How to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB on macOS Big Sur

If you own a Mac running on macOS Big Sur and want to run Windows on your computer, you’ll need to make a  Windows 10 bootable USB. You can use your Mac to build this, even though your Mac OS is running. If you wish to install Windows on a new PC you have installed, or if you have removed the hard drive on your PC and need to reinstall Windows 10, it may also be helpful. There are a number of other reasons why you would need to build a bootable USB for Windows 10. In this post, you are going to learn how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB on macOS Big Sur without Boot Camp Assistant.

So, here’s how to create Windows 10 bootable USB from an ISO on macOS Big Sur:

Step 1. Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)

Windows 10 is Microsoft’s newest operating system, adding back several features lost in previous editions and implementing long-awaited features that have been available on rival software for a while now.

One of its main novelties is the return of the Start menu to the traditional desktop after it has disappeared in Windows 8. From this, you will view most of the installed programs as well as the ‘Live Tiles’ on the Metro desktop, which is another major addition to the operating system: the Windows Store software can now be merged with the standard ones, meaning you can do them in windows.

Another much-anticipated addition is that many virtual desktops will finally operate concurrently. The ‘Task Switch’ has significantly improved usability by allowing you to switch between one window and another, so using lots of software simultaneously is now much more fluid.

All of these features have been merged into a single Windows version that encompasses all the devices that it will be used to access. That is, both desktops and ultra-compact devices can run the same edition of Windows 10.

• Go to the Microsoft Windows 10 ISO download page.
• Click the dropdown menu below Select edition and then select Confirm.
• Click the dropdown menu below Select the product language, again click Confirm.
• Select either 64-bit or 32-bit Download and Windows 10 The ISO file will now be downloaded.

Download Windows 10 ISO File

Step 2. Download & Install BalenaEtcher to Create Windows 10 Bootable USB

Etcher is a powerful OS flasher. Protects the user from accidentally overwriting hard drives by making the drive selection clear; and with validated flashing, there is no more writing of corrupted drive images. It is also called balenaEtcher since it has been developed by balena.

In addition, Etcher can flash directly to Raspberry Pi devices that support USB boot. Use.iso and.IMG files as well as zipped folders to create live SD cards and USB flash drives.

Features

1. Validated Flashing
2. Beautiful Interface
3. Hard Drive Friendly
4. Open Source
5. Cross-Platform
6. Burn images to SD
7. SD card Burner

• Go to the balenaEtcher download page.
• Select Download for macOS.
• When downloaded, install it.

Step 3. Format the Flash Drive

Go to Disk Utility > Select your USB disk on the left and select Erase.

Format your USB to the following parameters:

• Name: Name the USB
• Format: MS-DOS (FAT)
• Scheme: GUID Partition Map

Format Flash Drive

After selecting the above-mentioned parameters then click the Erase button and when finished, click Done.

Step 4. Create Windows 10 Bootable USB on Mac Using Etcher

• Launch the Etcher app.
• Click Flash from file, locate the Windows 10 ISO file, and click Open. Click Continue.

Flash from file

• Click Select target and select your USB drive and then click Select.

Select target

• At last, click Flash to start creating Windows 10 bootable USB on your Mac. If you are prompted, enter your Mac password as well.

Flash

• Wait until the process is completely finished.

• Now, you have successfully created a Windows 10 bootable USB on your Mac.

Wrapping Up

That’s it. This is how you can create Windows 10 bootable USB from an ISO on macOS Big Sur without Boot Camp Assistant.

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