{"id":101408,"date":"2020-04-28T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T04:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=101408"},"modified":"2020-04-28T00:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T04:01:04","slug":"how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-bootable-usb-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-bootable-usb-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Windows To Go Bootable USB Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-194723618\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p><strong>Windows To Go: Windows 10 on a bootable USB drive that you can take anywhere with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-flash-drive.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-flash-drive.jpg\" alt=\"windows-to-go-flash-drive\" width=\"582\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-flash-drive.jpg 582w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-flash-drive-350x112.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-flash-drive-150x48.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may or may not have heard of &#8221;Windows To Go&#8221;, which is Windows 10 installed on a bootable USB drive. Windows 10 has a Windows To Go feature built-in, however, the feature only works with Enterprise and Education editions and, even then, involves a somewhat complex process that is governed by a number of petty restrictions. There are, however, other ways to create a Windows To Go bootable drive involving third-party software. The two free third-party products I&#8217;ll be discussing here are Aomei Partition Assistant and Rufus.<\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, Aomei Partition Assistant is primarily an extended partition manager. However, it is an excellent partition manager and definitely a very useful addition to anyone&#8217;s software collection. What&#8217;s more, the latest Aomei Partition Assistant versions include a feature to create a Windows To Go bootable USB drive via a simple and easy to use wizard.<\/p>\n<h2>Creating Windows To Go With Aomei Partition Assistant<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskpart.com\/free-partition-manager.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aomei Partition Assistant<\/a> is available in two flavors: the Standard (or free) edition and the Pro (or commercial) edition. Fortunately, the Windows To Go feature is included in the Standard (free) edition. So, the obvious first step is to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskpart.com\/free-partition-manager.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aomei Partition Assistant Standard<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2203490321\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll need a suitable USB flash drive. Minimum capacity recommended is 20GB. However, to allow space for the operating system to grow, I would suggest an absolute minimum of 32GB and preferably 64GB. Windows To Go will run on USB 2.0 flash drives but you will almost certainly end up with a sluggish system. For best results, I would recommend using a quality high-speed USB 3.0\/3.1 drive. I use the Sandisk Extreme flash drives which are super fast, much faster than your standard USB 3.0 drives.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also need the latest Windows 10 ISO. The best way to download the latest ISO is via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-au\/software-download\/windows10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media Creation Tool<\/a>. Run the downloaded executable and when you get to the following options window make sure to enable the option to <strong>Create installation media for another PC<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101414 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC-640x259.png\" alt=\"media-creation-tool-option-another-PC\" width=\"640\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC-640x259.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC-350x142.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC-150x61.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/create-media-for-another-PC.png 686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong> and in the following window, settings such as Language, Edition, and Architecture (64\/32 bit) will be automatically selected for you based on the settings in your existing operating system. No need to change anything here, just click <strong>Next<\/strong>. Now you&#8217;ll need to enable the option to create an ISO file:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101415 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file-640x308.png\" alt=\"media-ccreation-tool-create-ISO\" width=\"640\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file-640x308.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file-350x169.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/select-ISO-file.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong> and then browse to and select the location where you want to save the ISO file. That&#8217;s it, the tool will now go ahead and create your Windows 10 ISO saving it to the location you selected. Now we&#8217;re ready to create the Windows To Go bootable flash drive.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1456967627\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Connect your USB flash drive and fire up Aomei Partition Assistant. <strong>NOTE: Do not use a flash drive containing data\/files as the drive will be wiped during the process. Either transfer the data\/files to a different location or use an empty drive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Aomei Partition Assistant&#8217;s interface, click <strong>All Tools<\/strong> in the left-hand menu panel then click <strong>Windows To Go Creator<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101430 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator-640x410.png\" alt=\"aomei-PA-create-windows-to-go-option\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator-640x410.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator-350x224.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aomei-pa-all-tools-windows-to-go-creator.png 1002w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the next window, the option to &#8221;<em>Create Windows To Go for personal computer&#8221;<\/em> should be enabled by default. Nothing to do here, just click <strong>Next<\/strong>. If in the following window, Aomei Partition Assistant hasn&#8217;t automatically identified and listed the Windows 10 ISO file (you downloaded earlier), you&#8217;ll need to point it out manually. Click the folder icon at far right of the dialogue bar:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101431 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO-640x441.png\" alt=\"aomei-PA-browse-to-ISO-location\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO-640x441.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO-350x241.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO-768x530.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-point-to-ISO.png 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the File Explorer window, navigate to the location where you saved the Windows 10 ISO, highlight it (left-click) and then click <strong>Open<\/strong>. You should now see the ISO file listed in the dialogue box:<\/p><div id=\"daves-1056400395\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101432 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed-640x440.png\" alt=\"aomei-PA-ISO-listed\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed-640x440.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed-350x241.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-iso-listed.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>. You should now see a window with your connected USB drive listed. Click the cog icon to open advanced settings:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101433 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings-640x440.png\" alt=\"aomei-PA-usb-drive-listed\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings-640x440.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings-350x241.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-access-advacned-settings.