Legacy BIOS → MBR (GRUB2) → core.img → grub.cfg on NTFS/ext4 UEFI → BOOTX64.EFI (rEFInd) → scans ESP, NTFS, ext4 → chainloads Windows/Linux kernels
Ventoy eliminated the complexity of legacy multiboot tools. With final updates in late 2021, a single external HDD can boot virtually any x86 OS or utility released up to that point, on both BIOS and UEFI hardware, with minimal maintenance. multiboot hdd 2021 final updated
: You install Ventoy once, then simply copy ISO, WIM, IMG, or VHD files to the drive. Legacy BIOS → MBR (GRUB2) → core
Legacy BIOS → MBR (GRUB2) → core.img → grub.cfg on NTFS/ext4 UEFI → BOOTX64.EFI (rEFInd) → scans ESP, NTFS, ext4 → chainloads Windows/Linux kernels
Ventoy eliminated the complexity of legacy multiboot tools. With final updates in late 2021, a single external HDD can boot virtually any x86 OS or utility released up to that point, on both BIOS and UEFI hardware, with minimal maintenance.
: You install Ventoy once, then simply copy ISO, WIM, IMG, or VHD files to the drive.