The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review!

2023 ж. 22 Шіл.
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Instead of having multiple flash drives with multiple ISO utility files on each, how about ONE drive with EVERYTHING on it - and as a bonus, I'm going to show you how to also use this one flash drive for your personal file backups as well!
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  • How large of a flash drive do you need for Ventoy and personal files? Find out here: kzhead.info/sun/e9h8ctacjmiqeXk/bejne.html

    @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • is there an bootable iso to be able to troubleshoot or access files on a mac os disk?

      @dominicj@dominicj9 ай бұрын
    • not that I’m aware of unfortunately

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy thanks, update us if u find out.

      @dominicj@dominicj9 ай бұрын
    • Absolutely!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • Good luck. asshole.

      @glitter_fart@glitter_fart9 ай бұрын
  • It's hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but VENTOY did it to me. After all, this is some kind of holiday

    @andredor@andredor4 ай бұрын
  • Brilliant! I’ve got a big smile on my face 😁. I just ordered and received a shiny new flash drive. In order to make the rescue disc/s but hadn’t got round to doing it by following your previous hyrens video. Even though I know nothing, I was asking myself why you needed two drives. As if by magic this came up. Very much appreciate your clear instructions. And even more your candour about how you decided to investigate, and then recommend, Ventoy. Thank you 🙏

    @JamsODonnell100@JamsODonnell1009 ай бұрын
    • That's what I do here. I'm always learning, just like you. I just filter my knowledge down to the masses ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • How much did you pay for that smile that you mentioned ? Understand that > Got < means something acquired by toil > Have < means possession I would recommend you undertake an extensive reading program to better educate yourself and learn correct grammatical English. Your English knowledge and writing skill is Peasant level - How is it that you failed ? Was it you or the dog school your parents sent you to ? Start by learning to pay attention to detail - as you were programmed to be a ZOMBIE ZOMBIES have eyes but cannot see - ears and cannot hear

      @andrew_koala2974@andrew_koala29749 ай бұрын
  • Love the topic, the content, and your kindness in community towards viewers and comments. Subbed gratefully! Thank you and Merry Christmas! 🌲🎁☃️

    @oldpain7625@oldpain76254 ай бұрын
    • Awesome! Thank you!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy3 ай бұрын
  • very informative, and easy to understand. Thanks, glad that I subscribed.

    @SnarkierThan-U-R@SnarkierThan-U-R9 ай бұрын
    • I'm glad you did as well! Welcome to the community! Thx for the comment. Let me know if there is any video topic you'd like to see covered :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I appreciate you distributing this knowledge and the way you explain everything so that even a beginner could understand. I would always recommend showing, even very quickly, what something does, then going over installation.

    @shabadooshabadoo4918@shabadooshabadoo49183 ай бұрын
    • Thanks, much appreciated 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy3 ай бұрын
  • This really helps a lot. One USB drive is enough.. now I can use my other USB drives. Thanks for sharing this

    @paulcomputer@paulcomputer9 ай бұрын
    • Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Hey Scott, wow that is really impressive, Thanks for giving me the link to this video. I definitely go the Ventoy route. Really enjoyed how you explained it step-by-step. I'm sure this USB Drive is a lifesaver!!! Again massive thank you. Ah, side note or suggestion... Think of adding a "Join" I know I'd definitely support your channel.

    @JasonWestaway@JasonWestaway4 ай бұрын
    • I appreciate your support and I thank you! Considering opening a members-only section on my channel, just haven't gotten around to it yet with the incredible (and surprising) growth in 2023. Stay tuned, I'm sure it's coming soon :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
    • Sure will. Thank you again. I appreciate you too.

      @JasonWestaway@JasonWestaway4 ай бұрын
  • Ventoy is great, I've been using this for 2-3 years now and it never lets down. Nice to have covered this with your video!

    @dillardblom3312@dillardblom33129 ай бұрын
    • Great to hear! Thanks for the comment and the support! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Been using YUMI for years, but this seems a little more fluid 👍 You can have Ventoy ignore an entire directory, and its subdirectories, by placing an unnamed file with the extension ".ventoyignore" within it (In other words, the file should only have the extension with no name prefixing it). This is useful if you have other .ISO files on the drive that aren't bootable, and will speed up the loading of Ventoy, especially if you have many other files that don't need to be searched by it. (By the way, there a quick registry edit you can do to remove drives showing up multiple times on the Windows Explorer sidebar. Absolutely drives me nuts!)

