How to Clone Windows 11 to USB Flash Drive as Portable Windows 11?

Updated on July 7, 2025 by Admin to Windows 11 To Go

This tutorial details how to clone Windows 11 to a USB flash drive as a portable Windows 11 using Hasleo WinToUSB, covering the following aspects:

Overview of Windows 11

Windows 11 is the latest operating system launched by Microsoft Corporation. It was officially released on June 24, 2021 as the successor to Windows 10. Windows 11 is a fully redesigned operating system that not only gets a complete update in terms of appearance, but also adds new features and performance enhancements.

The look and feel of Windows 11 features a more modern design language, including rounded angles, a cleaner interface, and smoother animations. It also offers a new taskbar, Start Menu, and Notification Center, simplifying system use and management.

In terms of performance, Windows 11 uses brand new technologies to improve system efficiency. It supports enhanced multitasking, as well as improved battery life and quicker boot speed. Additionally, Windows 11 supports more apps and games, including Xbox games.

Overall, Windows 11 is an excellent operating system adding many new features and improving system performance and stability.

 

What is a USB falsh drive?

A USB flash drive is a portable storage device that uses a USB interface for data transfer. It is small in size and highly portable. It can be easily connected to a computer or other devices with USB ports for data storage and transfer. The internal storage medium of a USB flash drive is usually a flash memory chip, resulting in the advantages of fast read/write speed, high shock resistance, and low power consumption.

The storage capacity of a USB flash drive ranges from a few megabytes to several terabytes, which can meet various storage needs. It is widely used for data storage, file transfer, system installation, bootable disk creation, and other. For example, users can store important files, photos, videos, and more in a USB flash drive for backup, recovery, or sharing when needed. Additionally, the USB flash drive can be used as a bootable drive for the operating system, which is convenient for users to install, restore and maintain the system.

Overall, a USB flash drive is a highly practical portable storage device, offering quick and easy data storage and transfer. Whether you are an individual user or a enterprise user, you can easily manage and transfer all kinds of data using USB flash drives.

 

Tool to clone Windows 11 to a USB flash drive

As a small and portable storage device, the USB flash drive is used to store and transfer files. Some computer geeks also use it to install and run the operating system. Before Hasleo WinToUSB was developed, computer geeks could only install and run Linux on USB flash drives. Hasleo WinToUSB was the world's first tool to install Windows on USB flash drives, allowing you to run Windows from USB.

Windows 11 has been officially released. It brings a Mac-like interface and some new features. If you have installed Windows 11 on your internal hard disk, you can clone it to a USB flash drive as a portable Windows 11. To clone Windows 11 to a USB falsh drive, you can use a third-party tool like Hasleo WinToUSB, the world's first third-party Windows To Go creation tool. It supports cloning Windows 11 to USB flash drives. Below we will detail the complete process.

 

Tutorial to clone Windows 11 to a USB flash drive as a portable Windows 11 using Hasleo WinToUSB.

Step 1. Connect the USB flash drive to your computer, and run Hasleo WinToUSB. Click the "Windows To Go USB".

Click Windows To Go creator

Step 2. Click "Select installation source" and then select "Current Windows OS" from the pop-up list.

Select installation source for Windows To Go

Step 3. Click "Select destination drive" and choose the target drive from the pop-up list.

Select destination drive

Step 4. Select your preferred partition scheme and installation mode. Optionally, you may specify additional drivers or enable BitLocker encryption for the Windows To Go USB drive, then click "Proceed".

Select partition scheme and installation mode

* Tips:

  1. We recommend choosing the VHD/VHDX installation mode for better compatibility when creating a Windows To Go on a USB flash drive.
  2. For detailed information about "Partition scheme", "Installation mode" and "Enable BitLocker", please refer to: How to Clone an Existing Windows to a USB Drive as a Windows To Go Workspace?

  3. If you select "Keep the existing partition scheme" option, you need to manually prepare the USB drive partitions before this step. View guide: How to Manually Prepare Partitions for Windows To Go?

Step 5. After clicking "Proceed", a confirmation dialog will appear asking whether to continue formatting the drive. Click "Yes" if you accept the operation.

The drive needs to be formatted prompt

Step 6. After clicking "Yes", Hasleo WinToUSB initiates Windows cloning on the destination drive. Cloning time depends on the size of the data being cloned.

cloning Windows to USB

Step 7. Wait for the cloning process to finish. Upon successful completion, restart the computer and enter UEFI/BIOS settings to boot from the USB flash drive.

change BIOS to boot from USB

 

Conclusion

Using Hasleo WinToUSB, you can easily clone Windows 11 onto a USB flash drive as a portable Windows 11. As a professional portable Windows creation tool, Hasleo WinToUSB can clone Windows 11 to a USB flash drive or clone Windows 11 to an external hard drive as portable Windows.

Additionally, you can install Windows 11 directly from installation sources (ISO, WIM, VHD, VHDX, DBI, etc.) on a USB drive as a portable Windows 11.

 

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