MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" USB-CONNECTED SSD OR FLASH DRIVE OR HD FOR BOOTING UP OTHER COMPUTERS
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SUMMARY Yu can use yur "Windws 10.." cmputer t make a "Windws T G" USB SSD r flash drive fr bting up anther cmputer: There is Micrsft's way t d this and there is the nn-certified device way fr the rest f us. 3
TOPICS Reasns fr Making a Btable "Windws T G" Device Tw Ways t Make a Btable "Windws T G" Device: Micrsft's Way Nn-certified Device Way 4
REASONS FOR MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE See https://www.techspt.cm/article/1751- windws-t-g/ 5
TWO WAYS TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE Micrsft's Way Nn-certified Device Way 6
TWO WAYS TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Micrsft's Way Expensive USB flash drives and SSDs and must be "certified" by Micrsft Can nly run Windws 10 Educatin r Windws 10 Enterprise frm inside the btable device Nn-certified Device Way Can use a wider range f flash drive and USB SSD devices Can run any versin f Windws 10.. frm inside the btable device 7
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE See https://dcs.micrsft.cm/enus/windws/deplyment/planning/wind ws-t-g-verview 8
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) T make a "Windws t G" device t use the "Windws T G" applet frm inside the "Cntrl Center" frm inside a cmputer that is running "Windws 10 Pr 64-bit", "Windws 10 Educatin 64-bit", r "Windws 10 Enterprise 64-bit" 9
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MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) The btable device has t be certified by Micrsft as a "certified Windws T G" device: The mst up-t-list list f "certified" devices is lcated at https://www.easyuefi.cm/wintusb/fa q/en-us/what-is-windws-t-g- Certified-Drives.html 13
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Yu have t have an.iso installatin media file fr either Windws 10 Enterprise 64-bit r Windws 10 Enterprise Evaluatin 64- bit r Windws 10 Educatin 64-bit 14
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Yu have t have an.iso installatin media file has t be "munted" (by clicking n it) in the cmputer that yu are running the "Windws T G" applet in 15
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) The resulting Windws T G device will have a cpy f "Windws 10 Enterprise 64-bit " r "Windws 10 Enterprise Trial 64-bit" r "Windws 10 Educatin 64-bit" inside f it 16
MICROSOFT'S WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Micrsft's way t may a btable "Windws T G" deviced used t wrk fr sme nn-certified USB hard drives, sme nn-certified flash drives, and sme nn-certified USB drives but this capability is n lnger available in the current "versin 1809" f "Windws 10 Pr 64- bit", "Windws 10 Enterprise 64-bit", r "Windws 10 Enterprise Evaluatin 64-bit" 17
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE Abut 40 third-party sftware utility prgrams claim t be able t make a btable "Windws T G" device frm any n-certified USB hard drive, USB flash drive, r USB SSD. Hwever, all but ne f the sftware utility prgrams that we tested failed t d s with the current "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10.." that was released in Nvember 2018. 18
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Abut 40 third-party sftware utility prgrams claim t be able t make a btable "Windws T G" device. Hwever, all but ne f the sftware utility prgrams that we tested failed t d s with the current "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10.." that was released in Nvember 2018. 19
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) Abut 40 third-party sftware utility prgrams claim t be able t make a btable "Windws T G" device. Hwever, all but ne f the sftware utility prgrams that we tested failed t d s with the current "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10.." that was released in Nvember 2018. 20
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) "WinTUSB Prfessinal" can run in just abut any versin r bitness f "Windws.." frm "Windws XP.." t Windws 10.. The requirements fr running "WinTUSB" are listed at https://www.easyuefi.cm/wintusb/mreinfmatin.html 21
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) The nly sftware utility prgram that we tested that can run in the the current "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10.." is the nt-free "WinTUSB Prfessinal" which can make btable USB hard drives, USB flash drives, and USB SSDs: 22
NON-CERTIFIED DEVICE WAY TO MAKE A BOOTABLE "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE (cntinued) If yu dwnlad the free versin f "WinTUSB Prfessinal" https://www.easyuefi.cm/wintusb/index.ht ml and install it int a "Windws 10 Pr" r "Windws 10 Enterprise" r "Windws 10 Educatin" cmputer that is running the "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10..", yu will be unable t create "Windws T G" devices with it until yu upgrade t "WinTUSB Prfessinal". 23
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" Frm yur existing "Windws XP.." r higher cmputer, dwnlad the free versin f "WinTUSB Prfessinal" https://www.easyuefi.cm/wintusb/index.ht ml 24
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) If yur existing cmputer is running the "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10 Hme" r "Windws 10 Pr" r "Windws 10 Enterprise" r "Windws 10 Educatin", g t https://www.easyuefi.cm/stre-wintusb.html and upgrade t "WinTUSB Prfessinal" 25
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) If yur existing cmputer is nt running the "versin 1809" "Feature Upgrade" f "Windws 10 Hme" r "Windws 10 Pr" r "Windws 10 Enterprise" r "Windws 10 Educatin", ignre the previus step. 26
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Attach a USB SSD, a USB flash drive, r a USB hard drive t yur Windws.. cmputer 27
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Start "Disk Management". In a "Windws 10.." cmputer, the easiest way t start "Disk Management" is t use the right muse buttn t click n the "Start buttn". Then click n "Disk Management" n the ppup cntext menu. 28
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, lcate the USB SSD, a USB flash drive, r a USB hard drive 29
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, use the right muse buttn t remve any vlumes (partitins) that are inside the USB SSD, a USB flash drive, r a USB hard drive (if there are any) 30
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, use the right muse buttn t cnvert the USB SSD, a USB flash drive, r a USB hard drive t "Cnvert T MBR Disk" (if that ptin is available) when yu right-click n the left-mst end f the device 31
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, use the right muse buttn t create a 50 Megabyte vlume (inside the USB SSD, a USB flash drive, r a USB hard drive) 32
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, use the right muse buttn t create frmat the new 50 Megabyte vlume with "FAT32". During the frmatting prcess, it is best t name this partitin with a label f "EFI System" (withut the qutatin marks). It is als best nt t give this partitin a drive letter. 33
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) Frm inside the "Disk Management" windw, use the right muse buttn t create an NTFS partitin that fills up the rest f the target device. It is best nt t give this new vlume a drive letter. 34
MAKING A "WINDOWS TO GO" DEVICE WITH "WinTUSB Prfessinal" (cntinued) The remaining steps fr using "WinTUSB" t make a nn-certified btable "Windws T G" are described at https://www.easyuefi.cm/wintusb/faq/en- US/Hw-t-use-WinTUSB.html 35
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