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Hasleo WinToUsb - My copy works, but not my friend's - wedgesture - 11-27-2025
I used Hasleo WinToUsb for Windows 11 to create numerous Windows installations on a portable SSD. They operate smoothly on my machine (Windows 11). I also have a not-so-old custom built that won't run W11 (now running W10 on internal), but the portable works great there as well. Both machines were specially built.
I wanted to use the portable W11 on a friend's computer, but none of his three (all W10) would boot up with it. Disk Management displayed the portable, but File Explorer did not.
These three of his PCs are ancient, lack TPM, and cannot install Windows. All are custom-built.
I asked Hasleo for guidance, and they told the WtG is offline by default when it runs for the first time. If that's the case, why do all of the WtGs I've created run fine on my two computers?
I read about including drivers in the WtG and asked Hasleo about it. They omitted that when responding. I wouldn't know which drivers to include or how to incorporate them.
Any suggestions? I'm not sure what his PC specs are.
RE: Hasleo WinToUsb - My copy works, but not my friend's - admin - 11-27-2025
Regarding the issue of the USB drive being visible in Disk Management but not listed in File Explorer, this is normal behavior because the WTG drive is offline by default. You simply need to bring the drive online in Disk Management and assign it a drive letter to access it normally.
Regarding the boot issue on your friend's older computers, you must first ensure that these older PCs are compatible with Windows 11 and that they support the partition scheme (GPT or MBR) you used when creating the WTG drive. This is critical, as many older computers cannot boot an operating system from a GPT-formatted disk.
Furthermore, you've only mentioned that it fails to boot from the drive, but you haven't provided any specifics about the failure itself. For example, does the BIOS not recognize the USB drive as a boot option at all, or does it start to load Windows and then crash with a Blue Screen?
If possible, please provide as much detail as you can and include screenshots. This will allow us to diagnose the problem much more quickly.