Running Win 10 as a 'Live' OS from a USB stick.

Ztruker said:

Okay, I'll go through it again tomorrow, I'm getting sleepy now, but it looks the same as what I've already done.

What are your UEFI Setup settings?
Secure boot, csm?

Secure boot is enabled (on), CSM is disabled (off).

NavyLCDR said:

Here's my entire creation sequence:

Code:

C:\Windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: JOHN-LAPTOP

DISKPART> lis dis

  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          476 GB      0 B        *
  Disk 1    Online          476 GB      0 B        *
  Disk 2    Online           28 GB      0 B

DISKPART> sel dis 2

Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> clean

DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk.

DISKPART> convert mbr

DiskPart successfully converted the selected disk to MBR format.

DISKPART> cre par pri size=100

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> format fs=fat32 quick

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> active

DiskPart marked the current partition as active.

DISKPART> assign letter=s

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> cre par pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> for fs=NTFS quick

  100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

DISKPART> assign letter=t

DiskPart successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\Windows\system32>DISM.exe /Apply-Image /ImageFile:F:\sources\install.wim /Index:10 /ApplyDir:T:\ /compact

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.19041.329

Applying image
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\system32>bcdboot T:\Windows /s S: /f ALL
Boot files successfully created.

Now let's see if this baby boots!

Yep it booted into it! I'm using a USB 3 flash drive plugged into an adapter which is plugged into a USB C port. It really isn't all that slow for a flash drive!

Hi there
Works even faster if you use an SSD drive connected to USB3 / USBC via SATA->USB3 or USBC adapter depending on your Computer ports

Makes a useful "Windows to GO" system (Freebie) -- watch out for activation though if you use it on another machine.

Using MBR is the most flexible if your machine gives the possibility to boot MBR.

Cheers
jimbo

jimbo45 said:

Using MBR is the most flexible if your machine gives the possibility to boot MBR.

Cheers
jimbo

Any/all computers will boot from an MBR drive.

An SSD connected via USB 3.0 is mucho faster! The method to create the "Windows To Go" is exactly the same.

If you have a desktop PC the easiest way is once you have a Windows installation USB is to disconnect the hard drive in your PC. Boot up from the Windows USB and install on another USB. Saves all that technical messing about. If you have a laptop, of course, some drives are hidden in the bowels of the earth. Luckily I have a Lenovo, two screws and the drive and memory are easy to change.

I find running a few commands in command prompt to be much easier than disconnecting drives.