Once done, make the drive bootable:
| ✅ Do this | ❌ Avoid this | | ------------------------------ | --------------------------- | | Use USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt | USB 2.0 or standard flash drive | | Disable Windows Fast Startup | Running heavy games/video editing | | Keep 20% free space on the drive | Unplugging without “Eject” |
Test new software or OS versions without risking your main system's data.
If you plan to boot on both UEFI and legacy BIOS, format as fat32 instead, but NTFS is more reliable for Windows To Go.
