Thanks to the latest developments in the jailbreak and iOS restoration community, you can now run via USB. No virtual machines. No dual-booting Linux.
You're looking for a Windows equivalent of iPwndr, a tool used for checking the activation status of iOS devices. ipwnder for windows
: It is used to put compatible iOS devices into "pwned DFU" mode, which allows for the execution of unsigned code. Thanks to the latest developments in the jailbreak
This is the tool's biggest weakness: it only works on . ipwnder for windows