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I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I fix this?










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  • also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

    – Aravinda
    Apr 28 '15 at 17:14






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    Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

    – sanz
    Dec 8 '16 at 10:01






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    Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

    – pumpkin_cat
    Dec 27 '17 at 12:07
















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I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I fix this?










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  • also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

    – Aravinda
    Apr 28 '15 at 17:14






  • 1





    Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

    – sanz
    Dec 8 '16 at 10:01






  • 2





    Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

    – pumpkin_cat
    Dec 27 '17 at 12:07














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I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I fix this?










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I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I fix this?







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  • also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

    – Aravinda
    Apr 28 '15 at 17:14






  • 1





    Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

    – sanz
    Dec 8 '16 at 10:01






  • 2





    Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

    – pumpkin_cat
    Dec 27 '17 at 12:07



















  • also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

    – Aravinda
    Apr 28 '15 at 17:14






  • 1





    Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

    – sanz
    Dec 8 '16 at 10:01






  • 2





    Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

    – pumpkin_cat
    Dec 27 '17 at 12:07

















also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

– Aravinda
Apr 28 '15 at 17:14





also try sudo winusbgui in terminal ....

– Aravinda
Apr 28 '15 at 17:14




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1





Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

– sanz
Dec 8 '16 at 10:01





Open gparted, right click and select unmount.

– sanz
Dec 8 '16 at 10:01




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2





Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

– pumpkin_cat
Dec 27 '17 at 12:07





Right click the usb drive, format NTFS worked for me!

– pumpkin_cat
Dec 27 '17 at 12:07










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I started winusb from console:



gksudo winusbgui


then winusb detect my pendrive correctly, and I succesfully copied the Windows 7 installer to my pendrive (Ubuntu 14.10).






share|improve this answer





















  • 1





    Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

    – Willi Ballenthin
    Jul 29 '15 at 17:05






  • 2





    The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

    – Prinsig
    Jul 13 '16 at 9:24











  • I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

    – GatesReign
    Sep 16 '17 at 0:36











  • Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

    – Panos
    Dec 3 '18 at 13:25



















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For some reason winusb kept hanging up on formatting the USB drive, said it couldn't access the drive. I ended up formatting to NTFS using the "Disks" application in Ubuntu and then using winusb from the terminal:



sudo winusb -v --install Win_7_Pro.iso /dev/sdc


NOTE: you can check to see what your usb device is using lsblk from a terminal, mine was sdc.






share|improve this answer





















  • 3





    Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

    – conradkdotcom
    May 31 '16 at 21:04











  • Same here for Linux Mint!

    – Michel
    Jun 17 '16 at 21:11











  • I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

    – heltonbiker
    Nov 26 '16 at 12:27








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    This should be an accepted answer.

    – Damir Olejar
    Dec 21 '16 at 3:43











  • It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

    – paulplusx
    Oct 1 '18 at 10:37



















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I just dealt with the same problem...
Maybe it will help somebody:



I was getting this error when I clicked TARGET DEVICE and INSTALL, but if you click OPTIONS and SHOW ALL DEVICES and then you select your TARGET USB drive, it works... or at least it did in my case.



Of course my drive was formatted as NTFS!



EDIT: At the end of process error appeared, but Windows installation booted just fine.






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    If the Win8.1 is 64bit I understood (reading results from a Google Search) that you need at least 8GBs.



    And obviously NTFS, not FAT. Indeed, I quote an excerpt From the help:



    $ winusb --help
    winusb usage
    Install a windows ISO on an NTFS partition and edit MBR of the device
    [...]


    And from the CLI you can also ask for the verbose mode, maybe you can have more informations on the error.






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    • The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

      – kprovost7314
      Jan 23 '15 at 16:23



















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    I faced the same error, and tried too many fixes until found the fix. Here is the fix in my case (I hope it works for you too):




    1. open GParted app then unmount the USB stick.


    2. open WinUSB or WoeUSB (a fork of WinUSB) and choose the .iso Windows file, and choose the USB stick. Everything goes right!



    If you need to see the fix visually, I made a video on YouTube for the fix.






