
However, the syntax and sequence looked tricky, especially if you used DISM or Diskpart to format the USB. Note 2: I also saw ‘Windows to Go’ created with the command-line DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool). Note 1: While I concentrate on the USB stick or flash drive, you could use a similar technique and substitute a DVD disk. This is Microsoft install technology at it’s best, just follow the menus, and in truth, you don’t need any further instructions! The hardest part of creating this flash drive is getting a copy of the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool (and that’s not difficult).

Procedure to Create the Bootable USB DriveĮven though this free tool is designed to make a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 7, it works just as well with a Windows 8.

ISO file to the flash drive with Windows Explorer. If you want ‘Windows to Go’, you cannot just copy an.
