How to Copy Existing Windows 10 to USB and Make It Bootable

This article shows you how to copy your existing Windows 10 installation from your computer to a USB drive and make the USB drive bootable. Then, just take the USB drive with you and you can boot and access your own Windows 10 anywhere, without having to carry your own physical computer. That sounds cool, doesn't it? So, let's learn how to do it.

• Way 1: Copy existing Windows 10 to USB drive via Windows To Go
• Way 2: Clone existing Windows 10 to USB via iSumsoft SYSOnUSB

Way 1: Copy existing Windows 10 to USB drive via Windows To Go

Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education include the Windows To Go feature, which can copy your current Windows 10 installation to a USB drive and make it bootable. A very important condition is that you have to use a Windows To Go certified USB 3.0 drive. Please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Insert a certified USB drive into your Windows 10 computer and make sure your computer recognizes the USB drive.

Step 2: Open the Control Panel in Windows 10, choose View by Small icons in the upper right, and then click the Windows To Go option.

Step 3: The "Create a Windows To Go workspace" wizard opens and it automatically detects the USB drive plugged into the computer. Select the USB drive you want to copy your Windows 10 to, and then click Next.

Step 4: The wizard will automatically search for the image file that contains your current Windows 10 installation and app files. Simply select the image displayed on the page and click Next.

Step 5: On the next page, you will be asked whether you want to set a BitLocker password to encrypt the copy of your Windows 10. This is an optional step, so don't bother, just click Skip.

Step 6: Everything is ready. Now click Create to immediately start creating a full copy of your current Windows 10 installation on your USB drive.

Step 7: Keep the USB drive connected and wait for the copy of Windows 10 to complete. This will take a while.

Step 8: When the "Choose a boot option" page appears, your current Windows 10 has been successfully copied to the USB drive. If you want your computer to automatically boot from the USB drive when it restarts, choose Yes and click Save and restart. Otherwise, if you prefer to manually change your PC's boot order to boot from the USB, choose No followed by Save and close.

Way 2: Clone existing Windows 10 to USB via iSumsoft SYSOnUSB

What if your Windows 10 does not have the Windows To Go feature, or you don't have a Microsoft certified USB drive? Don't worry. iSumsoft SYSOnUSB is a better option to completely clone or copy existing Windows 10 to a USB drive and make it bootable. It is easy to use, works for any Windows versions, and supports any USB drives.

Step 1: Run iSumsoft SYSOnUSB.

Download the iSumsoft SYSOnUSB on your Windows 10, then double-click the downloaded .exe file to install the software onto your computer. After the installation, launch the software.

Step 2: Connect the USB drive.

Insert a USB drive into your computer and the USB will be displayed in the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the iSumsoft SYSOnUSB page. Make sure you select the USB drive you want to copy your Windows 10 to from the drop-down menu.

第3步：建立WinPE USB驅動器。

選擇左上角的PE選項，並在該選項下保持選取「使用原生PE」選項卡，然後按一下開始。軟體將立即開始建立可啟動的 WinPE USB 隨身碟。

注意：如果您目前的電腦沒有PE檔案（.wim），您需要進入PE選項下的「使用下載的PE」標籤，然後按一下下載按鈕讓軟體自動下載Windows 10 的 PE 檔案。 PE 下載完成後，按一下“確定”，然後按一下“開始”，軟體將開始建立 WinPE USB 隨身碟。

步驟 4：將 Windows 10 複製到 USB 並使其可啟動。

當軟體顯示WinPE驅動程式已成功建立時，請保持USB驅動器連接，然後按一下軟體頁面上的重新啟動以重新啟動電腦。

電腦重新啟動後，立即按住F12或Del進入電腦的啟動選單，然後選擇USB驅動器作為主啟動裝置。

電腦從 USB 隨身碟啟動後，iSumsoft SYSOnUSB 會出現在您的顯示器上，並自動開始將目前的 Windows 10 複製到 USB 隨身碟。

等待過程完成。當軟體頁面顯示「成功建立便攜式Windows」訊息時，您目前的Windows 10安裝已成功複製到USB磁碟機。然後您可以關閉軟體並關閉或重新啟動電腦。

最後的話：

無論您使用上述哪種方法，都可以輕鬆地將現有的 Windows 10 安裝複製到 USB 驅動器並使其可啟動。此外，USB 驅動器上的 Windows 10 副本是便攜式的。這意味著您可以隨身攜帶它並直接在任何地方的任何電腦上啟動和運行它。您只需將 USB 驅動器插入任何計算機，將計算機設定為從 USB 啟動，Windows 10 的完整副本將直接從 USB 運行。這不會影響主機上安裝的作業系統。

您可能也對如何在外部 USB 硬碟上安裝 Windows 10 感興趣。

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