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      You may have to format it as ntfs. Do sudo apt-get install gparted (skip this step if you already have it installed) then format it as ntfs.






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        sudo winusb -v --format Win10.iso /dev/sdb


        This completely formats USB and installs iso image.






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        • Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

          – sudodus
          Feb 18 '17 at 10:00













        • I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

          – Stepan Pakholok
          Feb 25 '17 at 10:00













        • dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

          – Stepan Pakholok
          Feb 25 '17 at 10:06











        • Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

          – sudodus
          Feb 25 '17 at 11:14












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        I started winusb from console:



        gksudo winusbgui


        then winusb detect my pendrive correctly, and I succesfully copied the Windows 7 installer to my pendrive (Ubuntu 14.10).






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        • 1





          Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

          – Willi Ballenthin
          Jul 29 '15 at 17:05






        • 2





          The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

          – Prinsig
          Jul 13 '16 at 9:24











        • I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

          – GatesReign
          Sep 16 '17 at 0:36











        • Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

          – Panos
          Dec 3 '18 at 13:25
















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        I started winusb from console:



        gksudo winusbgui


        then winusb detect my pendrive correctly, and I succesfully copied the Windows 7 installer to my pendrive (Ubuntu 14.10).






        share|improve this answer





















        • 1





          Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

          – Willi Ballenthin
          Jul 29 '15 at 17:05






        • 2





          The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

          – Prinsig
          Jul 13 '16 at 9:24











        • I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

          – GatesReign
          Sep 16 '17 at 0:36











        • Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

          – Panos
          Dec 3 '18 at 13:25














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        I started winusb from console:



        gksudo winusbgui


        then winusb detect my pendrive correctly, and I succesfully copied the Windows 7 installer to my pendrive (Ubuntu 14.10).






        share|improve this answer















        I started winusb from console:



        gksudo winusbgui


        then winusb detect my pendrive correctly, and I succesfully copied the Windows 7 installer to my pendrive (Ubuntu 14.10).







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        • 1





          Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

          – Willi Ballenthin
          Jul 29 '15 at 17:05






        • 2





          The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

          – Prinsig
          Jul 13 '16 at 9:24











        • I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

          – GatesReign
          Sep 16 '17 at 0:36











        • Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

          – Panos
          Dec 3 '18 at 13:25














        • 1





          Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

          – Willi Ballenthin
          Jul 29 '15 at 17:05






        • 2





          The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

          – Prinsig
          Jul 13 '16 at 9:24











        • I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

          – GatesReign
          Sep 16 '17 at 0:36











        • Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

          – Panos
          Dec 3 '18 at 13:25








        1




        1





        Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

        – Willi Ballenthin
        Jul 29 '15 at 17:05





        Without the sudo, the GUI prompts the user for administrative credentials, but ultimately fails. Running with sudo from the start works great.

        – Willi Ballenthin
        Jul 29 '15 at 17:05




        2




        2





        The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

        – Prinsig
        Jul 13 '16 at 9:24





        The USB must be formatted to FAT32. Otherwise, I still get this error. To do that, open GParted, select the correct device from the drop-down, right-click the partition and unmount it. Then, right-click and format to FAT32.

        – Prinsig
        Jul 13 '16 at 9:24













        I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

        – GatesReign
        Sep 16 '17 at 0:36





        I used gparted to unmount the pen drive. Right Click /dev/sdc/ -> hit unmount -> and went back to woeUSB to execute the installation

        – GatesReign
        Sep 16 '17 at 0:36













        Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

        – Panos
        Dec 3 '18 at 13:25





        Same Issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Woeusb will try to use FAT32 by default so the windows 10 iso won't be loaded because some files are bigger than 4BG. Use the command line tool and add the --target-filesystem NTFS at the end. woeusb --device <iso_file> <device> --target-filesystem NTFS

        – Panos
        Dec 3 '18 at 13:25













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        For some reason winusb kept hanging up on formatting the USB drive, said it couldn't access the drive. I ended up formatting to NTFS using the "Disks" application in Ubuntu and then using winusb from the terminal:



        sudo winusb -v --install Win_7_Pro.iso /dev/sdc


        NOTE: you can check to see what your usb device is using lsblk from a terminal, mine was sdc.






        share|improve this answer





















        • 3





          Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

          – conradkdotcom
          May 31 '16 at 21:04











        • Same here for Linux Mint!

