How To Create A Portable Windows USB - Run Windows 10 Off A USB!

[@cryptogratuittahiti9438]

I've been looking for a solution on the internet or KZbin for 2 weeks, you're the only one who presents a real solution that really works. Thank you very much for this video. I love you. ❤

[@DUMBnEASY]

on the page for choosing BIOS you first had BIOS, then UEFI. But there was a 3rd option for both. Can you please explain that choice a little more? Thank you.

[@musokid89]

I keep getting the following error in WinToUSB: The free/trial version doesn't support installing/cloning Windows to a 4K sector disk. 🙁

[@abilbakhtiyarli9031]

7:37 @TheHowTechGuy123 Which one should I choose for my USB Flash Drive : Legacy, VHD or VHDX? And can I do this on my 16GB Flash Drive or not?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Use legacy, 16GB might be cutting it but as long as it USB 3.0 it should be ok

[@coldsnipe7]

So i run linux of my hard drive and i want to use windows 10 just in a usb not as my main os not on my hard drive so if i do this and then switch back to the main hard drive (not usb) will i be back on linux? Thank you!!

[@illogical1421]

I need this to test whether or not my ancient PC can handle Win10 but with USB2.0 speeds I think I won't be able to tell but I guess it's worth a shot, I've been wanting to try Win10 anyways.

[@DiogoSilva-rw4ns]

Thanks a lot man. I will buy an MSI GS65 stealth and I will buy it for like 1000€ less but without a Operating System. So u helped me a lot. Thx! :)

[@ahmeda.albadawi1774]

thank you for making our life easier, its appreciated

[@dna2087]

Worked perfectly, thank you VERY much!!

[@jonathanhoyos8191]

it worked perfectly. 101% recommended!!!

[@GameOn-li6qe]

Awesome! however I cannot see internal hard drives or the builtin boot drive and all other drives and partitions? How can I access to the those drives and partitions?

[@johanjohari4434]

How about performance? Let's say I am installing windows 10 on an external ssd connected through usb interface, how are it's OS performance compared to windows 10 installed on an internal ssd connected directly to the sata interface. Specifically, on gaming an streaming tasks

[@winntfan30682]

that would depend on your ssd read and write speed, and also your pc's ram

[@eefff7224]

So my hard disk got broken i had fixed it by installing windows into a USB since there were crap ton of error while making it bootable and I transfered my iso to my hard drive and if I remove the pendrive while it restarts will I get a windows any idea

[@xperformxperformance8039]

To those people who its not working, the windows not booting up, try to select into bios boot uefi mode only.

[@SarabaL1]

How will this handle the COA? Does windows complain about COA when plugged into another computer?

[@gilbrener8395]

If I put this USB into a new computer, will my files save? Will my computer still boot normally if I have a different OS?

[@chevelle11]

Thanks. Question. Would this copy windows into a new pc so i won't need to plug in the external drive to boot again?? THANKS.

[@CashInGfLy1]

mines just boots back up like normal, i followed every step, any help?

[@icegep]

Did you go into bios and change the boot order, or go into the boot menu and choose your USB/external storage

[@icegep]

If your using Lenovo laptops, usually you have to hold Rn and f2 to get into bios, and fn f12 to get into boot menu

[@icegep]

While hp uses the escape key and then there are options after that

[@narahiromichi8277]

I have a question. Is this method works on mac? I am finding ways to run live windows 10 on my macbook..

[@PapaOfKratos]

what are the things to do after u install it to a external hard drive

[@swastiksarkar]

Why is it not working with a 8 gb pen drive. It says not enough space. The iso file is only 4.5 gb. Is not 8 gb enough?

[@christiandelacruz1718]

Can i use this method for my computer that windows crashed? I want to do this method to copy all the files before formatting, is it possible?

