# Ventoy

Application: longpanda

Also called ventoy2disk, ventoy usb

longpanda, System

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

| 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.

| Ventoy2Disk.exe | USB installer window |
| --------------- | -------------------- |

## Startup components

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

## File locations

| Typical install | Wherever you unpacked the Ventoy zip |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------ |

## File formats

ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(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.

| Download      | [www.ventoy.net/ ](https://www.ventoy.net/)Official installer or vendor page                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Help          | [www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)Vendor support |
| Official site | [www.ventoy.net/ ](https://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

Technical details

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

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[balenaEtcher: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/balena-etcher)[Rufus: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/rufus)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Ventoy official site ](https://www.ventoy.net/)· Vendor product page
- [Ventoy help ](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)· Vendor support
- [Ventoy GitHub ](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy)· Source and releases
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: longpanda

  **Category**: Multi-ISO USB helper

  **Process**: Ventoy2Disk.exe

  **License**: GPLv3

  **First released**: 2020

  **Official site**: [ventoy.net](https://www.ventoy.net/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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