Some already have it installed, and some don’t, so I will include the install command for Homebrew. To install wimlib, you need to have Homebrew installed. This tool helps you to split a particular file (install.wim) as it is too large for the filesystem we use on the USB drive. The only missing one is the open-source Windows Imaging Library (wimlib). And because this is not a process I often do, I decided to document it for easy retrieval, which might help others facing the same challenge.Īs I mentioned, most of the tools are installed on macOS. However, most tooling is provided by macOS itself. To make things worse, trying to do this on macOS Monterey is extra difficult due to the heightened security levels that withhold you from running unsigned software. I need to install Windows 11 on a gaming PC, but I only have a MacBook in my house, as this is my primary machine for work.
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