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--- linux:win-to-go-linux [2020/08/19 23:46] – created Wulf Rajek
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 This is for having a Windows Installation on a USB that you can plug into any computer.
 <code>
-sudo apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-qt gparted
+sudo apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-qt
 </code>
-Start virtualbox, create new VM, Windows 10, VDI disk image, install from ISO file.
+Download virtualbox extension pack from oracle website for the respective virtualbox version: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1
-Once installed, go to the folder of the Windows 10 machine and run this to create an image of the vdi file.
+Start virtualbox, install the extension through tools -> extensions.
-<code>
-VBoxManage clonehd "Win10.vdi" "win10.img" --format RAW
-</code>
-Identify the device of the USB drive using:
+Create new VM, Windows 10, VDI disk image, set usb to USB3
-<code>
+install Home Edition from ISO file.
-lsblk
-#or
-sudo blkid
-#unmount USB device if necessary
-</code>
-Then use the following to write the img file to the USB device sdX:
-<code>
-sudo dd if=win10.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress
-</code>
-Use Gparted to fix the integrity of the created USB.
+Once installed, download WinToUSB https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/
+plug in usb device, unmount, attach it to virtualbox
-It's important for the Windows installation to be smaller than the destination USB device.
+NOTE: doesn't work! gets stuck in the bootloader but never boots into windows from the usb stick!
-Once the copying finished, there will be unallocated space. with gparted, the partition size can be increased to use the full capacity of the usb device.