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Doug

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Create a Portable Windows System on a USB Drive with Windows To Go:

https://www.maketecheasier.com/run-portable-windows-usb-windows-to-go/

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Re: Create a Portable Windows System on a USB Drive with Windows To Go.
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2017, 11:06:10 AM »
Windows 8!!?!

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Re: Create a Portable Windows System on a USB Drive with Windows To Go.
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2017, 04:34:54 PM »
Before the crash, I had posted a procedure whereby Windows 10 could be installed on a portable flashdrive. This is not the same article, but it does include Windows 10 in its array of compatible versions: (second paragraph down)

Copied and pasted from the article - "What Is Windows To Go?

Windows To Go allows you to install a fully-functional Windows 10/8.1/8 operating system onto an external hard drive or a USB flash drive. This makes your USB a portable Windows environment, similar to a Linux distro that is designed to run from a USB. With Windows To Go you can carry the live Windows system anywhere and use it on any computer."

It also includes Windows 8 and 8.1.  Some people are still on 8/8.1, although it makes much more sense to be up to Windows 10 by this time.

Towards the bottom of the article there is also a reference to WinToUSB, which clearly references various versions of Windows 10:  http://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/   
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Alan J. Raul

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Re: Create a Portable Windows System on a USB Drive with Windows To Go.
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2017, 11:39:03 AM »
I spoke at the May 2017 meeting regarding bootable OS's from a USB flash drive.

I carry these USB flash drives with me. So when the occasion arises, I have a personalized, secure, bootable operating system.

Bootable macOS USB flash drive; Created with SuperDuper!
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
FileVault used for encryption Boots into any Mac laptop or desktop computer

Bootable Windows to Go USB flash drive; Now available in Windows 10 Professional
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/90295/ask-paul-windows-go-coming-windows-10-pro
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/windows-to-go-in-windows-10,2-1089.html
You need a Windows 10 Enterprise ISO to create the USB flash drive BitLocker used for encryption Boots into any Windows/Mac laptop or desktop computer Bootable Linux USB flash drive

You can install most Linux distributions onto a USB flash drive
Linux Unified Key Setup or LUKS used for encryption Boots into any Windows/Mac laptop or desktop computer

http://www.slobytes.org/newsletter/nl0617.pdf
« Last Edit: July 06, 2017, 11:41:00 AM by Alan J. Raul »