[@ft.shinchanrocks]

should i use mbr or gpt

[@lonex9]

When I go to boot option to choose boot from USB, I don’t get that, it shows too many boot paths and when I press the usb it opens more to choose which means files that are in the usb.. idk why

[@208xx]

Once you have a bootable OS on the drive, can it still be used as a regular storage device? Or do you need to make a partition?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Yes I believe this can be uses a normal storage device.

[@208xx]

@@TheHowToGuy123 Alright! Thanks a million bro

[@spaga668]

I tried this with the exact same steps but my laptop is just boot looping or gives me a black screen or sometimes even an error about restarted unexpectedly at the booting screen. What can i do? I really need my laptop for online school cuz my hdd in the laptop broke plz fast

[@being47]

can i use Windows 11 Iso like this. is it going to work? also I'm using 64 GB usb 3.0 Pen drive. i tried couple of times but its not working.

[@gerrysalas5506]

does all the storage go to the usb to and not the hard drive?

[@JimmyMcDonald]

If you use an solid state drive with a usb adapter to install Windows on, will it run the same on the usb as if you ran the drive internally in the computer?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

It will run a bit slower than if it was connected to SATA internally in the PC due to the slower read and write speeds of USB. However performance should still be relatively good.

[@ariadellacole]

can I do this on a chromebook?

[@lancerobinson8364]

Nice Halo Master Chief John-117 plug on your desktop

[@koffitamatode1032]

It works for me , Thanks!

[@Delta_117-22]

Nice Wallpaper, pretty good tutorial.

[@abcd1122abcd1122]

I keep getting the "system cannot write to the specified device" message. Please help

[@rickywisnadri3318]

hi, may I know what the recommended flash drive size for doing this?

[@Frat333]

8gb or more

[@emmanuelschmulewitz1215]

is it possible to use it as system recovery

[@illogical1421]

I need help, not much after it started formatting the USB, WinToUSB caused an unknown problem, now I can't use the USB, it's not detected anymore and sometimes it gives error code 10 while other times it's giving error code 43, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers several time without success among other things that didn't work, if you know how to fix this issue then please help.

[@happucandy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@AaNanchev]

I have some questions, hope u answer me. I usually divide my laptop internal ssd drive into two parts: C (for OS) and D (for my files). Can I do the same with the portable windows on my external ssd drive? Also if I plug into another computer can I use the ssd drive just as a normal external drive and accessing my files without booting from the portable windows? My idea is to divide 2tb external ssd drive into 200gb and 1800gb partitions. Install the portable windows on to 200gb (os partition) and leave 1,8tb space to be used as external space for my regular computer and also as drive D: for my portable windows. Do u think that will work ?

[@yusufmakonge932]

Hey I am stuck here, were you able to find a solution?

[@AaNanchev]

@@yusufmakonge932 yes, I did all that mentioned above and works as a charm. You have to instal the Windows first and format the whole ssd drive during the process. After that boot from the portable windows and divide the disk the way u like. Honestly I don’t see too much use of the portable windows because I use mostly my laptop. Some time I travel light and then I take this ssd with portable windows just in case if I need my programs (but I never needed it). I will probably delete this portable Windows and regain the space for my needs.

[@PAMAtrade-nu8hd]

question : why not select the option "USD Flash Drive" at 3:00 ? What does ISO provide that USB flash doesn't give ? Thanks in advance !

[@TheHowToGuy123]

That will just create an install USB, not a portable Windows that you can boot to and use.

[@PAMAtrade-nu8hd]

@@TheHowToGuy123 okay thx. By the way, I followed your tutorial because I have a big problem with my PC : I constantly run into "critical_process_died" error at boot, and NOTHING I tried worked. So I wanted to reset it to factory settings, howver I wanted to get back my data before. Unfortunately, even by following your tutorial, when Windows is launched from the USB it's not possible to install : it asks me where I want to install Windows, and it's impossible to select any partition. From what I explained, would you have any answer to help me ? Thanks in advance !

[@DiogoSilva-rw4ns]

But what appens if when we choose the media to use we choose the USB flash drive?

