How to make a bootable Windows 10 USB on a Mac

In this video, Theo walks you through how to make a bootable Windows 10 USB!
For anyone who can’t successfully split the file, you can use this link to get a zip containing the split files: drive.google.c.... Just copy the files inside onto your USB after formatting and it will be bootable.
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[@TheosTechTips]

New videos coming out twice every month! For anyone who can’t successfully split the file, you can use this link to get a zip containing the split files: drive.google.com/file/d/1Fnpl1jZm7YxyzrfwmiaJv3W1X-QU0xUe/view?usp=share_link. Just copy the files inside onto your USB after formatting and it will be bootable.

[@michaeljensen4737]

And is it then bootable

[@TheosTechTips]

@@michaeljensen4737 yes

[@CashMoneyBowTie]

it won't let me move the zip to a usb drive.

[@TheosTechTips]

@@CashMoneyBowTie you just move the files that are inside of it into the zip

[@CashMoneyBowTie]

It wont let me boot up from the drive

[@ramstik]

Started the video, got right into it. No jawjackin', no backstory... just clear, easy steps. KZbin needs more like you. Keep this up. Subscribed.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you! I've seen so many people just go on and on for minutes for now reason. I try to get straight to the point. I'm glad someone appreciates it!

[@treyclayton5306]

Dude I've been in IT for over a decade and this was by far the easiest walkthrough I have ever followed.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thanks!

[@danielrossy7453]

The same man :)

[@derangers]

You sir, deserve the silver medal of the internet ! What a great and simple way to solve an issue that has taken other AGES to explain and tiker wit.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@willridesenduro]

My man, you are the absolute GOAT. I have been stuck trying to install Windows on my new build, and I only had Mac OS on hand. You sir, are a legend.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@saulxgoodsesh]

Keep making videos like this, you were so concise with your info and sometimes this stuff can get really daunting if you're not super familiar with it. Hopefully I can get back to streaming soon!! Thanks Theo!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@xtinek2014]

OMIGAWD! I was trying everything, with no success, and losing sleep and getting crazy trying to create this bootable Windows 10 USB from my Mac to have a way to resurrect my husband's recently demised Lenovo (following the most recent Windows update--Thanks, Microsoft!). Your instructions were VERY clear, easy to follow, and even though I had a bit of a time installing Homebrew (totally on me and my sleep deprivation), I got it to work and created the Windows 10 bootable USB. All thanks to you, Theo! I am subscribing and singing your praises on social media!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you so much!

[@kayoticmind07]

Your a life saver! Just built my first PC after using a Mac for years you made my final step so easy. THANK YOU!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@horikita3464]

When you boot up the custom pc for the first time, do you just have to click the SETUP.EXE files, or was it easy to setup on the custom pc after plugging the usb

[@IamMbrand]

it’s funny how this is a 7 minute video compared to all the 15+ minute videos everyone else posts 😂 great explaining, very clear, and this video is the only reason my pc works again! thanks!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@TrevorBrune]

I’ve been looking for HOURS for a fix and this is exactly what I needed. Quick and to the point, subscribed!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@ramontorres5168]

Awesome video! I am a software developer and I couldn't find any clear information on how to do this. It saved me a lot of time

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@Kami-Kuzu]

After trying and failing with other tutorials, this one was by far the easiest and it worked. Good stuff Theo!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@Buxeyjo]

bro you're a damn genius, I have spent forever trying to boot from USB with my mac!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you. Glad it helped!

[@AndysPcBuilds]

Idk how the hell you know all of this but you just came in clutch. I appreciate your help bro. Subbed.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@MM-vs2et]

Hi Theo, I did everything to a tee, but when I tried to install windows on my pc, it says "windows could not collect information for osimage install.wim". What do I do?

[@mirceanistor2237]

This is absolutely the greatest tutorial I have ever watched. Thank you a thousand times, I had been trying to install windows for a week.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@Smg2211]

second time I Watched your video to create the drive again, thank you ..

