Windows 10: 'You can't install Windows 11 to a USB drive'

Discus and support 'You can't install Windows 11 to a USB drive' in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; After getting the message saying 'your version of windows has reached the end of service.' So I use the Windows 11 Download assistant and a few minutes... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by OscarP93, Jan 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM.

  1. OscarP93 Win User

    'You can't install Windows 11 to a USB drive'


    After getting the message saying 'your version of windows has reached the end of service.' So I use the Windows 11 Download assistant and a few minutes later I get this message: 'You can't install Windows 11 to a USB drive.' I don't have any USB Drives plugged in.

    :)
     
  2. thraxed Win User

    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
  3. 7.62 Win User
    Installing Windows 7 via USB flash drive!

    USB drive doesnt show up, even after a format through windows (XP)

    Any suggestions?
     
  4. Lazzer408 Win User

    'You can't install Windows 11 to a USB drive'

    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
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