          – Michel
          Jun 17 '16 at 21:11











        • I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

          – heltonbiker
          Nov 26 '16 at 12:27








        • 3





          This should be an accepted answer.

          – Damir Olejar
          Dec 21 '16 at 3:43











        • It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

          – paulplusx
          Oct 1 '18 at 10:37
















        27














        For some reason winusb kept hanging up on formatting the USB drive, said it couldn't access the drive. I ended up formatting to NTFS using the "Disks" application in Ubuntu and then using winusb from the terminal:



        sudo winusb -v --install Win_7_Pro.iso /dev/sdc


        NOTE: you can check to see what your usb device is using lsblk from a terminal, mine was sdc.






        share|improve this answer





















        • 3





          Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

          – conradkdotcom
          May 31 '16 at 21:04











        • Same here for Linux Mint!

          – Michel
          Jun 17 '16 at 21:11











        • I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

          – heltonbiker
          Nov 26 '16 at 12:27








        • 3





          This should be an accepted answer.

          – Damir Olejar
          Dec 21 '16 at 3:43











        • It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

          – paulplusx
          Oct 1 '18 at 10:37














        27












        27








        27







        For some reason winusb kept hanging up on formatting the USB drive, said it couldn't access the drive. I ended up formatting to NTFS using the "Disks" application in Ubuntu and then using winusb from the terminal:



        sudo winusb -v --install Win_7_Pro.iso /dev/sdc


        NOTE: you can check to see what your usb device is using lsblk from a terminal, mine was sdc.






        share|improve this answer















        For some reason winusb kept hanging up on formatting the USB drive, said it couldn't access the drive. I ended up formatting to NTFS using the "Disks" application in Ubuntu and then using winusb from the terminal:



        sudo winusb -v --install Win_7_Pro.iso /dev/sdc


        NOTE: you can check to see what your usb device is using lsblk from a terminal, mine was sdc.







        share|improve this answer














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        • 3





          Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

          – conradkdotcom
          May 31 '16 at 21:04











        • Same here for Linux Mint!

          – Michel
          Jun 17 '16 at 21:11











        • I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

          – heltonbiker
          Nov 26 '16 at 12:27








        • 3





          This should be an accepted answer.

          – Damir Olejar
          Dec 21 '16 at 3:43











        • It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

          – paulplusx
          Oct 1 '18 at 10:37














        • 3





          Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

          – conradkdotcom
          May 31 '16 at 21:04











        • Same here for Linux Mint!

          – Michel
          Jun 17 '16 at 21:11











        • I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

          – heltonbiker
          Nov 26 '16 at 12:27








        • 3





          This should be an accepted answer.

          – Damir Olejar
          Dec 21 '16 at 3:43











        • It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

          – paulplusx
          Oct 1 '18 at 10:37








        3




        3





        Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

        – conradkdotcom
        May 31 '16 at 21:04





        Thank you so much, this is the only thing that ran successfully for me.

        – conradkdotcom
        May 31 '16 at 21:04













        Same here for Linux Mint!

        – Michel
        Jun 17 '16 at 21:11





        Same here for Linux Mint!

        – Michel
        Jun 17 '16 at 21:11













        I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

        – heltonbiker
        Nov 26 '16 at 12:27







        I got an error using /dev/sdc, but got it right after figuring out it needed to be /dev/sdc1 (with a "1" at the end in my case).

        – heltonbiker
        Nov 26 '16 at 12:27






        3




        3





        This should be an accepted answer.

        – Damir Olejar
        Dec 21 '16 at 3:43





        This should be an accepted answer.

        – Damir Olejar
        Dec 21 '16 at 3:43













        It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

        – paulplusx
        Oct 1 '18 at 10:37





        It worked on ubuntu 18.04 and I used the gui right after I formated using "disks".

