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When comparing Windows Media Creation Tool vs dd, the Slant community recommends dd for most people. In the question“What is the best software for creating Live USB (from ISO files)?” dd is ranked 7th while Windows Media Creation Tool is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose dd is:
It can do anything.
Specs
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LicenseGNU GPLv3+
Supported platformsmacOS, Linux, *BSD, Unix
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Pros
Pro By far the best for creating windows 10 installation media
Due to the large size of the windows 10 ISO, NTFS is required along with FAT 32 so some BIOS can see the usb
Pro Many features
It can do anything.
Pro Ported to almost any OS
There exist ports for Windows, Mac and even Android.
Cons
Con Runs on Windows only
Con Windows ISO only
Con Easy to completely nuke an unrelated hard disk by accident
It is a cli app and there are no safety features to prevent a complete data loss if the user adds a wrong syntax.