
This will make it possible for the bootloader GRUB to find install disk contained in the partition. If Disk Image Mounter refuses to mount the iso file you can always use this command to mount any iso file: sudo mount -o loop Ĭopy the contents of new loop device to the NTFS partition. Mounting the image will make it easier to extract it's contents. Below, the partition will identified by (hd0,5) where hd0 is the containing hard disk with MSDOS or MBR partition table layout.

Use the 'Image option' drop-down menu and select the Standard Windows installation option. Make sure you have a bootable and formatted NTFS partition present. Select the Windows 10 ISO file from the folder location.

It is possible to extract the image or ISO file to a partition of one your hard disks, preferable not the one your will use for a new Windows installation, and use it.įor the following steps, a working GRUB configuration should be present: Its name is not very good - it has nothing to do with downloading, it reads the ISO and writes an installation disk to the USB or to a DVD for that matter. You don't need a USB, DVD or other external medium to install a Windows 10 Install Disk (ISO) starting from a Ubuntu only installation. To create a bootable USB stick from an ISO, you need to download the 'Windows 7 USB-DVD download tool'.
