Run Windows 10, USB drive from usb drive

Run Windows 10, USB drive from usb drive

I believe many people are the same as me. I dream of a portable USB flash drive operating system. Wherever you go, you can run your configured operating system on any computer. This blog will teach you step by step how to load and run Windows 10 from a USB drive.

Let me imagine a scenario. Maybe the computer you use is not yours, the system may be XP or Windows 8, and the system settings do not meet your work requirements (such as VS2005 installed on his computer ), the answer is to use the OS configured and mounted to the USB drive.

First, you need a USB flash drive or an external hard drive with at least 16 GB of available space, but preferably 32 GB or larger. Then, you can use a special utility named WinToUSB to set the Windows 10 USB drive. Once you finish, you will be able to start Windows 10 from a USB drive.

Microsoft provides a tool named Windows to Go, which can generate a Windows USB drive that can be started. However, this program is only applicable To Enterprise Windows 10 and requires a Windows To Go certified drive. With WinToUSB, you can create a boot drive from any version of the operating system and any type of USB drive. One disadvantage is that Windows 10 from a USB flash drive runs much faster than a hard drive.

Run Windows 10 from a USB drive

 
Create a Windows 10 ISO file to clone Windows 10 to a USB drive. For this reason, referDownload Windows 10 websiteMicrosoft Media creation tool. Double-click the mediacreationtool.exe file.

 

 

 
On the first screen of "applicable notification and license terms", click accept.

 

 

 
What operations do you want to perform ?" On the screen, click the "Create installation media for another PC" option. Click Next.

 

 

 
On the Select language, architecture, and version screen, confirm that all options are correct, and then click Next.

 

 
On the "select media to use" screen, click the ISO file option. Click Next.

 

 

 
Select a location on the hard drive to store the Windows. iso file. Click Save. Windows 10 now generates necessary ISO files. Click Finish. Then insert our USB drive. SlaveThis websiteDownload and install the WinToUSB software (or Baidu WinToUSB3.5 cracked version ). You can use the free version. If you have money, you can spend $29.95 (about RMB 206.91) to buy their Professional Edition.

 

 
Start WinToUSB. On the introduction screen, click the button on the right of the "Image File" field and select the Windows. iso file you just created. Then select the version of Windows 10 to clone to the USB storage device. Click Next.

 

 
On the next screen, click the drop-down arrow next to the field "select target disk" and select your USB drive. A message is displayed, asking you to select a partition scheme. Click the MBR for BIOS option, and then click yes.

 

 
On the next screen, click the Legacy option to select the installation mode. Click Next. Now you will create your Windows 10 USB.

When the installation process reaches 100%, it indicates that it is complete. Close the WinToUSB program and delete the USB drive.

For the differences between system partitions and startup partitions, seeRefer to here.

When you want to start Windows 10 on another computer, insert the USB drive into the PC, open it, and bring up the boot menu. What you do depends on the computer you are using. Sometimes it is F8 or Shift/F8, and sometimes it is F12. Select the option to start the USB drive. Log on to Windows 10.

When using a Windows 10 drive on another computer for the first time, you need to create the necessary Wi-Fi password and other settings. You also need to activate windows 10 every time you use a USB drive on a different PC. It is best to log on with a Microsoft account linked to your digital license. Then, you can install the application on Windows 10 USB flash drive and access any files or documents stored online, so the experience is close to working on your own Windows 10 PC.