WinToUSB

WinToUSB (also called Windows To USB) is the best free Windows To Go Creator that allows you to install and run Windows operating system on an external hard drive or USB flash drive, using an ISO/WIM/ESD/SWM/VHD/VHDX image file or CD/DVD drive as the source of installation, or you can clone current Windows OS installation (Windows 7 or later) to a USB drive as a Windows To Go Workspace. WinToUSB also supports creating a Windows installation USB flash drive from a Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/2008/2012/2016 installation ISO file, so you can install Windows from the USB flash drive easily. Oh, WinToUSB also supports creating a bootable Windows PE USB drive, it can help you transfer the contents of Windows PE to a USB drive and make the USB drive bootable. WinToUSB's key features include: Easy-to-use wizard interface that provides step-by-step instructions for creating a Windows To Go USB drive. Creation of Windows To Go from an ISO/WIM/ESD/SWM image file or CD/DVD drive. Clone an existing Windows OS (Windows 7 or later) to a USB Drive as a Windows To Go Workspace. Use of a Non-Enterprise Edition of Windows 10/8.1/8/7 to create Windows To Go Workspace. Creation of Windows To Go on Non-Certified Windows To Go USB Drive. Support for creating VHD-based/VHDX-based Windows To Go Workspace. Support for creating Windows installation USB drives. Important notes: Windows 7/2008 R2 does not have built-in USB 3.0 support, so Windows 7/2008 R2 will have to be booted from a USB 2.0 port. USB flash drives are very slow. It takes a long time to install and run Windows from a USB flash drive, highly recommend using a USB hard disk. Windows To Go drives can be booted on different computers, so you can carry it to anywhere and use it on any computer. Windows 7/2008 R2 is not completely portable. You may have activation and driver problems when booting on different computers.

What is new in this release:

Version 3.5 beta:

• Add support for cloning Windows on a VHD/VHDX disk to USB drive
• Convert Windows To Go drive to internal hard drive

What is new in version 3.4:

Version 3.4:

• Creation of Windows 10/8/7 To Go on a USB flash drive with both BIOS and UEFI support
• Allows users to select the partitioning scheme when formatting a USB flash drive
• Turkish language support

What is new in version 3.3 beta:

Version 3.3 beta:

• Creation of Windows 10 To Go on a USB flash drive with both BIOS and UEFI support
• Fixed bug: Failed to create Windows To Go from a VHD/VHDX file in some case
• Fixed bug: Failed to create Windows PE in some case
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 3.2:

Version 3.2:

• Add support for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
• Fixed bug: Failed to convert internal hard drive to Windows To Go drive
• Fixed bug: Failed to create Windows To Go from a VHD/VHDX file
• Fixed bug: Failed to format USB flash drive

What is new in version 3.1:

Version 3.1:

• Support for creating Windows installation USB drives with BIOS and UEFI support
• Spanish language support
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 3.0:

• Support for creating Windows To Go directly from a VHD or VHDX
• Add support for encrypted ESD
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 2.9:

• Fixed bug: Unable to extract files from the wim file in some cases
• Improved VHD(X) disk partitioning and formatting algorithms
• Fixed bug: Check update improvements
• Update French, Hungarian translation
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 2.8:

Version 2.8:

• Support for creating Windows To Go directly from a wim, esd or swm file
• Fixed bug: Unable to list partitions on mbr disk in some cases
• Chinese Traditional language support
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 2.6:

Version 2.4:

• Convert Locale Disk to Windows To Go Workspace
• Convert CD/DVD to ISO image file
• Improved disk partitioning and formatting features
• Polish language support
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 2.3:

Version 2.3:

• Support for official Windows 10 ISO which contains both x86 and x64 in one ISO
• Clone current Windows OS which on a dynamic disk to a USB drive
• Support for Windows Tiny7
• Bulgarian language support
• Fix other minor bugs

What is new in version 2.2 beta:

Version 2.2:

• MBR-based Windows To Go USB drive support booting both BIOS-based and UEFI-based computers
• Sector by sector clone Windows OS to USB drive
• German language support

What is new in version 2.1:

Version 2.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

What is new in version 2.0:

Version 2.0 clones current Windows OS (Windows 7 or later) as a Windows To Go USB drive.