    @Testiculitis@Testiculitis9 ай бұрын
    • Worth checking into, thanks! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • I used YUMI for a bit but one day just stopped booting. Another issue is that it can take longer to write ISO files to the USB stick as it has to actually extract them... which leads to the other issue of having hundreds, if not thousands, of loose files on the disk in a rather convoluted file and folder structure. To remove an ISO you also have to go through an uninstall process, because of aforementioned extracted file and folder structure. Ventoy makes it so much cleaner and simpler, with less likelihood of corruption or user confusion.

      @FlyboyHelosim@FlyboyHelosim9 ай бұрын
    • Good to know. I've heard other people brag about YUMI but wasn't familiar with it. This is good info to be aware of 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • This is very impressive! At my previous job, I had different Windows versions on different USB flash drives and yes... different utilities on separate flash drives. Nice touch with the addition of the personal file backups! 😂 Thank you sir for your video!

    @stirlingnguyen9284@stirlingnguyen92848 ай бұрын
    • You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • Another great one! Thank you, Scott!

    @swallowedinthesea11@swallowedinthesea119 ай бұрын
    • Thank YOU! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • What a superb tool. Big thanks for the headsup and for this excellent tutorial.

    @ChrisM541@ChrisM5419 ай бұрын
    • Glad you found it useful! Thx and welcome to the community! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • ventoy is absolutely fabulous. some isos do -not- work, but generally most do.

    @Neeboopsh@Neeboopsh9 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • These are all methods for which computer technicians are usually stuck. Nowadays everything is much more simplified. All you need is a copy, even the free version, of Aomei Backupper, which creates a grub menu from which you can choose whether to enter your OS or Aomei's recovery system. Aomei also creates incremental backups for you to access at boot time, at any time.

    @maupedx@maupedx9 ай бұрын
    • Agreed. Backupper is a quality product.

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • I'm currently using Macrium Reflect instead of Aomei backupper since the day Aomei failed to restore my PC. Just my 2 cents. I even had a copy of Acronis True Image but it was an elephant.

      @riccardod8425@riccardod84259 ай бұрын
    • Acronis was my go to for mnay years. Macrium went to a pricing model but you can still find the free versions out there online and they work great

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • I used to use Acronis, but it didn't work well for copying one drive to another (when both drives were in an external caddy)...it kept using the boot info from the internal drive, and if that was different than the external, oh well. I guess this was supposed to be a limitation on the home version to prevent you from using it in a tech environment. I tried Macrium (free) and liked it, especially it's emergency boot USB creation. So I purchased a 4-license family pack on a sale they had. Shortly after they jacked up the price to a subscription model (per machine) that was expensive. I might use more than 4 licenses, so I was looking elsehwere. Since then I've considered Hasleo Backup Suite. It is free and even supports incremental and differential backups (which FBackup does not do in the free version). I'm going to be experimenting with it in the future.

      @PracticaProphetica@PracticaProphetica4 ай бұрын
  • I done the two Jump process from your video and totally repaired a Toshiba laptop! Thank you very much and now im doing this setup too!!

    @dennissmith1469@dennissmith14696 ай бұрын
    • Glad it helped

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
    • @AskYourComputerGuy it totally helped me!

      @dennissmith1469@dennissmith14696 ай бұрын
  • Extremely helpful, thanks ☺️

    @sexysensation@sexysensation9 ай бұрын
    • Glad it helped!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I've been using ventoy for quite sometime and it is really helpful.. forget about other apps like rufus etc.. its really a game changer..

    @chokey84@chokey849 ай бұрын
    • It impressed me and made me switch my methodology. Enough said! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • I guess I don't get it. Why is Ventoy better than backing up to an external drive? Also, I've always wondered why backing up isn't a one or two click thing. They have created high level AI but somehow these smart people can't (won't?) design a back up process without 197 steps?

      @overbuiltlimited@overbuiltlimited9 ай бұрын
    • Ventoy is better, in my opinion, because you not only have the ability to back up to a flash drive (or external storage in your case), but you have the added benefit of tons of repair tools and operating system installers on the same disk. Just makes sense to wear one took belt vs several. But everyone has different needs ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • What is the best combination for the flash drive when you create Vin toy? Mbr or gpt, and what file system, expat or ntfs? combination I messed up my jump drives now having problems creating but I gotta wipe them start over again so that’s why I’m asking.

