How to create a bootable Windows 10 USB with a Mac to boot/install on a PC?

Question

I have no access to a Windows machine at the moment, but need to create a bootable Windows 10 USB stick from a Mac that can be used to boot and install on a PC (not a Mac).

Microsoft provides the ISO file

Can I just copy that ISO file to the USB and boot to it? I would use the Media Creation Tool, but you can't if you're on OS X.

For reference, my Mac is on High Sierra.

Do the answers on this question not work for you? There's already a bunch of questions about this topic with accepted answers. — fsb, Jul 11 '19 at 20:58
Possible duplicate of Creating A Bootable USB Of Windows 8.1 On OS X? — Steve Chambers, Jul 11 '19 at 20:59
You could use free VirtualBox to install and run Windows in a virtual machine on your Mac from that iso file and then on this Windows virtual machine run Rufus application to create a bootable usb drive from that iso. Unlike many other solutions that you can find on the internet this solution works for sure with Windows 10 iso file. — Leszek Szary, Mar 10 '22 at 14:36

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 11 '19 at 21:19

You can try "MS-DOS FAT" formatting with "Master Boot Record" scheme a flash drive. Next mount the download of the current version of Windows 10. Copy all the files from the mounted ISO to the flash drive. Try booting on a Windows machine.

If this does not work, then you could install VirtualBox. This is a free product. You can install Windows as a virtual machine, then use the Media Creation Tool to create the flash drive.

How to create a bootable Windows 10 USB with a Mac to boot/install on a PC?

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