        – paulplusx
        Oct 1 '18 at 10:37











        3














        I just dealt with the same problem...
        Maybe it will help somebody:



        I was getting this error when I clicked TARGET DEVICE and INSTALL, but if you click OPTIONS and SHOW ALL DEVICES and then you select your TARGET USB drive, it works... or at least it did in my case.



        Of course my drive was formatted as NTFS!



        EDIT: At the end of process error appeared, but Windows installation booted just fine.






        share|improve this answer






























          3














          I just dealt with the same problem...
          Maybe it will help somebody:



          I was getting this error when I clicked TARGET DEVICE and INSTALL, but if you click OPTIONS and SHOW ALL DEVICES and then you select your TARGET USB drive, it works... or at least it did in my case.



          Of course my drive was formatted as NTFS!



          EDIT: At the end of process error appeared, but Windows installation booted just fine.






          share|improve this answer




























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            3








            3







            I just dealt with the same problem...
            Maybe it will help somebody:



            I was getting this error when I clicked TARGET DEVICE and INSTALL, but if you click OPTIONS and SHOW ALL DEVICES and then you select your TARGET USB drive, it works... or at least it did in my case.



            Of course my drive was formatted as NTFS!



            EDIT: At the end of process error appeared, but Windows installation booted just fine.






            share|improve this answer















            I just dealt with the same problem...
            Maybe it will help somebody:



            I was getting this error when I clicked TARGET DEVICE and INSTALL, but if you click OPTIONS and SHOW ALL DEVICES and then you select your TARGET USB drive, it works... or at least it did in my case.



            Of course my drive was formatted as NTFS!



            EDIT: At the end of process error appeared, but Windows installation booted just fine.







            share|improve this answer














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                If the Win8.1 is 64bit I understood (reading results from a Google Search) that you need at least 8GBs.



                And obviously NTFS, not FAT. Indeed, I quote an excerpt From the help:



                $ winusb --help
                winusb usage
                Install a windows ISO on an NTFS partition and edit MBR of the device
                [...]


                And from the CLI you can also ask for the verbose mode, maybe you can have more informations on the error.






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                • The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                  – kprovost7314
                  Jan 23 '15 at 16:23
















                2














                If the Win8.1 is 64bit I understood (reading results from a Google Search) that you need at least 8GBs.



                And obviously NTFS, not FAT. Indeed, I quote an excerpt From the help:



                $ winusb --help
                winusb usage
                Install a windows ISO on an NTFS partition and edit MBR of the device
                [...]


                And from the CLI you can also ask for the verbose mode, maybe you can have more informations on the error.






                share|improve this answer
























                • The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                  – kprovost7314
                  Jan 23 '15 at 16:23














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                2







                If the Win8.1 is 64bit I understood (reading results from a Google Search) that you need at least 8GBs.



                And obviously NTFS, not FAT. Indeed, I quote an excerpt From the help:



                $ winusb --help
                winusb usage
                Install a windows ISO on an NTFS partition and edit MBR of the device
                [...]


                And from the CLI you can also ask for the verbose mode, maybe you can have more informations on the error.






                share|improve this answer













                If the Win8.1 is 64bit I understood (reading results from a Google Search) that you need at least 8GBs.



                And obviously NTFS, not FAT. Indeed, I quote an excerpt From the help:



                $ winusb --help
                winusb usage
                Install a windows ISO on an NTFS partition and edit MBR of the device
                [...]


                And from the CLI you can also ask for the verbose mode, maybe you can have more informations on the error.







                share|improve this answer












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                answered Jan 18 '15 at 22:25









                dadexix86dadexix86

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                • The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                  – kprovost7314
                  Jan 23 '15 at 16:23



















                • The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                  – kprovost7314
                  Jan 23 '15 at 16:23

















                The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                – kprovost7314
                Jan 23 '15 at 16:23





                The Win8.1 x64 iso is 3.7GB. I didn't think of NTFS. I'll try again.

                – kprovost7314
                Jan 23 '15 at 16:23











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                I faced the same error, and tried too many fixes until found the fix. Here is the fix in my case (I hope it works for you too):




                1. open GParted app then unmount the USB stick.


