If you want to create a multiboot USB, you’re in luck. Software that creates a multi bootable USB is plentiful and each offers its own advantages. Especially for inexperienced users, setting up multiboot USBs manually is complicated. Since the method behind each of the tools is similar, the example of the tool YUMI (‘Your Universal Multiboot Installer’) will be used here to explain how to set up multiple live systems, installations, or repair/diagnostic tools on a USB.
Yumi formats the USB and provides a comprehensive selection of distributions, including Linux variations such as Ubuntu, Debian Live, Linux Mint, and Fedora for download. In addition, YUMI writes maintenance and diagnostic tools from antivirus manufacturers as well as ISO files from Windows to the stick as required. Prerequisites for YUMI are Windows systems from VISTA and higher or Wine under Mac and Linux. The BIOS should additionally allow booting from USB media. When formatting the USB, note that FAT32 offers optimal compatibility, while NTFS is suitable for systems with more than 4 GB.