Aomei + Win To Go + Ventoy

[SavageSquirrel2]

On Aomei Partition Assistant, I can create a Windows To Go based on my current Windows system. I can then use a LinuxOS > Gnome Disks to create a disk image .IMG file from the WinToGo. Then I put that .IMG file into a Ventoy, but it does not fully boot. I have made my Ventoy a NTFS, not an exFat, which helped it boot farther, but it does not fully boot, even if I use it on the same PC that I created the WinToGo on.

There are many ways to make a WintoGo, I am only asking about how to use Ventoy to boot a WintoGo that has been created specifically by Aomei Partition Assistant. Thank you.

[Steve2926]

Why not use a VHD and add the Ventoy Win10 VHD plugin? Maybe you could rename the .img to .vhd

[SavageSquirrel2]

Please link me to an article that says an .img can be safely renamed to a .vhd(x). Most filetypes cannot be renamed. I am aware that some filetypes can be renamed, for example a word file .docx can be renamed into a .zip and opened because a .docx file is actually a .zip file to begin with. However, I don't think most filetypes can be renamed safely, so please link me to an article that says that. I am looking for a solution that is proven and stable.

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-MS-Office-...-extension

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Word-docx-...es?share=1

[Steve2926]

img files and fixed vhd files have the same format except that in a fixed VHD file the last sector has VHD information which is probably not required by Ventoy VHD plugin.
It is a simple experiment to try - what is the problem? Why cant you just try it - it will do no harm? It will either work or not.