      @patpalmer2353@patpalmer23539 ай бұрын
    • For best compatibility in my opinion, probably MBR and EX-FAT. For speed, MBR and NTFS. Stay away from GPT as it's a newer fornat and not all machines have the ability to read GPT drives yet. Stick with MBR and EX-FAT and you should be fine 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Love Ventoy. Very useful for folks who want to test-drive different Linux distributions. Plus, all the spare room on the USB drive can be used for persistent storage. On mine I have Eset-sysrescue, Rescuezilla( mainly for cloning drives), ParrotOS-Security plus a bunch of Windows and Linux ISOs.

    @pestpatroller@pestpatroller9 ай бұрын
    • Nice mix of ISOs! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy In my experience, Parrot OS can "see" the Windows hard drive better than Mint can.

      @rootcanal7188@rootcanal71885 ай бұрын
  • Thank you. a coworker introduced me to ventoy and this was a really easy to follow guide on how to setup the bootdevice.

    @pipfpv7489@pipfpv7489Ай бұрын
    • Glad you enjoyed it 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuyАй бұрын
  • ❤ from Burundi 🇧🇮. Your videos are awesome and straightforward. Definitely subscribing

    @mdmn8160@mdmn81609 ай бұрын
    • Awesome! And welcome! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy thanks 😊

      @mdmn8160@mdmn81609 ай бұрын
  • I have been using Ventoy for several years now and have it on a 1TB USB SanDisk, and also on a USB 2TB Seagate personal drive and have copied approximately 65 ISO's to it and it works great. So it does not have to be limited to a small USB Flash Drive. My next project is to learn the Network Ventoy.

    @randyvanheusden732@randyvanheusden7327 ай бұрын
    • Thanks I was wondering about this option on a 1TB WD. cheers

      @neil03051957@neil030519573 ай бұрын
  • Back in the day, I used Hiren's by loading on a writable mini-CD [you could get versions that were credit-card sized that could pop straight into your wallet for an 'everyday carry"]. There were also mini-distros of Linux, and of course, it was lots of command-line interfacing. So familiarity with bash and DOS shell was important. The thing about read-only installation/repair media is that you can be absolutely sure that the change-rooted environment you boot up in is clean of malware [provided of course your media was clean to begin with!; -)] I suppose in theory you could come across viral code in the CMOS memory, but I never encountered it.

    @roberthunter6927@roberthunter69279 ай бұрын
    • Very true. And I, too, remember the mini-cd. You'd see a lot of them passed around as "business cards". Glad that trend didn't last LOL

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Subscribed, thank you just found your excellent channel, regards from the UK.

    @bleakyfinder2692@bleakyfinder26929 ай бұрын
    • Awesome, thank you!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I'm impressed .... a "How to" video that is easy to follow and made so it's not flying thru screens so I can't see what was selected. I'll be watching more of your videos for sure. I had never heard of Ventoy and I read a LOT.

    @NealPT@NealPTАй бұрын
    • Thanks, much appreciated 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuyАй бұрын
  • I'm using a ventoy 500gb external ssd for over a year and it's a really great tool, the only minor problem is it's not considered safe bootable on some lenovo laptops even with safe key implemented. Still starts working after some setups in extended mode bios.

    @user-nl4rs4nt6i@user-nl4rs4nt6i5 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy5 ай бұрын
  • Great content, another great video is to make these ISO's persistent. I have linux persistent on ventoy but never got around to windows. May be a good idea and when i say persistent i mean to use the drive as a full operating system with software/programms installed rather than carrying a laptop around 👍USB 4 is fast now so no need for internal storage 😉

    @chrisc2252@chrisc22529 ай бұрын
    • Scheduled for a follow-up video ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I love your channel and I’m learning so much. You are amazing! Thank you.

    @geoffmoore8208@geoffmoore82084 ай бұрын
    • Awesome! Thank you!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
  • thank you. I did just as you said. feel safe now. I spent $2.444 on this gamer pc and i do not want it to crash. subed you :)

    @babakoosaw@babakoosaw5 ай бұрын
  • I used to carry around a wallet just for USB drives. Ever since I found out about Ventoy, I only ever need just one flash drive now. It's been awesome not having to worry about labeling all my drives or misplacing the particular one I need.

