Windows 10: If I transfer a copy of Windows from my laptop (came with it) to a USB for my brother to...

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USB Transfer to Laptop

Hello Judy,

I suggest you to copy all the files to a flash drive from the laptop.
You may create a new folder on your desktop and name that folder as per your choice.

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  Perform the steps to transfer the files from laptop to desktop.
  
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  Plug in the flash drive and wait for it to get detected.
  
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  Now, open the flash drive and Right Click on the files that you want to transfer and select “Copy”.
  
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  Now, open the folder on desktop and Right Click on an empty space in the folder and select “Paste”.
  
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  Similarly, you can transfer all other files.
  

As per the file size you can also use an external drive instead of a flash drive and transfer the data.



Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

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

 

not a copy and move any file USB to laptop

Hello Jay,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Please provide some additional information, so that we can assist you better.

1. Are you unable to copy or move files from USB drive to laptop?
   
2. What is the complete error message you see on your computer incase if you’re trying to move files?
   
3. Were there any changes made on your computer prior to this issues?
   
4. What is the make and model number of USB and computer?
   
5. Is the USB drive detected in Windows PC?
   

However, if you’re referring to transferring files from USB to laptop, follow the steps as mentioned below.

1. Insert your USB device into your computer.
   
2. Open ‘Windows Explorer’ and select 'This PC'.
   
3. You should see your USB device represented as a drive letter (e.g.: D: or E: etc.)
   
4. Locate your USB device and double click it to
   view the contents.
   
5. If your photos are organized into folders already, and/or you can see the
   folders or files you want, proceed to the next step. If your photos are not organized or the photos are visible, you will need to browse the folders until you find them.
   
6. Once you can see your
   files, photos or folders select everything by clicking on the 'Home' tab in Windows Explorer and selecting the 'Select All'
   option.
   
7. With everything you want to import selected all the files, then click the 'Home' tab in Windows Explorer and select either
   'Move to' or 'Copy’.
   
8. Select a destination folder in the list or select the
   'Choose location' option at the bottom and navigate to where you want to move or copy the images to.
   
9. Wait for the move or copy process to finish.
   

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking ‘Yes or No’.

Harish

Microsoft Community – Moderator