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@Toksyn25]

Best guide ever, straight to the point and easy to follow!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@FreePalestineNow7]

THEO! You're awesome man! Thank you so much! Your video was the best one I watched on this issue. You articulate very well and it sounds like you have a bright future with the hard work you are putting in. Keep up the great work and love the content you're posting. Liked and subscribed!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you so much!

[@xorpgorp]

I want to earnestly thank you! this is the one solution that worked for me when all other solutions had issues and errors.

[@TheosTechTips]

No problem. Glad it worked!

[@cryxhy27]

This is one of the best guides I have ever found! Thank you so much for this video!!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@B_X_]

I can’t get past the homebrew step when I run the command in terminal I get an error

[@linolemus610]

Me too. Did you figure it out?

[@devious2525]

Is downloading wimlib and home brew necessary if I have enough space on my usb?

[@sirobi2524]

It’s not about space so yes

[@titansMUFC]

MY DUDE! This was so easy to follow. Thank you!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome. Glad it helped!

[@zexsamosa]

Short simple to the point no confusion...this is what you call a tutorial😌...thanks

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@richardt2353]

Doing everything you did and typing everything in that you typed, all I end up with is "command not found: wimlib". What am I missing here? This seems like it shouldn't be this difficult for me.

[@TheosTechTips]

Did you make sure homebrew successfully installed wimlib?

[@judekolkana]

@@TheosTechTips how would i do that

[@scietex1338]

@@judekolkana same thing happened here

[@Natedog0]

@@judekolkanaIts cus he didn’t show you how to download homebrew he just told you how so you have to copy the homebrew command and paste it and then type the commands

[@xerxesbarden2851]

Hey man. Real talk this was the best tutorial for this a year later.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@jadenthatrandomperson5089]

Usually i dont really comment on videos, but this one helped me so much that i had to comment on it. Thank you!!!

[@JSauer21]

5:59 I get: [ERROR] Can't open "/Volumes/CCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/sources/install.wim" read-only: No such file or directory ERROR: Exiting with error code 47: Failed to open a file.

[@mastermind5099]

did you fix it?

[@fenixmexico]

@@mastermind5099 i had the same error, the problem was that i put the same sources folder twice, not the usb

[@HHS222]

THANKS BUT TELL ME HOW TO FUCKING DESLECT HOLY SHIT

[@TheosTechTips]

Hold command and click on the file you want to deselect

[@Cyber_Lore]

Dude you're literally so underrated and especially at such a young age. Don't give up. You just earned a sub

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@LeonardoManev-nv6sd]

acutally the easiest video to make an bootable win 10 usb stick on Mac without any complaints and errors. I love it!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@LeonardoManev-nv6sd]

@@TheosTechTips Youre welcome!

[@ProfessionalGasLighting]

I almost died when that paid sponsorship hit, congrats, you sound young and like you’re doing really well too!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@haroondaftani8045]

Hi thank you so much I just built my new pc and had no idea what to do and nothing online helped except this video. You are doing great keep up with the channel u have a bright future ahead of u!!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@jinx0710]

You saved me so much stress because all the other tutorials are downloading the windows media on a windows device. Im on a mac and i almost punched my screen trying to figure out whats wrong. Thank you.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@perrysec]

thanks theo, wimlibs dosent work on old macs, the zip you gave us helped me a lot

[@TheosTechTips]

No problem. Glad it helped!

[@holdensanders2858]

Worked like a charm. It's funny, with all of the different apps out there, the only thing that works is command line. Thank you for the guide! You saved my sanity.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@SnaveSkates]

Had to restore windows on my gaming pc. I've never used MAC, and you did an excellent job explaining. Thank you so much!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@michaelc4677]

Really great tutorial showing all the steps needed to create the windows bootable usb.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@Lei_D]

Thank you so much! I've looked at a lot of guides and yours is the only one that worked.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@Sgstrummer17]

Great job, man! This was really useful info. I had trouble burning an image to a DVD with the newer Mac OS X updates and found this was the best way. Thanks!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@DrKoneko]

First off, thank you, second off, you have great music taste.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you. I'm surprised you noticed!