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the advanced settings, the top option will be set to <strong>General <\/strong>by default, that is the correct setting so leave it as is. Under the bottom option, &#8221;<em>Target system startup mode&#8221;<\/em> there is a drop-down menu with two options, either <strong>Legacy<\/strong> or <strong>Legacy &amp; UEFI<\/strong>. Legacy is for older machines running Legacy BIOS, Legacy &amp; UEFI is for newer machines running UEFI. If unsure, select the <strong>Legacy &amp; UEFI<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-advanced-settings.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-advanced-settings.png\" alt=\"aomei-PA-select-legacy-or-UEFI\" width=\"566\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-advanced-settings.png 566w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-advanced-settings-350x226.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windows-to-go-advanced-settings-150x97.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you have made your selection, click <strong>OK<\/strong>, and then, back in the main window, click <strong>Proceed<\/strong>. A warning will pop up, &#8221;<em>This operation will erase all data on this USB drive. Are you sure to continue?<\/em>&#8221;. Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> and the Windows To Go bootable USB flash drive will now be created. When completed, restart the computer and set the bootable USB flash drive as a boot device via the Boot Menu. You will need to go through all the usual setup options that apply to a new installation &#8212; such as Language, Region, Keyboard layout, etc. &#8212; and when all done, you&#8217;ll have Windows 10 installed on your bootable flash drive ready to take and use anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES:<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"daves-2934731777\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The system will automatically restart during the early part of the setup process. If you miss the restart and the PC boots back into the main operating system, don&#8217;t worry. Just restart the system again, select the bootable USB flash drive as boot device, and you&#8217;ll then be able to finish off setting up<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 Home edition was installed on my USB flash drive even though my main operating system is Windows 10 Pro. I&#8217;m guessing this could be either down to the limited amount of space on the flash drive automatically triggering a Windows 10 Home installation or a limitation in Aomei Partition Assistant Standard<\/li>\n<li>I signed in with my Microsoft account during the setup process and, when fully installed, was surprised to see that the operating system had been automatically activated. I was fully expecting to end up with an unlicensed copy of Windows 10, so this was a pleasant surprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Creating Windows To Go With Rufus<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rufus.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rufus<\/a> is a free and portable tool dedicated to creating bootable USB drives which also includes a Windows To Go option. However, I have read repeatedly that Rufus works best with Windows To Go certified USB drives and I have also read numerous user comments reporting issues when using Rufus for this purpose. That said, I tested the Rufus method myself, using the exact same type of USB 3.0 flash drive, and didn&#8217;t experience any problems, not with the creation process nor with booting and running Windows 10 from the flash drive.<\/p>\n<p>The requirements are more or less identical&#8211; you&#8217;ll need to download <a href=\"https:\/\/rufus.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rufus<\/a> of course, plus the Windows 10 ISO (as explained earlier), and the same recommendations regarding the USB flash drive also apply.<\/p>\n<p>Connect your USB flash drive and run Rufus&#8211; it&#8217;s portable so just double-click the downloaded executable to run:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-interface.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-interface.png\" alt=\"rufus-opening-window\" width=\"474\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-interface.png 474w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-interface-350x397.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-interface-132x150.png 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the <strong>SELECT<\/strong> button and then navigate to and select the Windows 10 ISO you downloaded earlier. You will now see the ISO file listed under <strong>Boot Selection<\/strong>. You&#8217;ll also see that a new settings option has been introduced into the interface called <strong>Image Option<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Expand the image options section and make sure to select <strong>Windows To Go<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-select-windows-to-go-option.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-select-windows-to-go-option.png\" alt=\"refus-select-windows-to-go\" width=\"474\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-select-windows-to-go-option.png 474w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-select-windows-to-go-option-327x400.png 327w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-select-windows-to-go-option-123x150.png 123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, under <strong>Partition scheme<\/strong>, select either MBR or GPT. MBR is for older computers running Legacy BIOS, GPT is for newer computers running UEFI. I would recommend going with MBR and only selecting the GPT partition scheme for UEFI if you are 100% sure about it<\/li>\n<li>When you select the MBR partition scheme, the File system will automatically be set to NTFS by default and the Cluster size to 4096 bytes by default<\/li>\n<li>When you&#8217;ve finished with these settings the Rufus interface should look like this:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-windows-to-go-all-settings.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-windows-to-go-all-settings.png\" alt=\"rufus-settings-ready-to-go\" width=\"474\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-windows-to-go-all-settings.png 474w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-windows-to-go-all-settings-327x400.png 327w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/rufus-windows-to-go-all-settings-123x150.png 123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>START<\/strong> and from the window that pops up, select the Windows 10 edition you want to install. Unless you are using a large capacity USB drive, I would suggest going with Windows 10 Home<\/li>\n<li>When you&#8217;ve selected your Windows 10 edition click <strong>OK<\/strong> and a warning will pop up about data on the drive being wiped, blah, blah. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> again and the creation process will proceed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The creation process can take quite some time and, in each case, time to completion is entirely dependent on the type of flash drive used, e.g., USB 2.0 will be much slower than USB 3.0. I didn&#8217;t actually time mine, stupid me, but I&#8217;d estimate around 50-60 minutes. In both cases, the operating systems installed on the Sandisk Extreme USB 3.0 flash drives were fast and responsive. Mind you, these are brand new uncluttered operating systems with zero third-party software installed.<\/p><div id=\"daves-113321471\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-5 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>For detailed guides on how to boot from a bootable USB flash drive and how to easily identify if your PC is running Legacy BIOS or UEFI, please refer to the following articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/simple-guide-to-creating-restoring-system-images-part-1\/\">Simple Guide To Creating &amp; Restoring System Images \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/simple-guide-to-creating-restoring-images-part-2\/\">Simple Guide To Creating &amp; Restoring Images \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-2558144244\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows To Go: Windows 10 on a bootable USB drive that you can take anywhere with you. You may or may not have heard of &#8221;Windows To Go&#8221;, which is Windows 10 installed on a bootable USB drive. 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