So today, we’re going to look at a software that allows you to create bootable USBs from an ISO files.
Like the all other software in this field, this piece of software focuses on ease of use, easy installation, and very few or almost no bugs, glitches, or performance issues.
Let’s start with easy installation, Win32 is a very easy application to install. If you have installed any other application or program on your computer before then installing Win32 Disk Imager will give you no problems. It doesn’t require any special keys, passwords, and other or additional programs to work properly.
The system requirements of this program are also very generous it just requires your computer to have 512 megabytes of Ram, yes that little amount of ram and even supports systems that still run on Windows XP while also supporting machines running on Windows 10. So if you have any modern computer it can surely run Win32 Disk Imager will run on our computer with any performance problems.
If you are on Windows 11 this program should also work as most applications that work on Windows 10 also work flawlessly on Windows 11 after the updates and fixes Microsoft has pushed out since Windows 11’s release.
However, if you are on a Linux or macOS device this program is not compatible. You would need an alternative such as Etcher which works with some of the popular Linux distros and macOS with no problems.
After the installation process, the installation wizard will ask you to either launch Win32 Disk Imager immediately or view the readme file. The readme file does not contain any additional instructions but does contain disclaimers, previously applied patches, and known issues so it is still a good thing to read this document.
Once you have Win 32 Disk Imager on your computer then it will just be a matter of you plugging in your desired USB device, running Win32 disk imager as administrator, locating the ISO file you want, and writing it on the USB device. Of course, you need to already have your desired ISO file or IMG file.
If you cannot find the ISO in the directory, you are looking at and you are sure it is the correct location try changing the filter of viewable files to “all files” on the bottom left of the popup screen. This is because Win32 Disk imager only looks and displays for IMG files by default.
Win32 will take care of the whole flashing and writing process including a popup window that will ask you to confirm the formatting of the USB device and another window making sure that you will proceed with the procedure. And that’s it you now have your desired bootable USB device without any hassle or overly technical steps.
If you want a more detailed step-by-step guide of the installation and use of Win32 Disk imager or are encountering problems with its use then there are detailed instructions on their website including some solutions!
Contributors are also always adding and fixing language translations of this program to help users around the world easily use Win32 disk imager without any potential language barrier.
Win32 disk imager is a great way to try other operating systems such as Ubuntu which is based on Linux or Raspberry Pi OS which is a popular OS typically used on small, portable, and comparatively weak devices that are used for emulation.