    @Derakkon2@Derakkon29 ай бұрын
    • Pretty awesome, isn't it? I love it!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • One thing you might have mentioned was the Partition Configuration option, which makes it possible to reserve some space for a separate partition on the flash drive when you flash it with Ventoy. This is great when you use live CD's as you can access the internet and download stuff, save it on the separate partition in case you haven't prepared for something going wrong like having Hirens or whatever. EDIT: As far as I know, since I haven't used Ventoy since version 1.0.78, it's not possible to access the ISO storage part when you boot into a live CD environment - might've changed.

    @RedSaint83@RedSaint839 ай бұрын
    • I did address this at 11:06, but the reason I chose the folder option vs the separate partition option is because I had difficulty making it work and boot properly. If I had an issue with it, I knew an average user would also. So creating a folder just for personal files (which can also be mapped as a drive letter in Windows, simulating a separate partition), would be a much more user-friendly option ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for all your hard work. Cheers m8 😀

    @trebel@trebel9 ай бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • cool, thanks for this simple step by step guide!

    @nycrsny3406@nycrsny34069 ай бұрын
    • So glad you found it useful! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for the useful info. I used to be a Geek Squad member back in the day.. Early to late 2000s then left for law enforcement.. Just one thing so you guys don't learn the hard way like I did. I did all that nice setup then I decided to "add" Medicat. It wiped everything and there was no warning of format like all the formatting softwares I've used. I had a bunch of ISOs and drivers. It seems like if you want to go with Medicat do that first, then if your flash drive is large like mine (256GB), just add the extra stuff on it after.

    @alawabidingcitizen@alawabidingcitizen7 ай бұрын
    • Good tip, thank you! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • You should consider adding information about how Ventoy's "security key" may need to be enrolled before before the newly created Ventoy USB can be used to boot to the various ISO options on the USB. I have created some Ventoy USB over the past few years and never encountered the problem I had when creating a new USB to use with my new Windows 11 computer, using your easy to follow guide. Because secure boot was in effect I needed to enroll the key (I did it through the key method, not the hash method) and once I did that the Ventoy USB worked fine. Yes, I know I could have turned secure boot off and used Ventory and then turn secure boot back on, but hey when your are troubleshooting a problem that step could be forgotten.

    @Ripper1302x@Ripper1302x4 ай бұрын
    • Hi ripper, I think I have that problem with your describing. I have a new Lenovo Windows 11 computer and I can't get ventoy to boot on my thumb drive. I got an error message. Can you describe what you mean when you say you enrolled a key on ventoy? I have no idea what that means. thanks

      @RichardRagan@RichardRagan3 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy3 ай бұрын
  • Great video man, thanks! Liked & subscribed 🤙

    @papa_oso@papa_oso4 ай бұрын
    • Thank you, my friend! 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
  • Been using Ventoy for few years after going through other similar utilities. My #1 utility to go to.

    @peterrutkowski2742@peterrutkowski27429 ай бұрын
    • Agreed!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for this excellent video. I don't always follow directions and take shortcuts to save time. After reviewing the process, I fixed my mistakes and now everything works well. I am glad I found your channel!

    @jbthomas2592@jbthomas25928 ай бұрын
    • So glad to hear that! Glad you figured it out ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • There is also the optical drive emulator device called "IODD". Same ISO drag and drop. IODD will boot on any hardware as the pc/server will see it as a USB optical disk. Boots on everything even old 2000 era hardware that is non-UEFI.

    @MickMacklerack@MickMacklerack9 ай бұрын
    • Nice! Will check into it! 👍💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • Iodd 2541 and st400 are two devices personally used. Recommend either. They can do images, ISO’s, VHD, and virtual removable hard drives. Works with all devices I have tried on that can do disc boot also.

      @blueskiesok@blueskiesok7 ай бұрын
  • subscribed, big fan of what you do, Thank You so much... I am following several of your recommendations...

    @floridasaltlife@floridasaltlife2 ай бұрын
    • Welcome aboard!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy2 ай бұрын
  • Just come across your You tube video , very impressive and helpful, much thanks from New Zealand

    @user-ms8hq5kv1s@user-ms8hq5kv1s7 ай бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • NOTICE: I Formatted my USB drive. I was under the presumption this would remove everything associated with "Ventoy." However, "Formatting"" the USB drive did NOT remove Ventoy. When Ventoy is placed on the USB drive, Ventoy creates its own partition. This partition is NOT "Formatted" when the USB drive is "Formatted." Apparentlly the only way to get rid of Ventoy from a USB drive is to "Merge" all the partitions, and then do a "Format" of the USB drive. I was going to use MemTest86 on its own - without Ventoy. So, MemTest86 was placed on the one partition that was new and had been formatted. But, when I used MemTest86 it showed up under "Ventoy," even though MemTest was on the other partition.

