How to install Windows 8 on a flash drive with Windows To Go

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Windows 8 brings a new option, in the shape of Windows To Go. Users can keep their own PCs and their own software. All you need is a fast, large USB drive, and you can give them a managed Windows 8 environment that uses their CPU and memory, without touching their hard disk, or their data. With Windows To Go, users just boot from a USB drive, and get access to their Windows 8 desktop and applications, as well as data stored in remote file shares and on the drive. As it's using local computing resources, the Windows in Windows To Go is fast, so applications that rely on system performance run well.

It's also relatively secure. Boot into a Windows To Go stick, and you're unable to see the data on the host PC – its drives are hidden from Windows To Go, making it difficult to copy data off a Windows To Go flash drive. However you do get access to other removable storage and network resources, so it's worth ensuring that any images are fully configured with endpoint security. Windows To Go is designed not to leave a trace on the host, not to be secure. If you're trying to copy data onto a Windows To Go stick you'll need to use network resources or removable drives, as Windows also hides the Windows To Go file system, so you can't use a drive as a flash drive, either.

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- Kingston DataTraveler Workspace for Windows To Go (Bootable | Kingston Technology)

- Spyrus Portable Workplace (Secure Portable Workplace WTG)

We recommend that you run the Spyrus Deployment Suite for Windows To Go to provision the Spyrus Portable Workplace.

- Spyrus Secure Portable Workplace (Secure Portable Workplace WTG)

Important: You must use the Spyrus Deployment Suite for Windows To Go to provision the Spyrus Secure Portable Workplace. For more information about the Spyrus Deployment Suite for Windows To Go please refer to Secure Portable Workplace WTG.

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We recommend that you run the WD Compass utility to prepare the Western Digital My Passport Enterprise drive for provisioning with Windows To Go. For more information about the WD Compass utility please refer to Welcome to Western Digital US Online Store