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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

bad idea, flash drive are designed for more quick read and write than to handle an OS. 

the reason for it is so that I can install antivirus software on it and run it so that I will scan the HDD in the machine without me having to install anything on the computer

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3 minutes ago, BA64 said:

I am trying to make a flash drive that I can boot off of and run windows as a full install right off of the flash drive, however I am finding very little information on how to do this. Can someone please help me out?

 

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2 minutes ago, BA64 said:

the reason for it is so that I can install antivirus software on it and run it so that I will scan the HDD in the machine without me having to install anything on the computer

https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1013017/

you need 2 drivers, 1 for bootable Windows other for storage 

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5 minutes ago, BA64 said:

the reason for it is so that I can install antivirus software on it and run it so that I will scan the HDD in the machine without me having to install anything on the computer

Then just use a tool like Hirens

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There is a tool called WinToUSB that is free and works well. I've used it plenty of times.

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36 minutes ago, BA64 said:

the reason for it is so that I can install antivirus software on it and run it so that I will scan the HDD in the machine without me having to install anything on the computer

To be honest, I would go with Linux instead because it's a much lighter OS.

I edit my posts a lot.

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2 hours ago, MrDrWho13 said:

To be honest, I would go with Linux instead because it's a much lighter OS.

That or just pull HDD and connect it to another machine.

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