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Question: In Ventoy, after selecting the Windows 11 ISO, which option should I choose: Normal Mode, WIMBOOT Mode, or File Checksum?

Answer:

For a normal Windows 11 installation USB, choose:

Boot in normal mode

This is the default and recommended option.

Ventoy menu explanation

1. Boot in normal mode ✅ (choose this)

Flow:

UEFI BIOS
    ↓
Ventoy
    ↓
Windows 11 ISO
    ↓
Windows Setup

Ventoy maps the ISO as a virtual DVD drive. Windows installer reads:

boot.wim
install.wim

normally.

Use this for:

• Lenovo Xiaoxin
• Windows 11 clean install
• Most UEFI PCs

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2. Boot in WIMBOOT mode

Do not choose this first.

WIMBOOT mode is a compatibility fallback. It extracts/boots using Windows WIM files differently.

Use only if:

• Normal mode fails
• Windows Setup cannot find files
• Some old firmware has ISO loading issues

For modern UEFI laptops, normal mode is better.

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3. File checksum

This is only a verification tool.

It calculates something like:

SHA256:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

to check whether the ISO file is corrupted.

You use it before installation if you suspect:

• interrupted download
• bad ISO copy
• modified ISO

It does not boot Windows.

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For your Lenovo Xiaoxin:

Select:

Ventoy
 └── Win11_25H2_English_x64_v2.iso
       └── Boot in normal mode  ← choose this

Then Windows Setup should appear.

If it reaches the disk selection screen and you see:

Drive 0 512GB

then the SSD is already detected. The remaining issue is usually partition/delete/install, not USB creation.

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