[@chideraagbasiere7868]

1:32 Under disk utility The “Format: Ms-DOS (FAT)” option isn’t available on my Mac. I only see APFS (encrypted, case-sensitive, etc). How do I get through here?

[@TheosTechTips]

Hmmm. Are you sure the USB is selected?

[@tammypham4668]

Help!! I followed all the steps and I ejected the drive, but when I insert it into my pc to install it’s saying no drivers were found…

[@TheosTechTips]

Try using the ZIP link in the video's description. I might have the drivers.

[@progress3623]

This was BY FAR the easiest video to follow, I don’t know much about computers but he couldn’t have made this any simpler, thanks!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@orion10x10]

This legitimately was the push I needed to finally install homebrew lol, seeing a kid use it. I'm still new to Mac/Unix, thanks for the tech tips

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@birdley]

Great video. You sound pretty young too that’s super cool you’re doing videos like this at a young age

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@JackTeixeira-vm4eo]

i wish i saw this one first … i lost a lot of time with others that just skipped steps that i needed . thank you

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@8TamaZ]

This is an excellent video! Thank you for the clear and concise instruction. Other bulletin boards were stating software purchase was necessary (to create a bootable disk from a Mac) and your video proves it clearly untrue. My Gigabyte Brix is now a Windows 10 machine and I appreciate the assist. Great job and thanks again!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@AtMeDawg]

When I type in ‘brew install wimlib’ it says command not found? What am I doing wrong?

[@paxan158]

first install brew

[@natefletcher6311]

Theo, I really appreciate this video. It helped me so much

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@Homelessman444]

can anyone help me troubleshoot ? I followed the exact steps in the video but when I use the usb only a windows logo pops up and nothing else happens

[@Homelessman444]

I’m using a 64gb usb and a 2017 intel MacBook air

[@minutodev]

THKS Theo, I tried many other things, but your video helped a lot

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@amirshokouhi3126]

I tried 3 different methods before yours and all failed! Kudos to you! Thanks a lot for making such useful video.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@mpowa1]

My man you did the job. Thank you! Keep it with good and simple work!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@user-jk3jl6mi3f]

Thanks for the tutorial! It was very easy and straightforward. Keep up the good work!👍

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@kuemagecollector]

it says command not found. for "brew install wimlib"

[@Salty-ago]

Same

[@magnusnielsen6953]

you are a lifesaver, great tutorial and straigt to the point

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@blablaroarwwe]

I don't understand the beginning part of the terminal thing because when I type the command it say incorrect in terminal

[@TheosTechTips]

What did you type? Make sure it's word-for-word correct.

[@mkultragamer11]

Thanks Theodore, lots of help!!!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@magdalena_dewinter]

thank you so much bro! such an easy walk through, subscribed straight away!!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@marcinpietrzak1824]

Thank You, You help me a lot!! Coz of You I was able repair my wife's laptop.

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@Nate-qc8kb]

Perfect instructions my dude. Thank you!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@VlexxyFX]

Thank you so much my pc needed a flash drive with windows and I’m gonna go try this tomorrow and see if it works

[@romasmike]

You are a legend for this! Saved me so much trouble

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@jorgemreyes1334]

It worked to recover a PC Desktop. Thanks a lot!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

[@ronypeterson2159]

Just worked for me with Mac M1, thank you very much!!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome. Glad it helped!

[@greenarchery1277]

Awesome Kid, great work. Keep doing stuffs like that

[@TheosTechTips]

Thanks!