    @michaelzoran@michaelzoran6 ай бұрын
    • You have to go into Disk Management and delete the volumes. Then create a new Simple Volume with the unallocated space.

      @charliesretrocomputing@charliesretrocomputingАй бұрын
  • In my 15 years of IT job - I have never seen anyone like you who can run everything you should in this video as if "it's SO SIMPLE". You just gave me GOD MODE haha. God bless :)

    @chaturvedirishab@chaturvedirishab9 ай бұрын
    • Best comment of the week! 💪❤️🍺

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • Ir is possible like MBR and GPT in one ventoy flash drive

      @SK11335@SK113355 ай бұрын
    • @SK11335 no. You can only have one file system per drive.

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy5 ай бұрын
  • I am also in the IT Field, I am heading towards retirement so I am old school. I find your channel refreshingly easy to follow. Going to Use an External USB3 SSD instead of a USB Flash. Looking at Medicat as well. Thanks for the pointers.

    @mtech1961@mtech19618 ай бұрын
    • Good deal! And congratulations on your upcoming "parole" 😂

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
    • Medicat FTW! Saved my ass many times 😂

      @scroopynooperz9051@scroopynooperz90514 ай бұрын
  • I do also use Ventoy too. It works in most cases. Thanks for your channel

    @DougSmithAT@DougSmithAT7 ай бұрын
    • I appreciate that 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • One thing to be wary of is updating the Ventoy software on the USB stick using the update option in the program's menu. When I did that it wiped all the ISO files from my USB stick and made it so that none of the partitions were recognized by Windows. I had to do a DiskPart format to get the drive back to factory standards and functional again. I think in some cases the Ventoy software has to be updated using that live ISO file that's also available for download on the Ventoy website, although when I last looked into it there wasn't much documentation on it. Since then I just run an older version of Ventoy as am too scared to update it given that I've got about 60Gb of ISO files now on my Ventoy stick and it's slow as molasses writing that much data to even USB 3.0.

    @FlyboyHelosim@FlyboyHelosim9 ай бұрын
    • Thanks for sharing. I have not heard of Ventoy deleting anything on the update except the boot partition, which is not where the ISO files should be stored. Maybe that's what happened, you put the ISO files on the boot partition? Is that possible?

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy That's what's meant to happen. No I didn't put the ISOs on the boot partition because for me at least that's hidden in Windows.

      @FlyboyHelosim@FlyboyHelosim9 ай бұрын
    • Well that's news to me. Can't see any other way it would, considering the people who created Ventoy say it doesn't delete anything, just updates. I'd check the Ventoy forums for more information

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@FlyboyHelosim I think it only formats if you change the partition type. try to remember if you used mbr or gpt as partition type in ventoy before doing an update! I regularly update my ventoy drive and I haven't come across any issues regarding my iso's getting deleted. Maybe try to see what went wrong on a test drive?

      @Daonexus@Daonexus9 ай бұрын
    • @@Daonexus I would have kept the partition type the same, MBR, as I use a 64Gb USB stick. I only really did the update out of curiosity. It's not something I really feel the need to keep updated and I don't even use it that often.

      @FlyboyHelosim@FlyboyHelosim9 ай бұрын
  • Easy2boot does more than Ventoy and Easy2boot can have both Ventoy and agFM installed additionally on the same flash drive should you want to use any of the three options.

    @timhelps2761@timhelps27619 ай бұрын
    • Noted. I'll check them out!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • Also use Easy2boot since it first came out, surprised so many people have never heard of it.

      @g-man2450@g-man24509 ай бұрын
    • I was about to write that

      @coffee2629@coffee26299 ай бұрын
    • Years ago I used SARDU. Not sure if it's still around.

      @justincgs@justincgs8 ай бұрын
    • Yep! www.sarducd.it/sardu-multiboot-creator

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • In IT since the early dos days this is great tool and video as well. Thanks for the info.

    @RogerSpangler@RogerSpangler3 ай бұрын
    • Thanks, much appreciated! 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy3 ай бұрын
  • I'm looking forward to your Medicat USB video!!!

    @gsxrsquid@gsxrsquid2 ай бұрын
  • TLDR: Install Ventoy as a live disk on a USB, Grab the ISO's of the OS's/Tools you want, Copy Paste ISO's onto USB, Boot as a live disk. Jobs done.

