How to Create a Bootable macOS USB Installer on Windows 10

If the USB drive created in the above step was not seen as a bootable device on your Mac, then you need to take an additional step before burning. 'Macos Rufus'

One of the most common reasons why a Mac may refuse to boot up properly is a corrupted operating system. In such cases, having a bootable macOS USB installer can come in handy. But what if you only have a Windows 10 computer? Fortunately, there's a great tool that you can use for free to create bootable macOS media on a USB drive in a Windows 10 environment.

Part 1: Download macOS or Mac OS X DMG File

The first step is to get the DMG disk image file for the version of macOS that you want. You can download it from Apple's official website or App Store here.

Part 2: Easily Create a Bootable macOS USB from Windows 10/8/7 PC

Since you're working in a Windows environment, you need the DMG rather than the APP file. There are also several other direct download sites that offer various versions of Mac OS X in DMG format rather than the standard APP format that runs on Mac.

Part 3: Format USB Drive to GPT (Optional)

Updates (Dec 8, 2020): The latest version of UUByte DMG Editor is able to format the USB automatically. After installing the application, follow the sequence of steps shown below:

Although this is a premium software, you can use the initial free trial period to create a bootable macOS USB on Windows 10. It's time to download UUByte DMG Editor for Windows.

You have now formatted the partition of USB drive.

The bootable USB flash drive made by UUByte DMG Editor on a PC is recognized as a valid macOS Monterey installation media on a Mac. Here is the latest successful example of macOS Monterey.

All the steps except the last one are done on a Windows 10 machine. This article shows you how to download a macOS DMG file, format a USB drive using a GUID Partition Table, burn the DMG to the drive and boot your Mac from the USB.

But how do you create such a disk if all you're left with is a Windows 10 computer? Fortunately, there's a great tool that you can use for free to create bootable macOS media on a USB drive in a Windows 10 environment.

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