Windows 10: I want to know how can i download windows games to a USB drive using the usb 3.0 port

Hello my laptop does not have any more room to add games. So i am wandering if I can install games to a USB drive? And if I can how do i change where games are downloaded to. Not to the download file on pc to the USB drive? And when i want to play the games on the USb drive how do i select the game on the usb drive or will game open and play when i select the game in start apps or if game is on desktop icon?thanks for answering each questions I asked.

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USB 3 Ports not working

Hi folks,
i was trying to copy some files from an external drive using the usb 3 port on my M/B but it doesnt work, i downloaded the drivers from the Manufacturers website but no luck either, am i missing an important step here? i havent checked the Bios yet
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z170XP-SLI-rev-10#ov

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk

 

USB Ports Not Working

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for keeping us updated.

• Have you tried suggestions provided by Hamilton Apolinario?

If not, please re-install Windows 10 and check the status. If the issue still persists, I suggest you to get the hardware diagnostic done from the manufacturer.

Step 1: Download the Windows 10 ISO (using another computer so you can use USB ports to transfer files)

Refer to the article below and download Windows 10 ISO using Media Creation Tool.

Download Windows 10

Step 2: Make a USB flash drive bootable

Refer to the article to download Windows USB/DVD Download Tool to transfer ISO to USB flash drive to make it bootable device.

Windows USB/DVD Download Tool

Important: Ensure there is no data in USB flash drive before making it bootable device. If you have any data, back it up accordingly.


Disclaimer: Please keep a backup of your data in case of loss.


Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.