[@childish_colors]

Thank you, super clear explanation!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@grantrain]

you're brilliant! thank you so much this just saved me like you wouldn't believe

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@SportsIncorporated123]

Thanks for the help. This is the best tutorial I’ve seen!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@antblisss]

honestly… one HELL of a side quest just to get windows from a mac. I shoulda just knocked on my neighbors door or something 😭😭 I feel like I’m hacking in the main frame trying to get my first build up and running

[@cheezy_yeah8934]

Bro same😂

[@matchasensei4281]

girl you just saved mah life!! keep it up :D

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@hanscagayan7260]

Nice work, Theo!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@natchogm6844]

When i put brew install wimlib it shows command not found

[@TheosTechTips]

You have to install Homebrew. Go to their website (brew.sh) and follow the instructions.

[@JohnHaroldson5282]

My computer can’t move the files because when I do it just kernel panicked when I tried to move the files I would appreciate help 😊

[@hunnr4382]

Theo u came in clutch with this one bro

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@laughup7055]

Wow, what a great tutorial. I need more tutorials on how to use Terminal. Thanks!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@nishit0503]

Keep up the good work.. liked and subscribed.. Simply the best video

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@gustav_akerman]

Very good and simple video. Keep up the efforts!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@mihao-runs]

it's bootable but windows can't be installed on external usb drives. so it's useless.

[@TheosTechTips]

You can make a Windows-To-Go USB to do exactly that. You can follow my recent tutorial (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3m9iGuwft54a7s).

[@ilanvr]

Thanks man, my parents laptop stopped booting so I made this usb and fixed it!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@kayy2k198]

Amazing video! Straight, to-the-point, and works well.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@Ninjussy]

one of the best tutorial video overall. thanks

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@Ludicium1999]

Thank you so much, such a simple tutorial to follow! Have been googling different methods but they all didnt work and one day I thought "why not try the good ole youtube tutorial" and bam you saved my PC from going into the junkyard :) keep it up!!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@justfilming]

Good job I have been doing IT for over 20 years and never did this before

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@goatedjoe]

Why does the usb need to be in Fat 32 on Mac?

[@TheosTechTips]

You can try using exFat, but I've only seen it working with FAT32, I haven't tried exFat.

[@TheFactoryReviews]

Excellent. Perfect. Worked. Why wasn't school like THIS!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank You!

[@inderjeetRao]

This works! most simple solution that I came across. Works with M1 chip on MacBook pro.

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@duntz5561]

You are a real one! Good stuff my guy

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@tchiinhemba]

This video is a GOLD!

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@MariusXMelisa]

Thanks, bro! It worked❤

[@TheosTechTips]

Awesome! Glad it helped!

[@vanesasc5428]

Ive tried to boot my new laptop but it tells me "Windows cannot open the required file: instal.swm" is there anything i can do to fix it?

[@TheosTechTips]

Try using the link in the pinned comment instead of splitting the files and make sure the drive is formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).

[@fiorellalopezpezo709]

@@TheosTechTips Where´'s the link?

[@TheosTechTips]

@@fiorellalopezpezo709 In the pinned comment

[@maurice6114]

You rock! Well done instruction. Worked so easily. Thank you!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're welcome!

[@abdullahuranusbilac1631]

hey awesome video!! i just wondered how do i boot now with the usb? i put it in the macbook and startet it with fn+control+option+command+power but i dont see the windows stick or some other medium?

[@kubinkrystof]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Very easy to follow, everything clearly explained. Thanks

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@smokie365]

Great little tutorial... One of the first I followed from start to finish that just worked.... Hope you go on to to make a real go of KZbin tutorials..

[@TheosTechTips]

Thank you!

[@Coolerprune]

Thank you so much this video was incredibly clear!! Thanks for the link

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!

[@Mindful411]

I successfully completed this earlier. Worked well. Thank you!

[@TheosTechTips]

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[@smartwheelsX]

Thank You Theo! It still works!

[@TheosTechTips]

You're Welcome!