Contents ======= Windows To Go Required Files/Tools Walkthroughs Walkthrough 1 - Part 1 Walkthrough 1 - Part 2 Walkthrough 1 - Part 3 Walkthrough 2 - Part 1 Walkthrough 2 - Part 2 Walkthrough 2 - Part 3 Walkthrough 3 - Part 1 Walkthrough 3 - Part 2 Complete Windows setup Activation Appendices ========= bootmenupolicy DiskMgmt Edit UEFI entry Clone Win2Go Miscellaneous

Activation

Windows To Go is officially supported on Enterprise and Education editions of Windows 8,8.1 and 10 and can be activated via KMS (Key Management Server) - activating Windows To Go for 180 days of roaming. Windows To Go can then be reactivated using a Key Management Server whenever required - resetting the activation period for another 180 days. Note that any third party software that is locked to hardware activation is unlikely to work if using Windows To Go on a different device.

Although non-Enterprise/Education editions of Windows can be used to create an unofficial Windows To Go, these installations are likely to be locked to the hardware they were activated on - reducing the roaming potential.

The screenshots below were taken from a running Windows To Go activated via KMS (the Windows 8.1 installation completed in Walkthrough 3) - note that Windows remains activated despite running on three different devices -

Windows To Go running on a Thinkpad X260 laptop.

The same Windows To Go running on a Dell Latitude laptop.

Windows To Go running on a Thinkpad X61 laptop.

Document date - 6^th July 2022