                2. open WinUSB or WoeUSB (a fork of WinUSB) and choose the .iso Windows file, and choose the USB stick. Everything goes right!



                If you need to see the fix visually, I made a video on YouTube for the fix.






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                  I faced the same error, and tried too many fixes until found the fix. Here is the fix in my case (I hope it works for you too):




                  1. open GParted app then unmount the USB stick.


                  2. open WinUSB or WoeUSB (a fork of WinUSB) and choose the .iso Windows file, and choose the USB stick. Everything goes right!



                  If you need to see the fix visually, I made a video on YouTube for the fix.






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                    2







                    I faced the same error, and tried too many fixes until found the fix. Here is the fix in my case (I hope it works for you too):




                    1. open GParted app then unmount the USB stick.


                    2. open WinUSB or WoeUSB (a fork of WinUSB) and choose the .iso Windows file, and choose the USB stick. Everything goes right!



                    If you need to see the fix visually, I made a video on YouTube for the fix.






                    share|improve this answer













                    I faced the same error, and tried too many fixes until found the fix. Here is the fix in my case (I hope it works for you too):




                    1. open GParted app then unmount the USB stick.


                    2. open WinUSB or WoeUSB (a fork of WinUSB) and choose the .iso Windows file, and choose the USB stick. Everything goes right!



                    If you need to see the fix visually, I made a video on YouTube for the fix.







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                    answered Feb 3 at 2:33









                    Abanoub HannaAbanoub Hanna

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                        You may have to format it as ntfs. Do sudo apt-get install gparted (skip this step if you already have it installed) then format it as ntfs.






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                          You may have to format it as ntfs. Do sudo apt-get install gparted (skip this step if you already have it installed) then format it as ntfs.






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                            You may have to format it as ntfs. Do sudo apt-get install gparted (skip this step if you already have it installed) then format it as ntfs.






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                            You may have to format it as ntfs. Do sudo apt-get install gparted (skip this step if you already have it installed) then format it as ntfs.







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                            edited Jan 18 '15 at 21:54







                            user364819

















                            answered Jan 18 '15 at 21:16









                            Penguino32Penguino32

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                                sudo winusb -v --format Win10.iso /dev/sdb


                                This completely formats USB and installs iso image.






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                                • Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 18 '17 at 10:00













                                • I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:00













                                • dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:06











                                • Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 11:14


















                                1














                                sudo winusb -v --format Win10.iso /dev/sdb


                                This completely formats USB and installs iso image.






                                share|improve this answer
























                                • Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 18 '17 at 10:00













                                • I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:00













                                • dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:06











                                • Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 11:14
















                                1












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                                sudo winusb -v --format Win10.iso /dev/sdb


                                This completely formats USB and installs iso image.






                                share|improve this answer













                                sudo winusb -v --format Win10.iso /dev/sdb


                                This completely formats USB and installs iso image.







                                share|improve this answer












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                                answered Feb 18 '17 at 9:13









                                Stepan PakholokStepan Pakholok

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                                • Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 18 '17 at 10:00













                                • I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:00













                                • dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:06











                                • Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 11:14





















                                • Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 18 '17 at 10:00













                                • I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:00













                                • dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                  – Stepan Pakholok
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 10:06











                                • Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                  – sudodus
                                  Feb 25 '17 at 11:14



















                                Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                – sudodus
                                Feb 18 '17 at 10:00







                                Please explain also which version of winusb you recommend, and how to install it.

                                – sudodus
                                Feb 18 '17 at 10:00















                                I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                – Stepan Pakholok
                                Feb 25 '17 at 10:00







                                I used these way to install it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install winusb

                                – Stepan Pakholok
                                Feb 25 '17 at 10:00















                                dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                – Stepan Pakholok
                                Feb 25 '17 at 10:06





                                dpkg -l winusb returns version 1.0.11.1+git

                                – Stepan Pakholok
                                Feb 25 '17 at 10:06













                                Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                – sudodus
                                Feb 25 '17 at 11:14







                                Thank you :-) This shows that winusb from ppa:colingille/freshlight is working now.

                                – sudodus
                                Feb 25 '17 at 11:14







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