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    <h1>Bootable USB Creator</h1>
    <p><em>A Python GUI application to make bootable USB drives from ISO files, featuring auto-detection, validation, FAT32 formatting, and content copying.</em></p>

    <p><strong>Author:</strong> Bocaletto Luca</p>
    <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/bocaletto-luca/BootableUSB">GitHub Repository</a></p>

    <h2>Features</h2>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Select ISO File:</strong> Browse and choose an ISO image to deploy.</li>
      <li><strong>Automatic USB Detection:</strong> Lists all connected removable drives.</li>
      <li><strong>Drive Validation:</strong> Ensures the selected device is a valid USB drive.</li>
      <li><strong>FAT32 Formatting:</strong> Formats the USB drive with FAT32 before writing.</li>
      <li><strong>ISO Copy:</strong> Copies ISO contents to the drive using reliable system commands.</li>
    </ul>

    <h2>Prerequisites</h2>
    <ul>
      <li>Python 3.x installed</li>
      <li><code>tkinter</code> (standard library) for GUI</li>
      <li><code>pywin32</code> packages (<code>win32file</code>, <code>win32com.client</code>) on Windows</li>
      <li>Administrator privileges on Windows to format drives</li>
    </ul>

    <h2>Installation</h2>
    <pre><code class="language-bash"># Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/bocaletto-luca/BootableUSB.git
cd BootableUSB

# (Windows) install pywin32
pip install pywin32
</code></pre>

    <h2>Usage</h2>
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      <li>Run the script:
        <pre><code>python BootableUSB.py</code></pre>
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      <li>Click "Browse" to select an ISO file.</li>
      <li>Choose your USB drive from the dropdown list.</li>
      <li>Click "Create Bootable USB Drive" to format and write.</li>
      <li>Wait for completion and confirmation message.</li>
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    <h2>How It Works</h2>
    <p>This tool uses Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Win32 API calls to detect and validate USB drives. It formats the selected drive with FAT32 and then executes a file copy of the ISO contents, ensuring a bootable USB is created.</p>
    <p><strong>Warning:</strong> Formatting will erase all data on the selected drive. Back up important files before proceeding.</p>

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