[@h_ein]

Nice information man 🌷

[@luqmanqumashfrosh6031]

i want windows10 live cd portable iso image, can i get it?

[@yung_dunc]

When I boot to my external hard drive, it comes up with a blue screen saying something like "Your PC/Device needs to be repaired" and there is a file missing called "\\Windows\system32\winload.efi" What should I do, and how do I fix it? Thanks!

[@yeboi7846]

Maybe your windows iso is corrupted....you have to download back the windows iso

[@traplord9104]

Does This work like a portable linux (a second pc), or does it just Install windows on your computer and delete all data wich were on the pc?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

This is like a portable linux.

[@4kevinblack]

I have a portable hard drive with important files on it. Will creating the boot media on that portable drive wipe it clean? Will I lose the other files currently on the portable drive if I use it to create boot media?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Yes, Win2USB formats the drive before installing Windows. So you'll lose all your data.

[@laswreckless2454]

Why does this make my drive constantly run at 100%

[@andresdevvv]

Cuz it’s shity

[@DanielRichards644]

It was driving me crazy, I was trying to do this but kept getting some error about Enterprise Edition (which was different from the one you showed) even when I was trying to do Home Edition, then it hit me, my LAPTOP is running Enterprise Edition, copied the ISO and WinToUSB installer over to my desktop running 8.1 Home and have now started the process of creating the bootable flash drive

[@hussainsony9]

Can I use the windows on a pendrive on my Sony Bravia television, to work like a PC

[@TheHowToGuy123]

No. You need a computer to run Windows...

[@amansharma4601]

thanks man, you really helped!

[@emanuelbuchero1974]

Very informative. I been using Puppy Linux live usb cause the hard drive on this laptop crashed --read only file system issues... But the wife goes bonkers not being able to work on a windows environment ... hence for peace of mind--mine, I will make use your tutorial. Question though: (I intend to use Windows 7 rather than 10 cause it is relatively stable now a days than the latter,) will the usb bootable come along with a with at least Word?

[@TheBetterTechGuy]

No. But I use Puppy Linux. You can install Word or LibreOffice though

[@NomadFella]

If you install new drivers or programs on the usb booted windows, will they stay next time you boot or they will be gone and windows will boot fresh every time?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Everything gets saved.

[@drdomino5022]

I've ran into a problem my pc can only boot of the drive if i take the external drive out the pc wont boot, it only boots wehn the external hard drive is in the pc. any solutions? The reason why i installed windows on the ex hard driv was because my pc had a problem with booting up it would say a message like windows failesd to start a recent software or hardware change might be the cause then it gave me three steps to follow insert windows installation disk restart the pc select language then choose repair my pc. however I just ended up fllowing this viodeo and istalling windows 10 there was no repair my pc or anything like that. So is there anyway to run windows without using the ex hard drive. Hope to hera from you soon and sorry for the long explanation.

[@MrXtremedd]

Wait, so you unplug the external drive where windows is and the computer crashes?

[@ft.shinchanrocks]

bro can i use the use the hardrive after making it portable windows usb?

[@Poland_lithuania_countryball]

You just dont use it to save data

[@onurguzel16]

Does Windows 10 recognize other existing drives after installing it (WinToUsb) and when running from external drive?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Yes. As long as they are not bitlocked.

[@winntfan30682]

the reason why it is not recognizing your main hard drive because your main disk is marked as "Offline", you can view those drives and change letters using Disk Management

[@titustucan9654]

What about the Windows license. I guess you can activate it, BUT when you boot the portable drive in another computer it will detect the hardware change and Windows WILL NOT BE activated anymore……

[@noak3053]

I'm using a USB Stick and it is Stuck in the loading screen, got someone a solution ?

[@chrischoi7300]

Does it work on 32gb usb 3.0?? Can it hold windows 11 home???

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Windows 11 requires at least a 64 GB storage device. You might be able to get away with Windows 10 though.

