Windows 10: Windows 10 to Launch on USB Sticks Too

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Cool stuff, if true. I do all my installs from thumb drives. I wonder if they will be read only? Or have the option to make them read only. That way they don't get accidentally erased or messed up.

:)

 

Purchased Windows 10 on USB from Microsoft Store

Can the Windows 10 USB stick wear out if used too many times to reinstall or repair Windows 10? How long does the Windows 10 USB stick last before it fails? Does the drive get hot while plugged in? How does both 32-bit and 64-bit fit on a single USB
stick?

 

Windows 10 Backup

Hi. ALL ... Never seen this one before ... I have set up Windows 10 Backup with file history turned on, writing file backup(s) to a USB 3.0 64GB mini memory stick every ten minutes. When backup updates, every ten minutes, Windows 10 File Explorer automatically
launches, showing the file history directory on the memory stick. I have set up Windows 10 backup many times on many machines, even using the same usb memory stick, never having this problem. The device is a Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5-1570 2-in-1 laptop, running
Windows 10, version 1703, build 15063.632. This is beyond annoying. Has anyone heard of this ... better yet, does anyone have a fix to stop file explorer from self launching every ten minutes????

 

Hi there

Not sure if this is actually a GOOD route -- USB sticks can get accidentally erased - and if they are Non erasable then you have storage / other problems - you don't want to encourage people to create hoards of external media storage devices.

Downloading an ISO and converting it for Boot on a USB stick via a program like RUFUS is IMO the best way.

I sometimes like to boot two or three different OS'es from the same USB stick --quite easy with a 16 / 32 / 64 GB stick.

Here's the link for RUFUS.

Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way


Cheers
jimbo

 

Hi,
Only problem I can see is that asking many average users to do that would just confuse them

 

Wowwwwwwww, I kinda sorta predicted this some time back, but never thought it would become a viable option! Wow!

 

I've been using Rufus to create Windows 10 ISOs for quite awhile. I like it because it's simple to use.

 

I just use diskpart. A few commands and its done. Bootable and good for legacy and UEFI installs.

 

Hi there

The CURRENT system of getting people to try and restore etc from those horrible hidden partitions IMO is far more complicated - not only for a typical user but even quite experienced ones -- I've often had prooblems with those.

It's good that Windows 10 will at least be available on some sort of PHYSICAL MEDIA. I always HATED with a passion those "Hidden Partition" systems when computers stopped being sold without a proper PHYSICAL piece of Windows media.

The actual cost would have probably added about 0.30 EUR -- hardly significant for 300 - 2000 (or even more) EUR purchases.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Will USB be cheaper or more expensive? Will they offer ones that don't need keys that already have a oem or retail key?

 

Keys are easy to add, all you do is add a PID.txt file. The issue with that is though, once you do that you can then only use that install media on the one PC.

They could code Windows 10 to look for OEM embedded keys like Windows 8 install media does. Then if it finds one it just uses it automatically. If non is present you get prompted to enter a key. You could use that thumb drive on multiple PC's with no issues.

 

I agree that its good to be available on physical media, much prefer these to the hidden partitions

My understanding on hidden partitions was

You could use them to do a windows reset which wipes everything and puts windows back as it came
and you create your own install media from them, so if your drive dies you restore windows from these discs

 

I ditched my factory installs long ago for my own custom clean install. They were for Windows 8.0 anyway and not much use.

 

As far as I know my factory recovery images are kept upto date (Dell Machine), when 8.1 came out it updated them from what I recall

I will get either a USB/DVD at some point for 10, or just get the ISO, then if I need a reinstall I will wipe out all the OEM stuff from the machine and do it clean