Follow these methods and check if it helps.
Or, on Windows you could use a program like PassMark ImageUSB (only for full USB size images) or 'dd' for Windows to create the image. You can also perform these steps on a separate unix machine and transfer the image over to pikvm with e.g. The Media Creation tool will tell you what the minimum size is.īefore creating the image file, you can use a tool like "EaseUS Partition Master Free" or "GParted" to resize the main FAT32 partition on the USB stick. 4GB or 8GB) but still large enough for all Windows files.
Without resizing, the full size of the USB stick will be used, so keep the stick as small as possible (e.g. Media Creation Tool.Ĭreating a bootable USB stick can also be made from an ISO file with other tools like Rufus. You can create a bootable USB stick with the normal Microsoft tools, e.g. This is mostly required for Windows based images since they are larger than the CDROM based limit of 2.2GB. This procedure will create a disk image of a USB stick. You can download the resulting image via SCP or mount it as a loop device on the PiKVM.Ĭreate a Windows based Flash disk image ¶Īn alternative version of this can be found below that does not require a physical usb flash An alternative to making a Windows boot image that does not require a physical usb flash drive