I know that some UEFI based systems don't like to boot from removable media formatted with NTFS, for example, thumb drives that are formatted with NTFS. However, I'm wondering how many such systems will tolerate booting from exFAT rather than only plain FAT32.
Just out of curiosity, I created Windows installation media using exFAT and booted an 11 year old laptop (this one is not a UEFI based system) and was pleasantly surprised that it worked flawlessly.
If anyone has tried creating bootable thumb drives using exFAT, I'd like to hear what your results were. I have a program that I wrote that always creates bootable media using a FAT32 partition along with a secondary NTFS partition, but if exFAT works in most instances I may consider reworking this code to allow the user the option of using exFAT instead. I just simply don't have enough data yet to know if this will work for most people or not.
Just out of curiosity, I created Windows installation media using exFAT and booted an 11 year old laptop (this one is not a UEFI based system) and was pleasantly surprised that it worked flawlessly.
If anyone has tried creating bootable thumb drives using exFAT, I'd like to hear what your results were. I have a program that I wrote that always creates bootable media using a FAT32 partition along with a secondary NTFS partition, but if exFAT works in most instances I may consider reworking this code to allow the user the option of using exFAT instead. I just simply don't have enough data yet to know if this will work for most people or not.
My Computers
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- OS
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
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- Home Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-11700K
- Motherboard
- ASUS Prime Z590-A
- Memory
- 128GB Crucial Ballistix 3200MHz DRAM
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- No GPU - CPU graphics only (for now)
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- HP Envy 32
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1 x 2TB NVMe Gen 3 x 4 SSD
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- Mouse
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- Browser
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WiFi 6E PCIe adapter
ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 PCIe adapter
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- Operating System
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
- CPU
- Intel i7-1255U
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 13.3-inch IPS Display
- Screen Resolution
- WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
- Hard Drives
- 2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
- PSU
- USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
- Mouse
- Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
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- WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor