12-14-2020, 11:02 PM
You need to allow setup to complete on a NORMAL USB drive or Virtual Machine.
The NORMAL USB must have a NORMAL MBR and PBR and contain the NORMAL BOOT FILES.
Only after several reboots when Setup has finished and you are at the Windows Desktop, you can then use SHIFT+SHUTDOWN to shutdown WindowsToGo and then copy the VHD to a Ventoy or other USB drive.
1. Install WindowsToGo to a freshly formatted USB drive (including all boot files, bootmgr.exe, BCD, etc,) - I use WinToUSB.
2. Boot from USB drive - Setup should run - set up a User Account - allow several reboots until the Desktop is reached (boot a few more times for updates, etc.)
3. At Windows Desktop press SHIFT+SHUTDOWN.
4. Copy the VHD file to your Ventoy drive
Instead of a USB drive you can use a Virtual Machine.
The NORMAL USB must have a NORMAL MBR and PBR and contain the NORMAL BOOT FILES.
Only after several reboots when Setup has finished and you are at the Windows Desktop, you can then use SHIFT+SHUTDOWN to shutdown WindowsToGo and then copy the VHD to a Ventoy or other USB drive.
1. Install WindowsToGo to a freshly formatted USB drive (including all boot files, bootmgr.exe, BCD, etc,) - I use WinToUSB.
2. Boot from USB drive - Setup should run - set up a User Account - allow several reboots until the Desktop is reached (boot a few more times for updates, etc.)
3. At Windows Desktop press SHIFT+SHUTDOWN.
4. Copy the VHD file to your Ventoy drive
Instead of a USB drive you can use a Virtual Machine.