{"id":1968,"date":"2020-08-05T10:35:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T10:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:49:51","slug":"how-to-create-centos-bootable-usb-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-create-centos-bootable-usb-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create CentOS Bootable USB on Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-create-centos-bootable-usb-on-windows\/#What_are_Minimal_ISO_and_DVD_ISO\" title=\"What are Minimal ISO and DVD ISO?\">What are Minimal ISO and DVD ISO?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-create-centos-bootable-usb-on-windows\/#Method_1_Create_CentOS_Bootable_USB_with_Etcher_Tool_on_Windows\" title=\"Method #1: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Etcher Tool on Windows\">Method #1: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Etcher Tool on Windows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/how-to-create-centos-bootable-usb-on-windows\/#Method_2_Create_CentOS_Bootable_USB_with_DrBoot_Tool_on_Windows\" title=\"Method #2: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Dr.Boot Tool on Windows\">Method #2: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Dr.Boot Tool on Windows<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">For many of you, who are looking for a Linux based distribution, which is community driven and has got an enterprise benchmark, CentOS is the best option without a doubt.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It is a community based Linux distro which has its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Traditionally, it is just a Linux distribution without certification and support, that\u2019s the only difference between CentOS and other Linux based OS, like Arch, Mint, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The only thing that you need to have is the CentOS downloaded ISO file.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">You can create a Centos bootable USB on the Linux platform for sure. But we will guide you through the ways to do the same on a Windows platform, since that\u2019s the commonly available system to most users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">But before, we head on with the topic, you must know the difference between <strong><em><b><i>Minimal ISO and DVD ISO<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>. These are two different variants of CentOS ISO available.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Minimal_ISO_and_DVD_ISO\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>What are Minimal ISO and DVD ISO?<\/b><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Basically Minimal ISO is a small sized CentOS distro, lesser than a GB. So after you download it to the required system, it downloads the necessary packages during the installation process. So if you have a fast network, then this is the best option for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">However, if you don\u2019t have a smoother and faster connectivity, DVD ISO will suit you best. It is larger in size and comes with full-fledged desktop installations and packages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Get the CentISO from its official website. Visit the link given below here:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centos.org\/download\/\"><u>https:\/\/www.centos.org\/download\/<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Create_CentOS_Bootable_USB_with_Etcher_Tool_on_Windows\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #1: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Etcher Tool on Windows<\/b><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In this approach, we will make use of Etcher tool to burn the CentOS ISO image onto the blank disk. The advantage of using Etcher over any other image flasher is that it is programmed to recognize only USB or SD drives. Hence it saves you the trouble of burning the ISO accidentally to your hard disks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1974 aligncenter\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Etcher-User-Interface.png\" alt=\"etcher tool\" width=\"608\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Download the Etcher tool and install to the required system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. After you have downloaded the CentOS, arrange an empty USB drive. The size of the drive should be 1 GB or above according to the type of ISO as explained before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Make a backup of the USB contents, since it will be formatted during the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. Insert the USB into the computer, launch \u201cEtcher\u201d tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. From Etcher\u2019s main tool interface, click &#8220;Select Image&#8221; and browse next to select the downloaded ISO image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5. Eventually, click \u201cFlash\u201d and wait for the process to be completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Create_CentOS_Bootable_USB_with_DrBoot_Tool_on_Windows\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Method #2: Create CentOS Bootable USB with Dr.Boot Tool on Windows<\/b><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/bootable-usb-creator.html\">iSeePassword Dr.Boot<\/a> is an powerful ISO image creator, which can create bootable US\/DVD\/CD with any OS- Windows, Linux, Mac.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It can also burn CentOS Linux distribution onto a disk, even though the distro does not have any Linux certification and support.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The tool is very popular for various other features apart from creating bootable disks.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Read ahead, to know what more iSeePassword Dr.Boot can offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/downloads\/drboot.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download_button.png\" alt=\"download button\" width=\"230\" height=\"64\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Tool Specifications:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It supports nearly any operating system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It can create bootable disk with Windows, Linux, Mac.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Small in size with eye catching graphic interface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It can re-install OS in one simple click.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">All day costumer service available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">It can back up and store data.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 1. Download iSeePassword Dr.Boot program and install it with proper on-screen instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/drboot_main_1.jpg\" alt=\"download dr.boot\" width=\"852\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 2. Plug-in the loaded bootable USB to your computer and wait till the tool recognizes the disk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 3. From the tool main screen, click &#8220;Linux Boot&#8221; option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/import_linux_iso.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 4. On the next Window that follows, click &#8220;Browse&#8221; button to load the CentOS ISO image file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 5. Select a file format like FAT32.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Step 6. When it\u2019s all done, click on &#8220;Burn&#8221; button at the bottom of the screen. The ISO image writing process will begin thereafter.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/start_to_burn_iso.jpg\" alt=\"burn Linux ISO to USB\" width=\"825\" height=\"577\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Don\u2019t interrupt while the process is in progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/downloads\/drboot.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/download_button.png\" alt=\"download button\" width=\"230\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Read the article carefully first, and follow each instructions accurately to avoid any mistake.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Choose any of the tool method which you find most befitting to create a CentOS bootable USB on Windows.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In my personal opinion, as far as reliability and performance is concerned, iSeePassword Dr.Boot will be more suitable for you. Keep the tools, both if possible to your computer in case you need them again and again in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many of you, who are looking for a Linux based distribution, which is community driven and has got an enterprise benchmark, CentOS is the best option without a doubt.\u00a0It is a community based Linux distro which has its upstream source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).\u00a0Traditionally, it is just a Linux distribution without certification and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11788,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions\/11788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}