The imaging process only took 12 minutes for us, even though we were putting our Windows To Go system onto an external mechanical drive over a slower USB 2.0 connection. This is the longest part, although it shouldn’t take too long. Wait for the imaging process to complete before you continue. Click the Apply button and GImageX will image the Install.wim file onto the USB drive. In the Destination box, choose the external drive you’ll be installing Windows To Go on. In the Source box, browse for the install.wim file you found earlier.
If you have an ISO file, you can “mount it” on Windows 8 by double-clicking it in File Explorer.Ĭlick the Apply tab in GImageX. If you have a physical disc, insert it into your computer. (You don’t also need to download the full Windows ADK from Microsoft - just download the tiny GImageX utility.)įirst, locate the Install.wim file, which is stored on the Windows installation media.
It will allow you to work with the WIM files from the Windows installation media and create a Windows To Go drive without Microsoft’s official Windows-To-Go-creator tool. This is a graphical front-end to the ImageX tool from Microsoft’s Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit.
These certified devices are tested so they have high speeds and good manufacturer warranties - a cheap USB drive might be slower and die sooner due to the higher volume of writes. Microsoft offers “Windows To Go Certified Drives,” and they all start at 32 GB of storage space, so there’s enough space for the OS and extra for your files. It won’t be as fast, but it will work all the same. However, you could also use an older external hard disk drive you have lying around.
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