[@surajwatawanekar7108]

best explained 🤝👍🏻👌👌

[@SuperMichealGamingLetsPlays]

After installing, how do you eject the hard drive safely? Do you just unplug it or follow the same process through boot again to get back?

[@jaceearts9697]

Make sure your computer is turned off, and just unplugging it will be okay. Don't unplug it while your computer is on though

[@Bhupinder-Pal]

Can you access your internal hard drive while using windows 10 from usb flash drive?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

You should be able to. I think you need to go to disk management and mount it.

[@Bhupinder-Pal]

@@TheHowToGuy123 ok actually i want to recover the partition from my internal hard drive so thats why i am bootinh windows from.usb so i can recover my partition of internal drive

[@Bhupinder-Pal]

@@TheHowToGuy123 it's taking so much time bcz when i boot my windows 10 from usb flash drive it is like its stuck on getting ready its not getting further from that around 1hr 30 min. And still on same getting ready thing with circling thing

[@kulwinderkumar3822]

After installing window can i use this external hard drive attach to any computer or laptop????plz reply

[@simonpro267]

Yes you can ! Just plug it in and try to access the boot menu of the computer ! It can be any of the Function keys on the keyboard or Esc key or Delete key

[@fidoliedo]

Will this work for Windows server edition?

[@pranavburadkar]

Do I need to enter any license key for windows or I can skip the key step?

[@yellowway1]

I'm pretty sure you can skip it as even though windows 10 will be inactivated it will still work just fine if you don't mind having way less personalization settings

[@juddr2001]

If I installed, using everything you said (and it worked beautifully) onto an SSD , could I then remove the SSD and install it directly into a new computer? Loved the vid!!!

[@atrocitus9198]

dude just buy a 8gb pen drive.. why waste a ssd ?

[@AdityaKantKushwaha]

@@atrocitus9198 pen drive can't provide the speed required for perfect run of Windows

[@atrocitus9198]

@@AdityaKantKushwaha lol.. billions of people using usb drive/pen drive for years.

[@v1neet]

@@atrocitus9198 yeah, their usage doesn't determine its speed though...

[@atrocitus9198]

@@v1neet it takes me 20 mnts to install windows from my USB drive lol.

[@ahoj113]

Does it activate?

[@winntfan30682]

yes, i have Windows 10 Home Single Language on my internal ssd, i installed same version on usb, it did automatically activate sorry for late reply, i was just scrolling down and replying to random comments

[@ahoj113]

@@winntfan30682 thx

[@szdnoah2982]

I recommend using rufus. Because you can do it with win10 pro

[@szdnoah2982]

@@ksmbatukm wym? You can put windows to go on a usb stick with rufus

[@孙笑川258-d5d]

Thank you so much!

[@vivekiyer9273]

what about windows 7 you are saying?

[@amyjojinkerson6745]

Can this work on server base software ?

[@alexsandrasvlog2252]

Nice thanks for the info

[@tnr7937]

My system crashes as soon as i select Gpt or MBR

[@lordbathory909]

One question: the USB has an IP of its own? Different from the "original" windows on host pc?

[@nada-nada-1234]

probably late for this but the WAN ip is that of your modem, and the local IP is assigned to your network device's MAC address by your router or DHCP server(making it the same one in this case), if not using DHCP, the IP address is whatever you manually set it to

[@derick3069]

I am using enterprise mode with wintousb and i'm kinda stuck when i use mbr for bios and uefi it is always showing windows installation not sucessful . Can you please make a video for that . I subscribed to your channel.

[@mohit859]

does the media creation tool give you the newest version of windows

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Yes

[@sushh1]

Would this support Hardware Virtualization Technology? I'm trying to install a virtual Android emulator on it.

[@ricardotejada111]

Just run Android Studio for that

[@ashwintyagi8622]

Did everything as you said, but after creating and plugging it in pc and booting from it it shows winload.exe error even thou it's a fresh installation

[@TheBetterTechGuy]

Your ISO file got corrupted, so try again.

[@JayzenFreeze]

Warning most usb sticks are sooo slow.

