Tutorials

• http://smyl.es/tutorial-how-to-build-the-ultimate-custom-usb-drive-with-multiple-bootable-installs-for-windows-and-linux-and-portableapps-for-windows/

Notes

1. Create Dual Boot

2. Write iso to a flash drive without overwriting data (but overwriting other bootable stuff)

   • advices
     • https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/5162/windows-10-tip-create-windows-10-setup-media-the-right-way
     • https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-flash-drive/
   • How to keep the linux boots as well?

3. Do backup before

Create Dual Boot Windows10 & Ubuntu flash disk

Download both

• download Ubuntu 17.04 - https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
• download Windows10 Home image - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
  • Download windows 10 iso (media creation tool)
    • from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
    • advices
      • https://www.groovypost.com/howto/windows-10-iso-download/

Dual-boot

• https://www.pcworld.com/article/2955460/operating-systems/dual-booting-linux-with-windows-what-you-need-to-know.html
• https://www.howtogeek.com/262944/how-to-create-a-master-installation-flash-drive-with-multiple-versions-of-windows/

Tools

• multibootusb 8.8.0 - http://multibootusb.org
  • use it for testing booting via qemu menu: MultiBootUsb-8.8.0 > Boot ISO/USB > Boot USB > [Boot USB]
• yumi - https://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
  • wimboot - new, available for UEFI systems. WIMBoot are subject to a performance hit. Hence, it only targets new computers with small SSD or eMMC-based hard drives. Windows image file boot (WIMBoot) lets you set up a PC so that it runs directly from a compressed Windows image file (WIM file). WIMBoot can significantly reduce the amount of space used by Windows files.May 1, 2014
    • http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wimboot-windows-image-boot
  • bootmgr - Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) is a small piece of software, called a boot manager, that's loaded from the volume boot code, which is part of the volume boot record. BOOTMGR helps your Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista operating system start.
  • distros to select: https://raywoodcockslatest.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/yumi-multibootable-drive-overview/
  • interesting distros
    • clonezilla-live-20170905-zesty-amd64
    • edubuntu-14.04.5-dvd-amd64
    • Fedora-SoaS-Live-x86_64-26-1.5
    • gparted-live-0.30.0-1-i686
    • kali-linux-2017.2-amd64
    • memtest86+-5.01
    • Parrot-full-3.8_amd64
    • redobackup-livecd-1.0.4
    • runtimelivecd
    • ubcd537.iso
    • ubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64
• others
  • WinSetupFromUsb - http://www.winsetupfromusb.com/
  • Rufus
  • qemu - https://www.qemu.org/
  • https://www.raymond.cc/blog/integrate-multiple-antivirus-rescue-disk-into-one-single-disc-or-usb-flash-drive-with-sardu/

Bootloaders

• syslinux - simpler. Always found syslinux way more KISS especially for simple BIOS systems.
• grub - more complex

References

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/651902/what-is-the-difference-between-grub-and-syslinux
• https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-SYSLINUX-and-GRUB
• https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/2l5rvk/syslinux_or_grub/

More

• UEFI machine vs CSM Boot machine
• dual booting
• bootable usb
• https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-flash-drive/
• https://www.howtogeek.com/262944/how-to-create-a-master-installation-flash-drive-with-multiple-versions-of-windows/
• https://www.pcworld.com/article/2955460/operating-systems/dual-booting-linux-with-windows-what-you-need-to-know.html
• https://askubuntu.com/questions/599746/how-do-i-burn-the-windows-10-iso-to-a-usb