How to Setup Bootable Windows 8 To Go USB Flash Drive

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How nice it would be if you can carry your own Windows 8 in your pocket ? That Windows can have your own exact custom settings and software that you use in your laptop or desktop computer. This can be greatly useful if you have to conduct some data recovery operation on any infected computer.

Microsoft has added a new feature to Windows 8 Enterprise edition, called Windows To Go. With Windows to go you can create Windows 8 system image and can run it form any USB flash drive. You can insert the USB drive into any Windows 7 or Windows 8 host computer to boot and run a managed Windows 8 system without installing any software on the host computer. This works like a portable OS in a USB drive. It can be launched on desktops, laptops and even some tablets.

Requirements for Windows To Go

To create Windows to go USB drive you need Windows 8 Enterprise edition on your system . Unfortunately other versions of Windows 8 doesn’t have the Windows To Go feature. If you don’t have Enterprise edition and you don’t want to buy it then you can download a 90 day evaluation version of Windows 8.

You also need a USB drive of minimum capacity 16 GB, though Microsoft recommends using a 32 GB USB 3.0 disk, and has a list of certified devices, but many non certified drives also works well.

Creating Windows To Go in USB Flash Drive

Step 1. Insert Windows 8 Enterprise DVD in the drive. Insert the USB drive

Step 2. Press the Windows key + W to search the system Settings, then type “Windows to Go,” and press Enter to launch the Create a Windows To Go workspace wizard.Select the dive that you want to use and click Next.

If the next button is not highlighted, it means your drive is not compatible, try with any other drive.

Step 3. The wizard will locate the Windows 8 image file on your OS disc. You will then get the option use BitLocker to encrypt the Windows To Go workspace. You can skip this if you want to make the process faster. The Windows 8 image will be created on the USB device.

Step 4. In the last step you have to select the boot option.  Select it as per your choice and save it. You are done!

Once a USB drive  has been made you can choose whether to set up the host PC to boot from USB devices, or leave it as it is. You can also download the Windows To Go USB setup utility that does the same thing

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