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How to create Windows 11 install media on your Mac 2024/07
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| # on 2024/07, Windows Media ISO is not available directly download | |
| # available only "Create Windows 11 Installation Media" tool | |
| # => https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 | |
| # downloadable Windows.iso has not inlclude install.wim but install.esd available | |
| # extract install.esd with wimexport tool | |
| # | |
| # reference base (thanks) | |
| # https://lavacreeper.medium.com/how-to-make-a-windows-11-bootable-usb-on-a-mac-a52a7c8495dc | |
| # install wimlib | |
| brew install wimlib | |
| # mount Windows.iso | |
| hdiutil mount ~/Downloads/Windows.iso | |
| # format usb | |
| diskutil list | |
| diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS "WIN11" MBR diskXXX | |
| # copy exclude install.esd | |
| rsync -vha --exclude=sources/install.esd /Volumes/ESD-ISO/* /Volumes/WIN11 | |
| # extract install.esd -> install.wim | |
| wimexport /Volumes/ESD-ISO/sources/install.esd all ~/install.wim --compress=LZX | |
| # split install.wim -> install.swm by 4GB | |
| wimlib-imagex split ~/install.wim /Volumes/WIN11/sources/install.swm 4000 | |
| # eject | |
| diskutil eject /Volumes/ESD-ISO | |
| diskutil eject /Volumes/WIN11 |
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