    @zeburgerkang@zeburgerkang5 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy5 ай бұрын
  • The only issue I had with Ventoy was with ISO's that were either UEFI or legacy boot. Mixing the two didn't work so I had to have two Ventoy drives one that was for legacy booting ISOa and one for UEFI booting ISOs. It may not be an issue any longer so I'll give it another try.

    @jordanch68@jordanch689 ай бұрын
    • That's an interesting dilemma. Haven't even thought of that. Let me know what you find out. I'm sure someone on the Ventoy forums has addressed this. I'd start there :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy I think it may be more of an issue with the BIOS config and the ISOs in Ventoy. Selecting either UEFI or Legacy boot in the BIOS can cause a failure in the opposite one booting depending on which one the ROM uses.

      @jordanch68@jordanch689 ай бұрын
    • Understood

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • I haven't personally had any issues with that. Although the only legacy BIOS app that I have run recently is memtest

      @Derakkon2@Derakkon29 ай бұрын
    • Agreed... had the same problem when I first used Ventoy (with Medicat) a couple weeks ago trying to clone/upgrade a laptop SSD... some of the iso's wouldn't boot until I changed the BIOS to legacy... then others wouldn't work until I changed it back to UEFI. At some point Windows gave errors and I had a mini-heart atack as it looked like something partition related got screwed up. My suggestion is to make notes about each step you try, so you can go back and undo it logically.

      @markdawson25@markdawson259 ай бұрын
  • Looks good i'll give it a try. I'm glad you mentioned the Hiren's virus problem. Firefox warned me and that's the reason I never tested it. I'll give that another try also.

    @ut561@ut5619 ай бұрын
    • I got a ton of comments on the 2 flash drive video about it so I figured if throw it out there to save my viewers time and headache and having to reach out 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • nice been doing these kind of stuff for quite sometime too, great video, learned another great thing today, im totally retooling again

    @mav29@mav299 ай бұрын
    • Awesome! Thx for sharing :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • The only potential setback with a mult-booting ISO USB stick that contains Windows and Linux installers may be constraints with secure boot, UEFI and legacy-based firmware BIOSes. Some systems may not recognize the USB drive if it's formatted to a system-specific setup. Of course most modern hardware is UEFI but the question is if the installed ISOs will work in both environments. DELL, HP, Lenovo, etc. all seem to be on the same page in respects to pre-boot security constraints. The old days of just tapping a function key, esc or delete to get a USB to boot may be coming to an end, unfortunately...

    @dailyfilmfix469@dailyfilmfix4699 ай бұрын
    • Unfortunately, that's true. I sure miss the good old days 🥲

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • @@AskYourComputerGuy Windows XP days were the best!

      @dailyfilmfix469@dailyfilmfix4699 ай бұрын
    • Couldn't agree more! Seems every other Windows OS is horrible, followed by a great one

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
    • U E F I ?.............what on earth is that? A newer type of vinyl LP for HiFi? ;-)

      @englishrupe01@englishrupe018 ай бұрын
    • @englishrupe01 😂😂😂

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • Ive been using ventoy for a while and ive been enjoying it

    @rananjerry6268@rananjerry62688 ай бұрын
    • It's pretty amazing!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • Great Video, very informative, nice presentation, I like the curtain screens (steps)

    @George_K1@George_K19 ай бұрын
    • Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching, glad it helped 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • THANKS !! Very insightful and Helpful...

    @kizzzit5724@kizzzit57245 ай бұрын
  • Where has this been my whole life?? Since I didn't know about this, I just recently picked up the Iodd ST400 - an external SSD enclosure that allows you to select ISOs like this... works a little differently, but same idea. Between these two tricks, 15+ years of always having the wrong installer is finally over! Thanks :)

    @EZLogikal@EZLogikal4 ай бұрын
  • Probably not one of the use cases youve heard of but i installed ventoy on an sd card so i can partition the ssd on my steam deck and install windows on it but afterwards i realized that it formatted my sd card in a way that allows it to be used as a storage drive in both steamos and windows meaning i can transfer files from linux to windows seamlessly which is really cool so i just kept ventoy installed on my sd card ever since and its been awesome

    @user-TheTrueGibly@user-TheTrueGibly6 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing, much appreciated

    @charlysantamaria8646@charlysantamaria86469 ай бұрын
    • Glad you enjoyed it, hope it helped!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for your knowledge, as a young person who wants to be a Tech by my ownself i want to be prepared for any possible troubles, i want to make My own toolkit, and im happy that i found you, sharing your knowledge and experience.

