![]() ![]() While it is possible to use a USB stick for a Win 2 Go drive, they're generally FAR too slow, making it painful to use - use an SSD in an external housing. In some situations, running Windows off a USB drive might even be preferable, e.g., completely eliminating access to your stuff when using a shared computer. And it's a decent way to see how Win11 will behave on hardware running Win10 without going to the trouble of installing it. It also works well in place of bootable USB sticks &/or portable apps, especially when whatever app's USB sticks don't work, or portable versions of software like partition managers aren't available. IMHO it's worth creating a Windows To Go drive if you troubleshoot & fix Windows &/or PC/laptop hardware. When the change is complete most currently available bootable USB sticks will no longer work, while existing Win2Go drives may or may not be updateable to work with the new modifications. Note: Bear in mind that Microsoft is changing the way Windows boots, though they now say we've got about a year until it takes effect. So can the free Rufus, and Ventoy, which lets you put multiple OS setup files on the same USB stick, e.g., Win10 & 11. And WinToUSB Pro can create a bootable USB stick with Windows setup files, including bypassing Win11's hardware checks. WinToUSB Pro can also create USB sticks with WinPE without having to install the Windows ADK - using the ADK to create bootable WinPE USB sticks isn't hard, but the ADK takes up 2.3GB. ![]() When run for the 1st time on whatever hardware Win10 & 11 will download and install the needed drivers, *as long as they're available from Microsoft*. ![]() The recovery partition is normally skipped. ![]() Basically it consists of the files Windows normally uses, *applied* to a drive using Windows DISM, with a FAT32 boot partition added. WinToUSB Pro is another way to create a Windows To Go drive - alternatives include AOMEI Partition Assistant and Rufus. ![]()
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