Do you want to run Windows 8 from any other PC wherever you go?
If the answer is “Yes”, you can create a Windows 8 To Go boot disk, which contains a fully-copied Windows 8 OS allowing you to boot a PC into Windows 8 OS environment. It means with this portable Windows 8 disk, you can use all features of Windows 8 on any computer anywhere.
This idea was firstly carried out by Microsoft. It embedded the “Windows To Go” feature in Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education, Enterprise to run system from certain USB mass storage devices and external hard drives that were certified by Microsoft.
However, all people is using Windows 8 or Windows 10 Enterprise, or Windows Education. And certified USB are very expensive for most people. You can refer to this post, and learn how to create a Windows 8 To Go disk without Enterprise edition.
How to make a Windows 8 To Go Boot Disk?
To make a boot disk, you can turn to third-party software, AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional. Compared with the Windows build-in “Windows To Go”, it has better flexibility to meet different demands.
● Better compatibility with systems: It can create a bootable Windows 8 HDD/SSD from any Windows 8 edition, as well as other Windows 10, Windows 7. And it also helps you to boot window on Mac, if you want to run Windows on your Apple PC/laptop.
● Supports uncertified disks: You can perform it with any USB and external disk, as long as it has at least 13GB capacity, and the bigger the better.