, BackTrack. Other operating systems can be loaded via pre-downloaded ISO image or floppy/hard drive disk image files. Automatically detects all removable devices. Supports LiveUSB persistence (preserving files across reboots; this feature is for Ubuntu only) Multiple installs on the same device are not supported.
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