Ventoy

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Also called ventoy2disk, ventoy usb

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A multi-ISO USB tool. After install, you copy ISO files onto the stick. The installer process is Ventoy2Disk.exe. It is not Rufus.

What you need to know

Ventoy keeps many ISOs on one USB. Rufus writes one image at a time.

longpanda's Ventoy installs a bootloader, then you copy ISO files onto the stick. Get it from ventoy.net. Ventoy2Disk.exe is the installer. Rufus is a different single-image writer.

What is it?: A multi-ISO USB bootloader
Same as Rufus?: No. Rufus writes one image
How do I add an ISO?: Copy the file onto the stick after install

Feex says

If you want a stick that holds five ISOs, I would install Ventoy once, then copy the files. I would use Rufus from rufus.ie when I want a single traditional installer USB.

What is Ventoy?

Ventoy installs a small bootloader on a USB drive. Ventoy2Disk.exe is that installer. Afterward you copy ISOs in Explorer. Rufus.exe overwrites the stick with one image.

If you have never used it

If you want many ISOs on one USB stick, Ventoy is longpanda's tool. Download it from ventoy.net. Run Ventoy2Disk.exe once to install Ventoy on the stick. Then copy ISO files onto the large partition like normal files. It is not Rufus, which writes one image and replaces the whole stick each time.

What is it used for?

Keep Windows and Linux ISOs on one stick

Copy the files after Ventoy2Disk finishes. Rufus would need a rewrite for each ISO.

Update an ISO without reformatting

Replace the file in Explorer. That is the Ventoy workflow, not an Etcher flash.

Plugin extras longpanda documents

Persistence and themes are optional. Read ventoy.net before you add them. They are not Rufus options.

Who is it for?

Technicians who carry many installer ISOs
People tired of rewriting a Rufus stick for each distro
Anyone who should still use Rufus when they want one locked image

Current status

Ventoy (2020) is a current multi-iso usb helper from longpanda. The vendor still points Windows users at https://www.ventoy.net/.

How old is it?

Ventoy launched in 2020. Rufus is older (2011) and still writes a single image per run. Ventoy's "copy ISOs after" workflow is the new part. A 2012 USB guide that only mentions Rufus will not describe this.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Ventoy2Disk Windows

Live / plugin packs

System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Windows 10 or Windows 11 to run Ventoy2Disk, per current ventoy.net Windows notes
RAM	Enough for Windows plus this app. Heavy projects want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Low after the first install. Copying ISOs is a file copy
Disk demand: The USB capacity limits how many ISOs you keep

Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

Installed processes
Ventoy2Disk.exe	USB installer window

Startup components

Ventoy2Disk is an installer. It should not start with Windows.

File locations

Common Ventoy locations
Typical install	Wherever you unpacked the Ventoy zip

File formats

ISOWIMIMGVHD(X) as Ventoy documents

Common problems

People run Ventoy2Disk every time they add an ISO

You only install Ventoy once. After that, copy files. Running Install again can wipe the stick.

Secure Boot rejects the stick

Ventoy documents a Secure Boot flow. Rufus has its own UEFI options. Read the Ventoy doc, not the Rufus FAQ.

Getting unstuck

Download from ventoy.net or the GitHub the site links

Look-alike "Ventoy Pro" hosts are not longpanda. Rufus lives at rufus.ie if you wanted a single-image writer.

Use Install once, then copy ISOs in Explorer

The large partition is a normal drive letter. That is Ventoy, not Etcher's flash dialog.

If a particular ISO will not boot, check Ventoy's compatibility list and try Rufus for that one image

Some images still prefer a traditional write. That is a known split, not a broken USB port.

Alternatives

Rufus for one image. balenaEtcher for a simple flash. Media Creation Tool for Microsoft's Windows-only path.

Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.ventoy.net/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html Vendor support
Official site	www.ventoy.net/ Start here, not a random exe host

Related hardware

Ventoy2Disk erases the USB on first install. After that, the stick is a disk you copy files onto.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. How we research.

Ventoy official site · Vendor product page
Ventoy help · Vendor support
Ventoy GitHub · Source and releases
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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