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-Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/EFI files. <br/>
+Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. <br/>
With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive and boot it.
-You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/>
-Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/>
+You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/>
+x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI and ARM64 UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/>
Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.<br/>
-Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ ISO files are tested. <br/>
-A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
+Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...) <br/>
+580+ ISO files are tested. 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported. <br/>
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# Features
* 100% open source
* Simple to use
* Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
-* Directly boot from iso/wim/img file, no extraction needed
-* Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
-* UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
-* Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
+* Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
+* Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
+* No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/IMG files
* MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
-* WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
-* IMG files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.19+)
-* Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
-* File injection supported (1.0.16+)
+* x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI supported
+* UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
+* Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
+* Windows/Linux auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
+* FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) supported for main partition
* ISO files larger than 4GB supported
* Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
-* Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ iso files tested
+* Most type of OS supported, 580+ iso files tested
+* Linux vDisk boot supported
* Not only boot but also complete installation process
-* ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
+* Menu dynamically switchable between List/TreeView mode
* "Ventoy Compatible" concept
* Plugin Framework
-* Menu Alias/Menu Style/Customized Menu supported
+* Injection files to runtime enviroment
+* Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
+* Highly customizable theme and menu
* USB drive write-protected support
* USB normal use unaffected
* Data nondestructive during version upgrade
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