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![]() DOWNLOAD LATEST WINDOWS 10 FROM MICROSOFT Step 1: Format the USB driveWhy we can't directly create a bootable usb is because the installer requires the USB drive be formatted as FAT32, which has a file size limit of 4 GB. One of the files in the current 64-bit version of the Windows 10 installer, install.wim, is 4.3 GB. The solution is to split the file, as described in the official installation instructions from Microsoft, but that only covers creating the USB drive from Windows. Here, I'll describe how to do so on a Mac using a special third party tool called wimlib. The first step is to identify the USB drive device name using diskutil list. Make sure you identify the correct USB disk, as entering the wrong device name in the next command could lead to data loss. Now format the drive as follows, substituting your disk name for diskN: Code:
diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS "WINDOWS10" MBR diskN Mount the Windows 10 ISO by opening it in Finder. Check the name of the volume in Finder, or in the command prompt: Step 3: Download wimlib and use it to split install.wimCode:
ls /Volumes Check the size of the install.wim file as follows: Code:
ls -lh /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/sources/install.wim Code:
rsync -avh --progress /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/ /Volumes/WINDOWS10 Code:
rsync -avh --progress --exclude=sources/install.wim /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/ /Volumes/WINDOWS10 The final problem is that the install.wim file is too big to copy across to the FAT32-formatted USB stick (you can try, but will be met with an error). On Windows, Microsoft's official solution is to split the file using a special tool designed for these .wim files. Fortunately, there's also a free alternative called wimlib which works on Mac (and Linux). The easiest way to get this installed is using a package management tool called homebrew, which allows easy installation of lots of free software and is highly recommended.
To install homebrew, run the following: Code:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" Use homebrew to install wimlib, like this: Code:
brew install wimlib Code:
wimlib-imagex split /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/sources/install.wim /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install.swm 4000 Finally, simply eject the WINDOWS10 volume by clicking on the eject symbol in Finder, and remove the USB drive. It's now ready to use as a bootable installation disk. SOURCE
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