Windows To Go has been an enterprise feature of Windows since Windows 8, however Microsoft announced on May 25, 2019 that Windows To Go will no longer be available in Windows. Below we will introduce how to use third-party Windows To Go creation application Hasleo WinToUSB and Windows Enterprise Edition to create Windows To Go, mainly including the following aspects:
According to the different needs of customers, Windows is divided into Home Edition, Professional Edition, Education Edition and Enterprise Edition. The Windows Enterprise Edition is designed to meet the business needs of medium to large companies and organizations, it includes all the features of Windows Pro, and also adds corresponding features for enterprise users, such as deploying and managing PCs, Windows To Go, virtualization, and advanced security. Here are the main differences between the Professional and Enterprise editions:
| Features | Windows 10/11 Professional | Windows 10/11 Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Security | Windows Information Protection, BitLocker, BitLocker to Go, Windows Defender Antivirus and automatic updates | Windows Information Protection, BitLocker, BitLocker to Go, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender Credential Guard, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection and automatic updates |
| Feature | Windows Autopilot eases device deployment | Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and Microsoft User Environment Virtualization centralizes apps |
| Price | $199.99 per license | Varies based on the size of the business and the features you want |
We have mentioned above that Windows To Go is a feature of Windows Enterprise Edition, so what is Windows To Go? In simple terms, Windows To Go refers to installing Windows to a USB drive and then booting Windows from the USB drive, which is also what we call portable Windows. Windows To Go was first introduced into the Windows operating system from Windows 8, because the USB drive is easy to carry, and the same working environment can be used on different computers, it is deeply loved by some users, especially those who need to work in different places.
Unfortunately, Microsoft announced on May 25, 2019 that the Windows To Go feature will no longer be available in Windows 10 and later Windows Enterprise editions, so we can no longer create Windows To Go with the Windows To Go Creator Wizard provided by Microsoft in newer versions of Windows 10/11 Enterprise.
If you are currently using a newer version of Windows 10/11 Enterprise Edition then you will not be able to find the Windows To Go Creation Tool in Control Panel, how do we create a Windows To Go in this case? The answer is to use a third-party Windows To Go creation tool, here we recommend you to use Hasleo WinToUSB.
Step 1. Download, install and run Hasleo WinToUSB, click the 
button, then click the 
button and select the Windows 10/11 Enterprise installation ISO file from the open dialog box.
Step 2. WinToUSB scans for and lists installable operating systems in the Windows Enterprise installation ISO. Please select the edition of Windows you want to install, then click "Next".
Step 3. Select the destination USB drive in the drop-down list.
Step 4. A pop-up will appear asking you if you want to format it to continue, select the partition scheme you want to use and click "Yes" to format it. 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. Please note that the "Keep the existing partition scheme" option is valid only for an external disk.
Step 5. Select the system partition and boot partition from the partition list, the selected partitions will be marked as red, then click "Next".
Step 6. After clicking "Next", WinToUSB begins installing Windows 10/11 Enterprise Edition to the USB drive.
Step 7. It takes some time to install. After installation restart the computer and change BIOS to boot from your USB drive.
Step 8. Windows normal installation starts up and you have to complete all the installation steps. After that, you can install programs, copy files, etc.
Step 1. Download, install and run Hasleo WinToUSB, click the 
button, then click "Next".
Step 2. Select the USB drive in the drop-down list.
Step 3. A pop-up will appear asking you if you want to format it to continue, select the partition scheme you want to use and click "Yes" to format it. 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. Please note that the "Keep the existing partition scheme" option is valid only for an external disk.
Step 4. Select the boot partition and system partition from the partition list, the selected partitions will be marked as red, then click "Next".
Step 5. After clicking "Next", WinToUSB begins cloning Windows to the USB drive.
Step 6. It takes some time to clone. After the clone is successfully completed, restart the computer and change BIOS to boot from your USB drive.
This tutorial details two ways to create Windows To Go with the Windows 10/11 Enterprise edition, you can see that with the help of Hasleo WinToUSB you can easily install or clone Windows Enterprise Edition to a USB drive as Windows To Go.
In fact, as the most professional Windows To Go creation tool, you can create portable Windows with any version of Windows 10/11 with the help of Hasleo WinToUSB, even you can create portable Windows with Windows Server Edition.
