What is Windows To Go?

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"Windows To Go is a feature of Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education that allows these editions to boot and run from certain Microsoft-certified compatible USB mass storage devices, such as a USB flash drive or external hard disk drive. It's a fully manageable enterprise-grade Windows environment."

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As per Wikipedia, Windows To Go is a feature of Windows 10 that allows the creation of a version of Windows that runs from a USB mass storage device. It lets you carry your operating system around on a USB drive and use Windows on any compatible device. It's particularly useful when you have issues booting Windows, such as when your computer won't start up properly.

However, Windows To Go is only available in Windows 10 Education and Windows 8/8.1/10 Enterprise. Is it possible for users with other versions of Windows to enjoy the convenience of Windows To Go and create their own bootable USB?

Actually, it can be done by using the Diskpart command line or a third-party Windows To Go creator tool.

Best Windows To Go Creators for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

When it comes to creating a portable Windows USB drive that behaves like a Windows To Go drive, we would like to introduce you to Todo Backup. It is a Windows backup software, a USB bootable software, and also a disk/partition cloning tool that supports migrating the operating system along with all its configurations to a new drive. Additionally, you can take advantage of its system clone feature to create a portable Windows USB drive.

Video Tutorial:

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To create a bootable Windows To Go USB drive, see this guide.

1. Insert your USB flash drive into a Windows computer. Launch Todo Backup, and click “System Clone.”

Click “Clone” to create an image of your Windows To Go drive.

**Step 2:** Select the USB device as the cloning target for your system disk (make sure that your USB device is larger than your source disk). Click **Advanced options** , then click **Create a bootable Windows USB drive**. Click **Next**.

To do this, select Create a Windows to Go USB drive to create a Windows To Go drive.

Step 3: Now, map your system disk with the custom OS and boot files to the USB flash drive.