Installing Windows 8 to a USB flash drive Creating a Windows to Go boot disk

  

Windows To Go is a new installation method from Windows 8, through which we can create a complete Windows 8 system environment booted from a USB flash drive. You need to prepare: you need to prepare:
A USB flash drive with a capacity of at least 32GB (or hard disk) PC with Windows 8 installed Windows 8 DVD ISO file Imagex.exe (After installing Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit, you can get it from C :Program FilesWindows AIKToolsamd64 or C:Program FilesWindows AIKToolsx86 found this file) Create Windows To Go USB drive device: Install Windows To Go requires a separate partition, we use diskpark for partition operation. Run cmd.exe as an administrator to confirm that your USB flash drive is plugged into your computer and successfully recognized. Enter "ldlist;list disk" in the command prompt and press Enter to view your USB device input in the list. Select disk # ” Then enter (# is the serial number of your U disk) select U disk to clear the partition for the current device, enter "clean", enter the input "create partition primary"; create a new partition format partition "type fs =ntfs quick ” Set the partition as the active partition, enter "active" and enter "exit" to exit diskpart Now open the Windows 8 ISO file and copy sourceinstall.wim to the same folder as imagex.exe. In the command prompt, enter the imagex.exe folder and type "imagex.exe /apply install.wim 1 x: & rdquo; (replace x as the drive letter of the u disk in the system) After installation, enter "ld"; Bcdboot.exe x:windows /sx: /f ALL ” (Replace x is the drive letter of the u disk in the system) If the above steps are completed successfully, congratulations, you have a Windows 8 To Go USB flash drive.

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