If we display the properties of the WinToUSB hard drive, you will see that its indeed a WD Elements USB Device. As you can see, with Windows 7 all hard drives are accessible by default. Barring that, pay attention to the motherboard-maker screen that appears when your PC boots (prior to loading the OS)-it will flash instructions for accessing the BIOS. Once Windows 7 is installed, go to the start menu and right click 'Manage' on Computer. Here Windows To Go only support some certificated USB flash drives to create a portable Windows. Inside the Windows To Go workplace, select the USB flash drive you prepared to create a portable Windows 10. Often, you just have to press F12 while the PC is booting to access the BIOS, where you will make this change. Connect the USB flash drive (more than 32 GB in capacity) to your computer. Unfortunately, the method for selecting which disk to boot from after restart varies among computers. Boot into WindowsĪfter the WinToGo process is complete, all you have to do is boot into Windows! To do this, restart your computer and boot from the external drive. It could be 15 minutes, or it could be a couple of hours.
The time it takes to install will depend on a number of factors, such as the speed of the destination drive. You’ll also be given the option to configure the size of the Windows installation on the drive just go with the max available unless you’re doing something special.Ĭlick Next to get the installation started. Only try installing Windows in VHD mode if you have issues installing Legacy. If you can, pick Legacy mode that’s the simplest way to go.
Finally, you’ll be presented with Installation mode.