I recently discovered Hasleo WinToUSB and was impressed by its ease of use. Within a few minutes, I created my first portable Windows 10 on a USB flash drive. However, I have one question: After selecting the destination drive, a dialog appeared stating that "Windows performance might be impacted if you use this USB flash drive to create a Windows To Go workspace". Why does WinToUSB prompt this information? Did I do something wrong?
Please don't worry about this warning: WinToUSB will definitely prompt this information when creating a Windows To Go workspace using a USB flash drive.
For an operating system boot drive, the 4K random read/write speeds are very important. Unfortunately, the 4K read/write speeds of certain common USB flash drives are very slow, and these drives are not suitable for creating a Windows To Go drive.
While not all USB flash drives are suitable for creating a portable Windows, most modern USB 3.0+ drives will work. Since we cannot test all models, we can only make a prompt in this place.
In summary, the 4K random read/write speeds of some USB flash drives are very slow, significantly prolonging Windoes installation and operation times. Additionally, USB flash drives' lifespan is shorter than HDDs'/SSDs', especially under heavy write workloads. Therefore, we highly recommend using Windows To Go-certified drives or external SSDs (for better performance)/HDDs to create Windows To Go workspaces. If you need a compact high-performance storage solution, we recommend the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX flash drive. This USB flash drive delivers SSD-like faster speeds and enhanced durability while maintaining a standard flash drive form factor.