[@laboratoryebola9901]

I definitely need to install wintousb ? What for ? I installed the portable windows alrrady

[@andersrydingdaugaard]

Great video. How is performance if you want to play games on the external Windows booted system? Is it just a bit more slow in loading the game - but maybe running ok when finally loaded?

[@yeboi7846]

It's depend on your hdd or ssd read/write speed

[@raminiumashankar5612]

I tried as an experiment on old usb 2.0 32gb flashdrive and it's taking forever to load the OS, so I just unplugged it! One should experiment on usb 3.1+

[@winntfan30682]

@@raminiumashankar5612 i had installed it on Sandisk Cruzer Blade USB 2.0 32GB Drive , it took a long time at first boot, about 30-60 minutes, the oobe and preparing things was a little fast, drivers worked correclty and windows was automatically activated

[@reihino6043]

Is it possible to install the iso about LINUX using wintousb?? 😕

[@DanielRichards644]

if you wanna do a Linux Bootable look for a program called Rufus, that is the WinToUSB of Linux.

[@reihino6043]

@@DanielRichards644 but rufus don't recognize me none hdd it is the issue 😣

[@jlrockafella]

Gonna try this in USB 3.1 type c with a 512gb NVME to w/3.1 USB adapter

[@MrXtremedd]

Did it work?

[@TheBetterTechGuy]

Is there anyway to do this on Linux?

[@TheHowToGuy123]

Yes. Its actually way easier as basically all linux distros allow you to do this out of the box. All you need to do is make a bootable linux USB with rufus. Then boot to the USB. Then instead of installing the OS to a hard disk, click try out linux.

[@braylenhammond12]

You can also use rufus

[@braylenhammond12]

Just change the thing that says standard windows instsllation to windows to go its a drop down

[@derrickcabrera3293]

Yooooo appreciate it frr bro you saved my ass

[@marcchavez7279]

USB drive too slow for Window10? I haven't tested Windows10 on a USB so Im going to accept that it is infact not some other issue specific to the video presenter's system. Yet I run Linux (any distro) from a Live USB with no problems, infact that is how one actually one of the options for installing Linux from a USB to a HD (they actually invite testing it first that way), but you can still have your USB Linux incase you want to run it temporarily on other machiens that you may not want to distrub by installing, use a diagnostic or rescue. That being said: I wonder what is so differnet about Windows10 that supposedly drags on USB? is this a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port? that can certianly be a cause of performance issues. But then again, my Linux experience has also been on USB 2 and older computers with probably way slower processors than the one the presnter has (Lubuntu 18.04 on a 1999 HP Dekspro 733mhz Pentium III w/ 384MB RAM and USB 1/USB 2, with PATA/SATA converters and 2x 2TB WD HDs is still my video file server workhorse to this day ). I've always ran the Live USB first before upgrading as a performance test through different versions starting with Ubuntu 8, 10, 12, 16, progressively until 18 (the last 32bit version). Needless to say my i3, i5, and i7 systems definitely run the current 64bit versions off the USB as well (currently Lubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora as well no problems running off USB). More details anyone?

[@knightsson1045]

no windows XP? :/

[@icegep]

I regret clicking windows 10 pro....

[@DarthRaider]

I've been waiting 2 hours and I'm stuck at 0 % Help? I'm using a 4tb Seagate external hard drive

[@1MWuanna]

I think hard drives dont work mine was stuck but when i used a 3.0 usb its moving a lil faster

[@madiuk3737]

good man

[@ZEETECHNICALWITHZEE]

Great

[@Big-E7570]

None of these things work unless u have bank $$ especially if u want to use a 4k external hard drive

[@yokanshree4621]

u look like ceaser boushear the guy that played jesus u just need the spiky thing on ur head

[@useHandleAccount]

you have to buy that software, bullshit!!!!

[@TheHowToGuy123]

There is a pro version, but the free version works fine

[@simonplanje711]

Thanks alot!