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Overview Creating a Windows To Go workspace Suspending BitLocker on the host computer Updating the configuration Working with IntelliMirror Recommended USB drives For more information
Windows To Go is a new feature in Windows 8 Enterprise Edition that enables you to provision a USB drive with a complete, managed Windows 8 system image. You can insert the USB drive (known as a Windows To Go workspace) into any Windows 7 or Windows 8 host computer to boot and run a managed Windows 8 system without installing any software on the host computer. This guide shows you how to create a Windows To Go workspace.
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Overview
You can create a Windows To Go workspace to boot a portable and managed Windows 8 system on a managed or unmanaged Windows 7 or Windows 8 host computer. For example, you might want to provide a company-owned Windows To Go workspace to a staff member who uses their own non-domain-joined computer at work. The Windows To Go workspace provides a domain-joined computer experience for this user, without modifying their personal consumer device. As another example, you could create a Windows To Go workspace for yourself to use on a home computer running Windows 7. You can use a Windows To Go workspace like any desktop, laptop, or slate computer. For example, you can: Join a corporate domain Connect to the corporate network from a remote site using VPN Install applications Access USB devices (such as a smart card reader) attached to the host
A Windows To Go workspace works with any host computer (desktop, laptop, or slate PC) that supports the Boot To USB Hard Disk Drive startup option. When you connect a Windows To Go workspace to a USB port on a host computer, the workspace is isolated from the host systems hard drive so the hard drive cannot be compromised or infected. The user can switch between the Windows To Go workspace and the host hard drive at any time by inserting or removing the Windows To Go workspace during a system restart.
4. In the Control Panel, tap or click Windows To Go. 5. Insert a USB drive into a USB port on the host computer.
NOTE Make sure to remove any files on the USB drive that you want to save. The USB drive will be reformatted and all data will be deleted when you provision it.
8. In the Set a BitLocker password (optional) screen, select the Use BitLocker with my Windows To Go workspace check box if you want to protect the drive with BitLocker Drive Encryption, and follow the prompts to enter . and confirm a BitLocker password.
6. In the Choose the drive you want to use screen, the provisioning tool displays any attached USB drives. Select the USB drive you want to use, and then tap or click Next.
NOTE To learn more about BitLocker, see the Protecting Your Data with Windows 8 BitLocker Work Smart Guide: http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/0/8/E0853978-5C03-4BC1-916FE195A35BC3D0/2932_WSG_ProtectingYourDatawithWindows8BitLocker_Extern al.docx
7. In the Choose a Windows 8 image screen, the provisioning tool displays the mounted .ISO file. If you dont see the .ISO file, tap or click Add search location to select the mounted .ISO file. Tap or click the file, and then tap or click Next.
9. In the Ready to create your Windows to Go workspace screen, tap or click Create to create the Windows To Go workspace.
The provisioning tool starts to prepare your USB drive. This typically takes less than one hour.
10.In the Choose a boot option screen, select a boot (startup) option. If you tap or click Yes, the Windows Boot Manager configuration will be modified to automatically boot from your Windows To Go device when it is connected to this host computer.
NOTE If you want to change the boot option after running the wizard, in the Windows 8 Start screen, type Change Windows To Go Startup Options, tap or click Settings to change the search scope, and then tap or click the Change Windows To Go Startup Options app to open it.
Windows 7 Host
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2. Click System and Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption. 3. In the BitLocker Drive Encryption dialog box, click Suspend Protection.
11.When provisioning is complete, tap or click Save and restart to restart the host computer.
NOTE To resume protection after switching the boot order, click Resume protection in the BitLocker Drive Encryption dialog box.
Windows 8 Host
1. In the Start screen, type Control Panel, and then tap or click the Control Panel app on the left side of the screen to open the Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel, tap or click System and Security, and then tap or click BitLocker Drive Encryption. 3. In the BitLocker Drive Encryption dialog box, tap or click Suspend protection.
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (point to the upperright corner of the screen with the mouse), tap or click the Settings charm, and then tap or click Change PC Settings. 2. Tap or click Windows Update. 3. On the right side of the screen, tap or click Check online for updates.
NOTE To resume protection after switching the boot order, click Resume protection in the BitLocker Drive Encryption dialog box.
Drives that are recommended are marked as shown in the following graphic.
Windows To Go
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