Windows 10 on a USB

[AskTJ]

Could I install Windows 10 on a 64GB USB? I want to try this and boot off of it on my laptop and have a removable dual boot operating system.

 

I wont have any programs installed as I will use the Windows 8 partition and run files off of that.

 

TJ.

[DrMacintosh]

Why can't you just partition your internal drive? 

[WereCat]

Don't bother. It will run but it's unusable.

You will grow old watching start menu to open.

 

Do it with Linux instead

[Enderman]

Basically same as this:

 

[Razor Blade]

 

[WereCat]

4 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Basically same as this:

 

Not really. If it's just a cheap normal USB3 stick, then it can't even compare.

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Not really. If it's just a cheap normal USB3 stick, then it can't even compare.

"basically the same" as in "it will still perform like shit".

[Kyle_N]

Windows 8/10 Pro has a built in feature to do this. 

 

If the USB stick meets all requirements (min 64GB, USB 3.0, and maybe something else), you can get Windows 10 Pro (it's free, but will have watermark if you don't have a license) and then use the built-in Windows To Go app to create a bootable USB. 

 

It will set up BitLocker To Go on the USB stick as well, so it will be encrypted - you'll need to enter a password to boot the USB. Other than that, it works just like a normal Windows installation.

 

You won't need to worry about activation, Windows 10 doesn't technically require it at all. You might get a watermark if the PC you use it on has never had a valid license, not 100% sure about that though.

[AskTJ]

1 hour ago, WereCat said:

Do it with Linux instead

I already have linux running alongside with Ubuntu. I was wanting to just test out the concept for myself. I would use Linux more frequently if Wine worked on it, but I cant install it because Ubuntu created a partition by itself of only 4.7GB.