How to Online Internal Disks in a Windows To Go Workspace?

Updated on August 19, 2025 by Admin to Portable Windows Creator

I created a portable Windows using Hasleo WinToUSB and successfully started Windows from the USB drive, but I did not see the partitions on the internal hard disk in Windows Explorer. How can I access the partitions on the internal hard disk?

To ensure data isn't accidentally disclosed, the internal hard disks on the host computer remain offline by default when booted from a Windows To Go (WTG) USB drive created with the Windows To Go Creation Wizard (built into Windows) and Hasleo WinToUSB. This tutorial details how to online internal disks in a Windows To Go workspace using Disk Management.

 

Tutorial to Online Internal Disks in a Windows To Go Workspace Using Windows Disk Management.

Step 1. Boot Windows from the USB drive created by Hasleo WinToUSB.

Step 2. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Windows Run dialog, type diskmgmt.msc, then press Enter to open Disk Management window.

run diskmgmt.msc

Step 3. In the Disk Management window, right-click the disk you want to online, then click "Online".

online internal disk

 

Following these steps, you can easily bring internal disks online for a Windows To Go USB drive.

 

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