How to create Windows To Go using Windows 10/11 Home Edition?

I've used Windows To Go (WTG) in my company and it's very useful when the system crashes. I tried to create a Windows To Go USB drive with Windows 10 Home Edition, however the Windows To Go creator provided by Microsoft did not recognize the Windows 10 Home installation ISO. Can someone tell me how to create Windows To Go using Windows 10 home edition?

The Windows 10/11 Home Edition is the most widely used edition of Windows, which meets most of our requirements, but unfortunately we cannot use Windows 10/11 Home Edition to create Windows To Go USB drive by using the Windows To Go creation wizard built-in Windows, because creating Windows To Go is an Enterprise feature of Windows, it's only available in Windows Enterprise editions. However, as a very useful feature, there are many people who want to be able to use Windows 10/11 Home Edition to create Windows To Go.

Hasleo WinToUSB is a professional Windows To Go creator software, it can help us create Windows To Go with any edition of Windows 10/11. In the following, you can learn in details about how to use Windows 10/11 Home Edition to create Windows To Go with the help of Hasleo WinToUSB.

Tutorial to create Windows To Go with Windows 10/11 Home Edition.

Step 1. Connect the USB drive to the computer, download, install and run Hasleo WinToUSB and then click "Windows To Go USB".

Step 2. Click "Select installation source", then click "Browse image file" and select the Windows 10 installation ISO file from the open dialog box as installation source, or choose a CD/DVD drive with a Windows 10 installation DVD inserted as the installation source.

* Tips: If you don't have a Windows 10 installation ISO, please download Windows 10 installation ISO first.

Step 3. Hasleo WinToUSB scans for and lists installable operating systems, select the edition of Windows you want to install.

Step 4. Click "Select destination drive" and select the destination drive from the pop-up drive list. If the drive is not correctly recognized by Hasleo WinToUSB, you can click the button for the program to recognize the drive.

Step 5. Choose the partition scheme and select "Windows 10 Home" edition, and you can specify additional drivers or enable BitLocker to encrypt the Windows To Go USB drive according to your needs, then click "Proceed".

* Tips:

1. For more detailed information about "Partition scheme", "Installation mode" and "Enable BitLocker", please refer to: How to create portable Windows 11/10/8/7 from an ISO, WIM, ESD, SWM or VHD(X) file?
2. If you choose "Keep the existing partition scheme", you need to manually prepare the partitions on the USB drive before this step, and here is the user guide on how to manually prepare partitions for Windows To Go.

Step 6. After clicking "Proceed", a pop-up will appear asking you if you want to format it to continue, click "Yes" if you are sure.

Step 7. After clicking "Yes", WinToUSB begins installing Windows to the destination drive.

Step 8. It takes some time to install. After installation restart the computer and change BIOS to boot from your USB drive.

Step 9. Windows 10/11 normal installation starts up and you have to complete all the installation steps. After that, you can install programs, copy files, etc.

Conclusion

Now you know how to create Windows To Go using Windows 10/11 home edition, the whole process will be quickly done. With just a few clicks and a little time, you will have a Windows 10/11 Home To Go USB drive, then you can carry it to anywhere and use it on any computer.

As the best Windows To Go creator software, in fact you can create Windows To Go with any edition of Windows 10/11 and use BitLocker to encrypt the Windows To Go USB drive to protect your data. And you can create a Windows 10 installation USB drive to install Windows with the help of Hasleo WinToUSB.