Hi
I have issues with a windows to go installation. The installation is windows 8.1
and it works perfectly on the computer where the installation was created. But
I am not able to boot it on any other computer, regardless of OS. I have tried
on many other computers with different OS but no luck. I tried to activate wintogo
boot in Windows and alter bios settings.
The other computers just skips the connected wintogo certified disk and does not
present a option to boot from it. On the working computer I can choose between
win10 and win 8.1 - the win to go install - it is presented even if the wintogo is not
connected at all.
For me this appears like a "boot configuration error" on the wintogo disk but I am not
Sure. What can I do to make the wintogo boot on other computers?
Thank you kindly for the assistance
Hi,
What did you use to create the Win to Go drive?
Cheers,
- Navigate to sources and copy the install.wim file to your desktop or other convenient location
- Insert your USB or HDD and format the partition as NTFS with the default allocation
- Download the free GImageX () and extract it
- Run the x86 or x64 version depending on the version of Windows you are using
- Navigate to the "Apply" tab
- In the source section enter or browse for the location of the install.wim we copied earlier
- In the destination section enter or browse for the location of the device you want to use for Windows to Go
- Leave the checkboxes unchecked and hit apply
- After imaging process is complete navigate to Disk Management (type in partition at search and you will find it)
- Find the partition you are using for Windows to Go and right click it then -> "Mark partition as active" - this will allow us to boot from this partition, if its already active then don't worry about this step
- Navigate to your Windows to Go disk and go to WindowsSystem32
- Open up CMD from this location (or change directory to the above folder) and enter bcdboot.exe X:Windows /s X: /f ALL
It was kind of tricky, had to tried many times :-)
Cheers
Because when the drive was created the boot files where placed on that Host system
you need to create the BCD on the USB
(assuming a 1 partition USB drive)
bcdboot X:Windows /s X: /f ALL
X = the window to go USB drive letter
It's easy to miss some steps when creating the windows to go drive manually. I suggest you using the freeware ISO2Disc or Rufus. Both of them support creating windows to go usb directly from Windows 8 ISO file.
I got the following error when trying the bcdboot command
C:windowssystem32>bcdboot C:windows /s C: /f ALL
Failure when attempting to copy boot files.
Is C: the drive letter assigned to the windows to go usb ??
Yes! I tried this command from the WIN to go drive
