How to Build a Multiboot USB Drive With Ventoy

If you have ever needed to boot from a USB drive — to install an OS, run a live Linux system, or use a rescue tool — you know the traditional workflow: download an ISO, flash it to a USB drive with a tool like Rufus or Etcher, and repeat the whole process every time you need a different image. Ventoy eliminates that repetition entirely. ### How Ventoy Works Ventoy installs a small bootloader on your USB drive once. After that, you simply copy ISO files to the drive like any normal file. When you boot from the drive, Ventoy presents a menu listing every ISO it finds and lets you choose which one to boot. No re-flashing. No formatting. Just copy and boot. ### What You Can Put on It Ventoy supports an enormous range of bootable images: - Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Debian, and hundreds more) - Windows installation media - Live rescue systems (SystemRescue, Clonezilla) - Antivirus rescue disks - Firmware update tools - WinPE environments ### Secure Boot Support Ventoy supports both legacy BIOS and UEFI boot modes, including Secure Boot. This means it works on modern laptops and desktops that require signed bootloaders. ### Practical Uses - Keep a USB drive with several Linux distros for testing - Carry a rescue toolkit for fixing broken systems - Maintain Windows and Linux installers on one drive - Share a drive with multiple OS options for a lab or classroom **Ventoy is one of those tools that, once you use it, you wonder how you managed without it.**