How to Install Multiple Bootable Operating Systems on a USB Drive

Here, we are going to tell you how to install multiple bootable operating systems on a USB drive. And unlike like using a tool like PowerISO or Rufus,

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 How to Install Multiple Bootable Operating Systems on a USB Drive: For those who do not have a Windows installation CD, using a bootable USB drive is the better choice when it comes to installing a new operating system.

Here, we are going to tell you how to install multiple bootable operating systems on a USB drive. And unlike like using a tool like PowerISO or Rufus, we will be using different tools for the later do not have support for booting multiple operating systems on a single drive.

Using this method, your single USB drive will therefor host both Windows, Linux, and any other bootable operating system. You can even install different versions of Windows at the same time.

That said, since you will be booting many OS on the single drive, you will need one with a huge capacity and this will depend on the systems you wish to boot.

Install Multiple Bootable Operating Systems on a USB Drive - The best software to use

There exist different freeware that will help you create a multi-boot USB drive. Below, we've listed some of the best and a brief description of how to use them.

1. WinSetupFromUSB 

WinSetupFromUSB is a Windows program, which prepares multiboot USB flash or fixed disk to install any Windows versions since 2000/XP, boot various Linux and *BSD flavours, as well as many Windows, Linux, DOS based and other utilities. Since version 1.1 program can create USB disk with Windows versions which support (U)EFI (Vista x64 SP1 and later x64 versions), which USB disk can be used in both (U)EFI and Legacy BIOS modes.

To create a bootable USB drive with multiple operating systems, proceed as follows;

• Launch the software, and select your USB disk from the dropdown menu.

• Next, check the button next to your preferred operating systems.
• Then you'll need to browse to the volume containing the operating system you wish to install on your multiboot USB. When you're ready, click the Go button.
• Wait for the tool to write all the select Operating systems to your USB drive. You will get a "Done" message once the process is completed.

2. MultiBootUSB

MultiBootUSB is a cross-platform software written in python which allows you to install multiple live Linux on a USB disk non destructively and option to uninstall distros. Try out the world's first true cross-platform multi boot live usb creator for free.

With this tool, adding multiple bootable OS distros is easy, browse under Select image and choose your ISO. Note that while MutiBootUSB runs on Windows and Linux, you can only create Linux Live USB systems.

For the how to use guide and download link, check here.