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WokeUp
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Hey guys I had my os on an ssd but it died so I was looking on youtube to see if I could use my 64gb usb to boot windows 10 from it but all the videos just showing that I have to wipe my other drives and I dont wanna do that I just wanna have windows 10 on my usb for a little until I get a new ssd what could I do?

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you could run a live Linux version like Mint for a while

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

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#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

you could run a live Linux version like Mint for a while

No windows? and where could I get it?

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Just now, MartinWake said:

No windows? and where could I get it?

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

i would recomend the Cinnamon variant, burn that to a USB stick and boot from it and you should be good basically

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, MartinWake said:

No windows? and where could I get it?

"windows to go" is unfortunately only supported on windows enterprise and education editions. It is great in that it installs a full copy of windows to run off the USB key and works great.

 

There is a tool called "RUFUS" for making bootable usb keys from an ISO image. It has an option to set up a drive as "windows to go" but I have never actually tested it myself. Might be worth a shot.

When in doubt, re-format.

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

i would recomend the Cinnamon variant, burn that to a USB stick and boot from it and you should be good basically

what do u think about kali linux?

RIG: CPU: i7-5930K 4.5GHz GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI Superclocked 6GB RAM: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: Msi X99S SLI Krait Edition Storage: 128GB SSD 2TB HDD

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The only "official" way to run from a USB drive is via Windows To Go, which is an enterprise feature. The main issue with booting Windows from a USB device is that under normal circumstances Windows refuses to boot from a non-permanent storage device, and particularly on USB it also would require a boot-time driver for that. So while you could put an EFI install of Windows on a USB drive, chances are you won't get it to work without a lot of messing around.

 

Easiest solution is as @Bananasplit_00 suggested: Linux. You can run Ubuntu, Mint, or any other distro you prefer from a USB drive, either natively or via Universal USB Installer.

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Just now, MartinWake said:

what do u think about kali linux?

IIRC it didnt look great and Mint did so i have used Mint whenever i have needed Linux

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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8 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

i would recomend the Cinnamon variant, burn that to a USB stick and boot from it and you should be good basically

how to I install it?

RIG: CPU: i7-5930K 4.5GHz GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI Superclocked 6GB RAM: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: Msi X99S SLI Krait Edition Storage: 128GB SSD 2TB HDD

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7 hours ago, MartinWake said:

how to I install it?

download the ISO file, use USB burner of your choice and burn the ISO file to the USB stick, then put the stick in your computer and get into the  boot menue, usiually by hitting F8 during boot and then select the USB stick. it should now start to load stuff and eventiually put you in a desktop enviroment and there you go :) 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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5 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

download the ISO file, use USB burner of your choice and burn the ISO file to the USB stick, then put the stick in your computer and get into the  boot menue, usiually by hitting F8 during boot and then select the USB stick. it should now start to load stuff and eventiually put you in a desktop enviroment and there you go :) 

Got it thanks!

RIG: CPU: i7-5930K 4.5GHz GPU: EVGA GTX 980 TI Superclocked 6GB RAM: 16GB DDR4 Motherboard: Msi X99S SLI Krait Edition Storage: 128GB SSD 2TB HDD

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