YUMI UEFI

YUMI UEFI is a multiboot USB maker tool that utilizes GRUB2 for both BIOS and UEFI booting. It is important to note that the UEFI version is not backwards compatible with YUMI legacy. In addition, your drive must be Fat32 formatted to support booting in UEFI mode. This multibooting bootable USB maker software does include the fat32format utility to help you format drives larger than 32GB as Fat32.

YUMI UEFI (Bootable USB Maker)

YUMI UEFI can be used to create multiboot USB drives that are compatible with systems running UEFI firmware. This is important because UEFI-based systems require a different type of boot process and partitioning scheme than legacy BIOS systems. YUMI UEFI would ensure that the USB drive you create is configured to boot on UEFI-based computers.

Drag and Drop ISO Support?

The “Try Unlisted ISOs” option supports the ability to drag and drop ISO files to try to boot into the /multiboot/ISOS folder. They will be autodetected and their entries automatically appended to the Boot Menu.

BACKUP DATA: Backup your content from ALL partitions on your select device before using the “Wipe and fat32 format” option. The entire disk will be wiped clean! Diskpart is used to wipe the select drive clean and then create a single partition using the same drive letter. Fat32format is used to format the large partition as fat32.
SECURE BOOTING: If it is enabled, disable secure boot from your computers BIOS/UEFI system firmware menu, before booting.

YUMI UEFI Download and Changelog:

03 Jul 2022 YUMI-UEFI-0.0.4.6.exe: Detect if running natively or from WINE.
YUMI UEFI SHA-256: f2f5d2b4f86fd281b2b9a730d883c7bb5dbc7aef98bb46db8956ffc0ff33c013

WARNING: I recommend not using this variant! This tool is archived and not being updated. It doesn’t support ISO files larger than 4GB, and may have bugs that could prevent it from working as anticipated. Please use YUMI exFAT , instead.

YUMI UEFI USB Bootable ISO files

Here are some example Bootable Live Linux Distros, Portable Operating Systems, Windows Installers, and tools that you can install and boot from USB.

Category	ISO Distribution/Tool
Popular Linux Distributions	Debian Live Fedora Linux Mint (with persistence) OpenSUSE Puppy Linux Ubuntu (with persistence)
Other Distros Alphabetical	Android-x86 Antergos AntiX Archlinux Bodhi Bunsenlabs/Crunchbang CAELinux (Computer Aided Engineering) CentOS Live ChaletOS Clear Linux Damn Small Linux (DSL) Fuduntu gpxe (Net Bootable Distros) KNOPPIX KXStudio Mandriva Netrunner OSGeo Live PCLinuxOS Peppermint Peach OSI Linux Pear Linux Pinguy OS Porteus PureOS SalineOS Scientific Linux CERN Semplice Linux SLAX (Tiny Slackware Based Distro) Slitaz (Another Tiny Distro) Sparky Linux SolydX Sugar on a Stick System Rescue CD Tails (Anonymous Browsing) Liberte (Anonymous Browsing) Terralinux TinyCore (A Tiny Linux Distribution) Ultimate Edition 3 XBMCbuntu Zorin OS Core
Bootable Virtual Machines	ProxMox (Virtual Machine Environment) VME
Antivirus Tools	Acronis Antimalware CD AOSS (Malware Scanner) system\stage1 AVG Rescue CD (Antivirus Scanner) AVIRA AntiVir Rescue CD (Virus Scanner) Bitdefender Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner) Comodo Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner) Dr.Web Live CD ; does install to root F-Secure Rescue CD GDATA Rescue CD Kaspersky Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner) Panda SafeCD Windows Defender Offline
USB System Tools	Acronis True Image BackBox (Penetration Testing) BackTrack5 (Penetration Testing) Boot Repair Disk Clonezilla (Backup + Clone Tool) – with Persistence DBAN (Hard Drive Nuker) Deft (Forensics) DRBL (Diskless Remote Boot in Linux) EASEUS Disk Copy (Disk Cloning Tool) FreeDOS (Balder img) GParted (Partition Tools) GRML (system rescue) HDT (Hardware Detection Tool) Kali (Penetration Testing) – with Persistence Memtest86+ (Memory Testing Tool) Matriux (Penetration Testing) Offline NT Password & Registry Editor Ophcrack (Password Finder) Parted Magic (Partition Tools) PING (Partimg Is Not Ghost) Partition Wizard (Partition Tools) Rescatux Redo Backup And Recovery (Recovery Tools) Rip Linux (Recovery Distro) Trinity Rescue Kit Ultimate Boot CD (Diagnostics Tools) Web Converger (Web Kiosk) WifiSlax
Bootable USB Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP and Other OS/Tools	Linux Live Tools for OCZ Linux CNC Hiren’s Boot CD Falcon 4 Boot CD Hiren’s Boot PE Sergei strelec WinPE Other WinPE Kon-Boot Floppy Image Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Installer. (YUMI can be used in place of Microsoft’s “Create Media Tool” for Windows 11, 10) Windows XP Installer Windows To Go Boot and Run Windows 11 from VHD on USB Phoenix LiteOS – Put Windows 10 or 11 on USB

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is YUMI UEFI?

YUMI UEFI is a multiboot USB creator tool that uses GRUB2 for booting both in BIOS and UEFI modes. It requires a Fat32-formatted drive to support UEFI booting.

Is YUMI UEFI compatible with YUMI Legacy?

No, the UEFI version is not backward compatible with the legacy version of YUMI.

Can I use ISO files larger than 4GB with YUMI UEFI?

No, YUMI UEFI does not support ISO files larger than 4GB. For this feature, consider using YUMI exFAT.

How can I format a drive larger than 32GB as Fat32?

You can use the built-in fat32format utility included with YUMI UEFI to format large drives as Fat32.

What should I do before using the “Wipe and Fat32 Format” option?

Make sure to back up all data from all partitions on the selected device, as the entire disk will be wiped clean during the process.

Do I need to disable Secure Boot to use YUMI UEFI?

Yes, you need to disable Secure Boot from your computer’s BIOS/UEFI firmware menu before booting with a USB drive created using YUMI UEFI.

Can I add ISOs to the USB by dragging and dropping?

Yes, the “Try Unlisted ISOs” feature supports drag-and-drop functionality. Place the ISO files in the /multiboot/ISOS folder, and they will be automatically detected.

Where can I download the latest version of YUMI UEFI?

You can download the latest version and view the changelog from the official download page.