I am looking for the most simple possible way for me to clone Windows 7 to a USB drive, I have tried several disk cloning tools, but Windows 7 seems unable to run from a USB drive. I also tried Microsoft's Windows To Go Creator Wizard to create Windows 7 To Go directly from an ISO file, it does not seem to support Windows 7. Does your software WinToUSB support cloning Windows 7 to USB drive as Windows 7 To Go?
Windows 7 is an excellent Windows operating system, Although Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020, some users are still using it so far. When Windows on the internal hard disk does not start properly, we can use it as the emergency operating system to complete data recovery or system recovery work. If we are able to run Windows 7 from USB drive, it will bring us great convenience. There are many users who ask this question, can I clone windows 7 to a USB drive, and then start Windows 7 from the USB drive? The answer to this question is no until the WinToUSB been successfully developed.
Hasleo WinToUSB is the world's first software that can help you clone Windows 7 to a USB drive and ensure that Windows 7 can boot from the USB drive. With proprietary file system cloning technology, Hasleo WinToUSB can help you clone Windows 7 to a USB drive as quickly as possible, and make sure that Windows 7 boots properly from the USB drive by modifying the configuration of the Windows system.
Please note that Windows 7 does not have built-in USB 3.0 support, so Windows 7 will have to be booted from a USB 2.0 port. And we should only use the same Windows 7 To Go on the same computer, because Windows 7 isn't completely portable and you may have driver problems when booting on different computers.
Step 1. Connect the USB drive to the computer, run Hasleo WinToUSB and then click the "Windows To Go USB".
Step 2. Click "Select installation source" and then select "Current Windows OS" from the list that pops up.
If you want to create Windows 7 To Go directly from a Windows 7 installation ISO, please refer to: How to create a Windows 7 To Go USB drive?
Step 3. Click "Select destination drive" and select the destination drive from the pop-up drive list.
Step 4. Choose the partition scheme and installation mode you want to use, and you can specify additional drivers or enable BitLocker to encrypt the Windows To Go USB drive according to your needs, then click "Proceed".
* Tips: For more detailed information about "Partition scheme", "Installation mode" and "Enable BitLocker", please refer to: How to clone existing Windows to USB drive as a Windows To Go Workspace?
Step 5. After clicking "Proceed", a pop-up will appear asking you if you want to format it to continue, click "Yes" if you are sure.
Step 6. After clicking "Yes", Hasleo WinToUSB begins cloning Windows to the USB Drive. The time required for cloning is related to the size of the data to be cloned.
Step 7. Wait for the clone operation to complete. After the clone is successfully completed, restart the computer and change BIOS to boot from the USB drive.
Are you looking for a solution to clone Windows 7 to USB drive as Windows 7 To Go? As stated above, Hasleo WinToUSB is the best tool which can help you clone Windows 7 to USB drive as Windows 7 To Go, takes just a few steps and you can achieve your goal. In addition, you can also use Hasleo WinToUSB to install Windows 7 to an USB drive as Windows 7 To Go, or clone Windows 11/10/8 to USB drive as portable Windows 11/10/8.