    @Nicole.TaylorsVersion@Nicole.TaylorsVersion9 ай бұрын
    • You can do it! Glad to help!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Yes, year 52 in PC's for me, HIREN's was also a tool in my pack, when I last repaired/used windows, but I have been using Ventoy last 12 months or so to manage multiple Raspberry PI's & Clones like Nano Pi - Orange Pi etc, all use ARM Ubuntu, but different Versions depending on CPU it was compiled for, so Ventoy is real handy keeping all the ARM ISO's in 1 spot .. ;)

    @James_T_Quirk@James_T_Quirk9 ай бұрын
    • Nice!!!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thank you very much and great informative video and presentation!

    @muhammadaltahhan1244@muhammadaltahhan12449 ай бұрын
    • Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • As a new PC owner (left my 10yo iMac) I’m bamboozled but what I need to do/what I can do/what I shouldn’t do. This is a great video. Now granted I haven’t looked yet at your channel but have you a noobs guide to good PC etiquette, basic do’s and don’t’s. My SSD iMac has stayed pretty quick apart from ram issues and wouldn’t love some tips about organising files etc to help.

    @invisiblekid99@invisiblekid996 ай бұрын
    • I've got a few on my channel...here's A good start: 9 Windows settings EVERY user should change NOW! kzhead.info/sun/nZtphbOEjYFqfGw/bejne.html

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
  • Awesome video. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!

    @iwpsurf@iwpsurf8 ай бұрын
    • Thanks, I appreciate that! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • I can confirm this worked great for me. Good stuff!

    @mrk4510@mrk45104 ай бұрын
    • Great to hear!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
  • I had no idea this existed, thank you for the information

    @abdaimegaming2679@abdaimegaming26797 ай бұрын
    • Glad it helped! 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • Amazing video. Thank you!

    @guybenbaruch@guybenbaruch9 ай бұрын
    • Awesome, glad you found it useful! :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Great tips, glad I stumbled across your this vid

    @jwild1979@jwild19797 ай бұрын
    • Thank you! 💪👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • Thanks, great info , very informative

    @yeshua4590@yeshua45909 ай бұрын
    • Thank you :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I've been using Ventoy for a while. It's brilliant.

    @nightfallalicorn4246@nightfallalicorn4246Ай бұрын
    • Agreed!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuyАй бұрын
  • Awesome content dude! Subbed

    @trojanhorse3462@trojanhorse34625 ай бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy3 ай бұрын
  • this helps me alot thanks

    @jhlolex1254@jhlolex12547 ай бұрын
  • Great video. Just found you and subscribed.

    @robertradke8026@robertradke80269 ай бұрын
    • So glad to have you here! Thx for watching :)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I have a 64gb flashdrive with ventoy containing windows 10, 11, and various linux distros. Very useful.

    @kingseekerbackup3085@kingseekerbackup30854 ай бұрын
  • Pretty amazing. Thanks a ton for the info! 🙂👍

    @mrk4510@mrk45104 ай бұрын
    • You got it 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
  • awesome stuff..... thanks for this video! ;)

    @nileswright8915@nileswright89159 ай бұрын
    • Glad you liked it!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Good useful video, thanks for sharing.

    @TauLim@TauLim9 ай бұрын
    • Glad it was helpful!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • So, this Ventoy is a menu driven for all iso's. Nice. After making a win10 rescue flash drive, as you did in your other video, now I want Ventoy instead. I'll have to format and install all over again. Thanks for this new insight. SUBSCRIBED.

    @NeoGhk@NeoGhk7 ай бұрын
    • I'm always learning! It was actually a viewer who told me about it AFTER I released the "2 usb drives" video. So glad they did! Thx for the support 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for pointing out where to get some of these ISO's.

    @NealHartsChannel@NealHartsChannel9 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • I learned about Ventoy about two years ago, as I was trying out every multiboot flash drive program around. The problem was some ISO's would work and others not. So far I have found them all to work and work well with Ventoy. I have several Ventoy disks that I create so that if one gets corrupted when you least expect it I have another. I also have a 2TB Seagate Personal drive and have over 80 different ISO's on it. Like you I have also created a folder to put other software and files that I might need. I have started using a larger group of portable applications which do not have to be installed into the system like the normal installs, for working with a computer customer. Thank you for sharing this video. Side note, when you go to install a linux distro like Ubuntu, you need to remove the USB drive before you do the install. It will otherwise become part of the boot process of the installed distro. That corrupts the Ventoy drive and you have to do a remake when you get home.

