I have a Debian laptop that I use for most things and a Windows 11 laptop that only gets powered on when I need to use the Lockdown Browser for my weekly quiz.

Is there such thing as having a full Windows 11 installation on a thumb drive that I can save things on? I need to be able to save files and the Lockdown Browser on it. And finally of course the Lockdown Browser must work when I use it as well. Is there such thing as that? Is there a reputable place where I can buy one so that I don’t waste many hours and probably fail trying to make one myself? Thanks in advance.

  • 5PACEBAR@piefed.caEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    I’ve done it. I use it maybe once a year to play Fortnite with my buddies when I LAN.

    Windows To Go has been depricated and is no longer available for Windows 11. The normal installer won’t let you install on a USB drive. The only option is to use DISM and deploy a Windows image (wim file) to your drive.

    • Brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 hour ago

      Rufus still lets you create Windows To Go installations on a USB drive. (unsupported by Microsoft as you mentioned)

      I am curious about your DISM approach, are you just applying the Windows install image onto the USB? Or are you doing it the long way by imaging a normally installed Windows system first? I am very familiar with DISM but never tried applying an entire usable Windows install onto a USB drive that way.