About windows to go

Windows to go is a technology that installs Windows 8 enterprise into a USB flash drive and uses the USB flash drive as the boot disk of the system. This technology is mainly used to isolate the operating system from the computer hardware layer from enterprises with cross-region features to reduce the company's budget for purchasing fixed assets for computers.

 

First, let's talk about the production process. For some technical support parameters, see references (which is actually very simple)

Use win + W in Windows 8 to find windows to go

Microsoft has appropriate requirements for the USB flash drive media installed on Windows to go (not available in mainland China). It can be replaced by SSD or mobile hard drive (required for capacity ), however, Microsoft does not guarantee the availability (a blue screen is displayed and media recovery is required ). Select a 128 gb ssd (USB is recommended by Microsoft, and USB is also available, that is, a low speed)

The following is the media that can be used for Windows to go. In Windows 8, you can double-click the disk image file to mount the file.

The media is automatically searched.

You can use bitlock to encrypt windows to go. This ensures that the key is required before entering the system. We recommend that you also set the key.

The final warning information, production process, and selection of the final startup Item.

 

For some client requirements, if we really want to use a portable system, for the current user's hardware is still in the BIOS era, (for details about UEFI, refer to references) you can only select a 32-bit installation method.

Host PC firmware type	Host PC Processor Architecture	Compatible windows to go image Architecture
Legacy BIOS	32-bit	32-bit only
Legacy BIOS	64-bit	32-bit and 64-bit
UEFI BIOS	32-bit	32-bit only
UEFI BIOS	64-bit	64-bit only

 

Some windows to go best practices and suggestions (the text is for translation, and the brackets are for personal understanding)

Note:

The windows to go drive that is removed after Windows is completely disabled (the Togo media is also used as a normal disk)

Do not insert the windows to go drive into a running Windows Drive (just as the boot disk, and do not try to paste files directly in Togo)

Do not use USB hub to start the windows to go drive, but directly use the USB interface on the motherboard (it should be a matter of speed)

 

 

References

Windows to go: feature Overview

Http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831833.aspx

Best Practice Recommendations for Windows to go

Http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/jj592681.aspx