What is Windows To Go
After hearing about this feature, It’s going to be hard for IT administrators to ignore moving to windows 8. If you're an IT administrator and you want to create fully controllable workspace environment for a company, you might find Windows® To Go very compelling .
Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise that allows you to boot and run Windows 8 Enterprise from mass storage devices such as USB flash drives, external hard disk drives, and Solid State Disk (SSD),it's intended to allow administrators to provide users with an image of Windows 8 from a corporate desktop, making Windows 8 in the coming years the ideal operating system for organizations.
The USB flash drive should be certified as a go-to-market USB 3.0-based mobile workspace for deployment of Windows To Go. Not any USB flash drive can be used in this environment, there are specific requirements that a manufacturer must meet. Right now Large memory storage companies like Kingston , and Super Talent are supported by Microsoft for Windows To Go, and just 2 days ago Imation Corp announced that its IronKey Workspace has been certified as a go-to-market USB 3.0-based mobile workspace for Windows To Go deployment.
Whats cool about this feature
With this feature you can work at home or anywhere, with Windows To Go feature you can transform any PC into a corporate PC, complete image of the corporation's operating system including your application stack, all in one, or multiple USB drives. for example when you go to work you can take your own laptop with you, just plug in the company's mass storage device and use it in your work, and the moment you shut down your laptop and remove the Windows To Go mass storage device,your laptop is exactly the way it was before you left for work.Just Amazing.
How to create Windows to go USB drive
I didn't try to install it my self yet, but I will try it soon and update this article.
In the mean time you can check out the link below from TWEAKS.COM, it's a step by step approach, try it and post a reply about it and share your experience.
http://tweaks.com/windows/52279/how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-usb-drive/