    @ComputingwithRandy-53@ComputingwithRandy-53Ай бұрын
    • Good to know! 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuyАй бұрын
  • Macrium Reflect is all you need, as long as you make regular image backups. It also repairs boot sectors.

    @TrueBlade-1889@TrueBlade-18894 ай бұрын
  • Great Information , it helping me a lot on my work

    @solmix1565@solmix15655 ай бұрын
    • Great to hear!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy5 ай бұрын
  • nice work, thanks

    @scottx1415@scottx14157 ай бұрын
  • A perfect tool. Thank you for this vid sir.

    @guiltygearcore@guiltygearcore9 ай бұрын
    • Glad you enjoyed it to! Thx ;)

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • thanks for the info! Could you use an exterior hard drive rather than a flash drive, enabling a much larger backkup process?

    @dpckcmo@dpckcmo9 ай бұрын
    • Yes, absolutely

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Thanks this is very helpful.

    @mikem511@mikem5118 ай бұрын
    • Glad you enjoyed it! 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for the reminder. I had used Ventoy years ago but when I last year when I need to run some boot utilities I put each one on old microSD cards. :D You're correct. I should by a new USB drive that will be much faster than my old ones and place everything on there.

    @brianwest2775@brianwest27754 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy4 ай бұрын
  • the thing about ventoy, that i like the most is the fact that you can still use a ventoy stick as a normal usb drive ontop. Therefore, i have like 6 or 7 flash drives around the house and all of them are ventoy sticks just in case. so i dont even need to find the one bootable stick, i can boot from any flash drive

    @MuTSoftLight@MuTSoftLight9 ай бұрын
    • 💪👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Just bought 2x 64 bg drives to make your 2 stick version.....Thanks for the info I have 1 safe back up stick and a spare stick for whatever i need 👍

    @Wilko601st@Wilko601st7 ай бұрын
    • 🔥🔥🔥👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • A great tutorial. Thanks!

    @michael_alan@michael_alan6 ай бұрын
    • Thanks! I appreciate that! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
  • fisrt time i made bootable hhd {80gb} disk by vintoy with 2 partition one for boot and 2nd for others stuff ... also u can make iso link { 32kb in size} no need to paste iso's in vintoy partition if you use same system + also you have option for bios{mbr},gpt{{ufi} ... this is best thing ever in this filed.

    @truefeelings7@truefeelings75 ай бұрын
  • Very useful info, thanks a ton :)

    @jasonthomas9967@jasonthomas99676 ай бұрын
    • You're welcome!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
  • Thank You very much. I have created the USB, just ordered a mother board cpu and memory so I can play with it to have a test bed for M.2 drives and upgrading drives without risking my main computer. Again Thank You for making this great video and I have subscribed to your channel.

    @barndweller4573@barndweller45733 ай бұрын
    • Glad I could help! Thanks!!!

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy2 ай бұрын
  • Wow! Amazing video. Thanks muchly.

    @arjunsamuel@arjunsamuel7 ай бұрын
    • Thank you for your support! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy7 ай бұрын
  • I use Ventoy for the past 2 years and what I store on my ventoy drive is 1. WinPE 11-10-8 Sergei Strelec iso 2. Snappy driver installer 3. latest Windows 10/11 iso's. Those Iso's allow me to freshly install/repair most common computer systems/Problems and doesn't require hugh USB drive 128GB is prefect in the near future

    @hagif.4590@hagif.45906 ай бұрын
    • 👍

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
  • I will have to look at ventoy more, seen it a while back but SARDU has been my goto for like 15 years. It even has built in links to pull common iso's.

    @CrazyRFGuy@CrazyRFGuy5 ай бұрын
  • I ran into 76 problems related to boot and windows lagging and being slow and stupid so this helped me alot

    @cheze_bun@cheze_bun7 ай бұрын
    • Glad to hear that! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy6 ай бұрын
  • Thanks a lot mate!

    @jerry2k4@jerry2k49 ай бұрын
    • 🍺

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy9 ай бұрын
  • Nice. Thank you very much. New sub

    @mazoKu_Y@mazoKu_Y8 ай бұрын
    • Thank you, I appreciate that! 💪

      @AskYourComputerGuy@AskYourComputerGuy8 ай бұрын
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