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Just a quick run through on using the Windows to Go system for OS testing.
Microsoft developed and included in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and I believe the education version, the functionality to create a "Windows to GO" install on a USB Device.
This was designed for enterprise SysAdmins to create a portable version of window to be used on employees home systems that contained all the company branding and specialist software.
As I was having some issues running the Windows 11 Pre release install on a Hyper-V VM (basically due to my use of 3840x2160 UHD 4K monitors), i decided to try something else and decided Windows to Go would work for me. now that is a major issue to this, Microsoft have depreciated the option, they still support use of the installs on Windows 10 systems but the facility to create these has been removed, ( this is basically due to the issues found by some enterprises in keeping the systems updated.
Luckily the old Stalwart of USB pen drive / external drive management Rufus comes to the rescue as they include the option to create a windows to go install in their standard totally free software.
All you need to use this route to test software, ( or to keep a bootable full copy of Windows or even Your Windows install for emergencies is an ISO of the install and an external USB device of a suitable size.
now the performance of the install will depend on the device you choose to install to and the device you choose to run the install on.
I have had a seamless running on an external M2 NVME usb3 drive but a spare usb Pendrive or spare SSD should give usable results
Rather than go through the step by step there is a Youtube video of the method which is based on a Windows 10 Install , but works for Windows 11 you can use your own ISO for anything that will run on your hardware, and Win11 ISOs from Microsoft or UUDP - Rufus will actually find ISO's for you in the software as you setup.
Microsoft developed and included in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and I believe the education version, the functionality to create a "Windows to GO" install on a USB Device.
This was designed for enterprise SysAdmins to create a portable version of window to be used on employees home systems that contained all the company branding and specialist software.
As I was having some issues running the Windows 11 Pre release install on a Hyper-V VM (basically due to my use of 3840x2160 UHD 4K monitors), i decided to try something else and decided Windows to Go would work for me. now that is a major issue to this, Microsoft have depreciated the option, they still support use of the installs on Windows 10 systems but the facility to create these has been removed, ( this is basically due to the issues found by some enterprises in keeping the systems updated.
Luckily the old Stalwart of USB pen drive / external drive management Rufus comes to the rescue as they include the option to create a windows to go install in their standard totally free software.
All you need to use this route to test software, ( or to keep a bootable full copy of Windows or even Your Windows install for emergencies is an ISO of the install and an external USB device of a suitable size.
now the performance of the install will depend on the device you choose to install to and the device you choose to run the install on.
I have had a seamless running on an external M2 NVME usb3 drive but a spare usb Pendrive or spare SSD should give usable results
Rather than go through the step by step there is a Youtube video of the method which is based on a Windows 10 Install , but works for Windows 11 you can use your own ISO for anything that will run on your hardware, and Win11 ISOs from Microsoft or UUDP - Rufus will actually find ISO's for you in the software as you setup.
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