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Windows To Go was a feature in Enterprise versions of Windows 8 and 10 that enabled a computer to boot from devices such as USB flash drives and external hard drives.

Windows To Go was available for Windows 8 and 10 Enterprise, but was removed with Windows 10 build 2004.

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Is there an equivalent to Windows To Go for personal use?

Windows To Go is one of the most exciting Windows 8 features to me - the ability to pack up your desktop environment and take it with you anywhere is extremely appealing. Unfortunately, it's only included with Windows 8 Enterprise, which you can't…
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How to run Windows 10 from an external hard drive?

I am currently able to boot from an external drive or multiboot USB. Taking this concept one step further, I have 3 questions: 1) Is it possible to install and run Windows 10 on a portable external hard drive or USB card with the same functionality…
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Which editions of Windows 8 support Windows To Go?

With the consumer previews of Windows 8, I was able to install and run Windows 8 off a thumbdrive/USB hard drive. Is this still supported in the retail release, and can I still do this using the professional edition of Windows 8, or is this an…
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Slow speed of a 64GB USB flash when using Windows To Go

I would like to install Windows on a 64GB USB flash drive, with Rufus, and using windows To Go. I already did this with an other key, a SanDisk key of 32GB, USB 3.0. On this "small" key, the OS is copied relatively quickly, and all works except the…
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Windows To Go - prevent internal disks from going online

I created Windows To Go from Windows 8.1 Pro according to these manual http://www.howtogeek.com/196817/how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-usb-drive-without-the-enterprise-edition/. But host PC disks are online by default. How I can keep them offline? I…
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE in Windows when booting from USB

I have installed Windows on a removable USB drive, but whenever I try to boot from it, it bluescreens with an error code of INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. Why does this happen, and how can I make it boot again?
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"This feature is not available in a portable workstation environment." error

After cloning Windows 10 to an SSD, Windows 10 keeps opening dialog boxes with the message "This feature is not available in a portable workstation environment". They also appear when I try to use "Backup and Restore (Windows 7)" or change any…
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Windows to go usb 3.0 booting problems

why Windows to go don't boot from USB 3.0 in some PC? It start booting, but after few minutes shows blue screen with error: "Inaccessible Boot Device". On USB 2.0 works good. P.S. I use Kingston DataTraveler Workspace, which is certificated for…
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What is Windows To Go in Windows 8?

I know that Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise. I want to know that what is it and how it works for what?
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"ISO Image Scan Failure" Error When Creating Windows To Go USB Stick using Rufus on Parallels Desktop on Mac

I am trying to use Rufus on my Mac running Parallels desktop to create a Windows 11 To Go USB stick. I have properly connected the USB stick, which is formatted as FAT32, and have verified that the checksums for the Microsoft website downloaded…
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Cannot write to Windows to Go root directory

I have a Windows to Go drive that I'd also like to use as a normal flash drive. However, I can't move files to the root directory, or copy files there. Attempting to do so produces this error: An unexpected error is keeping you from creating the…
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Windows 8.1 To Go inaccessible boot device error

I have a Windows 8 partition on my hard drive which I've been trying to get to boot into Windows. I first just boot into my drive, then I get a screen saying: Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info,…
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Windows 8 Professional X86 on Internal HDD being reconized as a Windows To Go

I just clean installed a copy of Windows 8 Professional I got from Dreamspark academic. And when I got to the start menu it says that I shouldn't unplug the usb on my windows to go session. Weird thing is this isn't a Windows-To-Go session. I am…
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Why does windows 10 crash/reboot after a few minutes of sleep?

I've got a Dell XPS which crashes/reboots a few minutes after entering sleep. Some other facts: Running fully updated win 10 I'm booting Windows To Go (via usb) Hibernation is disabled There's no log entry related to this. Originally I found: "The…
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Creating a Windows to Go ISO from an installed system

Is it possible to create a Windows to Go (WTG) disc image from a pre-installed OS? My corporate laptop has finally been upgraded to Windows 10, WTG has been approved for use by our information security team and the feature is enabled within the…
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