Ventoy Theory and Quick Start
Understanding the Ventoy Layout
Ventoy uses a specific disk layout to allow for multi-boot capabilities. Usually, the drive is split into a main partition for your ISO files and a smaller EFI system partition. These pre-built disk images are mostly writing zeros to the drive as the .img format is universal and compatible across different operating systems.
Quick Tutorial: Using Disk Images
If you do not want to use the standard Ventoy installer, you can flash a pre-built virtual hard drive image.
- Choose an image size (256mb, 1gb, 4gb, 8gb) that fits your physical USB drive.
- Download and extract the zip file to get the .img file.
- Use a flashing tool like balenaEtcher or Raspberry Pi Imager to write the image to your drive.
- Once complete, copy any ISO files directly to the visible Ventoy partition.
Requirements
- UEFI motherboard (Standard on most computers produced after 2012).
- USB flash drive.
- A host machine (Mac, Chromebook, or Linux) to flash the image.
Note: For 256mb images, you can use the F2 function to select ISOs from other connected drives or partitions.