{"id":2118,"date":"2023-04-10T20:47:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T00:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2025-08-10T23:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T03:52:52","slug":"flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-3-3n-free-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-3-3n-free-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FlashBoot installs Windows on USB flash drives: 3.3n Free \u2014 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FlashBoot-3.3n-Free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FlashBoot-3.3n-Free.jpg 673w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FlashBoot-3.3n-Free-500x308.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/flashboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FlashBoot<\/b><\/a> 3.3n Free offers all that is really needed if you don&#8217;t mind customizing the Windows installation from scratch \u2014 <i>as one would normally do<\/i>. However, the FlashBoot 3.3n Pro version offers you the option of creating a &#8220;Bootable clone of Windows 8.x\/10\/11&#8221; \u2014 in case you would like a cloned version of the Windows setup you&#8217;re now running. The above pic shows the options that Free &amp; Pro offer in step <b>3)<\/b> of creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/articles\/b24\/windows-to-go-without-enterprise-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Windows To Go<\/b><\/a> USB thumbdrive. That article in listed on the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Windows 7\/8\/10\/11 installation<\/b><\/a> page \u2014 which is using an older 3.0 version, but basically the same steps. See <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-info-prep-part-1\/#more-2096\"><strong>Part 1<\/strong><\/a> for differences &#8216;n obtaining the Free application <i>and\/or<\/i> Pro zip files.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-3-3n-free-part-2\/#FlashBoot_33n_Free\" >FlashBoot 3.3n Free<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-3-3n-free-part-2\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FlashBoot_33n_Free\"><\/span>FlashBoot 3.3n Free<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/articles\/b24\/windows-to-go-without-enterprise-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Create Windows To Go Without the Enterprise Edition<\/b><\/a> page can help in guiding you along wid both instruction steps &amp; pictures \u2014 tho the process was simple enough that I didn&#8217;t refer to it very much.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/articles\/b24\/windows-to-go-without-enterprise-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Windows To Go<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Windows-To-Go.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Windows-To-Go.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Windows-To-Go-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SanDisk-Ultra-Shift-Computers-Laptops\/dp\/B08QDN9D5B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>SanDisk 32GB Ultra Shift USB 3.0 Flash Drive<\/b><\/a> for the Target drive, but would recommend using a 64 GB or larger drive since the Win11 Pro installation took up 26.2 GBs:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/26.2-GBs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"499\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two install tests<\/strong> \u2014 one was less than 10 minutes &#8216;n other between 35-40 minutes for the Free version to complete installing the Win11 Pro. Not sure of why the difference, unless one was done wid the Win11 Pro iso being on a USB &#8216;n other the iso was in the Download folder. \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>I disconnected the internet before initial boot up of the USB, <i>after installation<\/i>, to avoid creating an &#8220;online account&#8221;; however, after that everything was set &#8216;n worked amazingly well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NO-Internet-Local-user.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NO-Internet-Local-user.jpg 673w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NO-Internet-Local-user-500x308.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/my-computers\/\"><i><b>My Computers<\/b><\/i><\/a> that I tested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/flashboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FlashBoot<\/b><\/a> 3.3n Free on: <b>1)<\/b> &#8216;<i>Apevia<\/i>&#8216; is my main computer, but also used it in these tests. <b>2)<\/b> &#8216;<i>Rose<\/i>&#8216; &amp; Frankenstein (AKA \u2013 \u2018<i>Frank<\/i>\u2018) are my two main test computers. <b>3)<\/b> &#8216;<i>DIYPC<\/i>&#8216; is my only AMD machine \u2014 which has been &#8216;<i>retired<\/i>&#8216; to a storage shed since I no longer buy or build any AMD machines, but use it occasionally to conduct tests on \u2014 <i>Yes<\/i>, it is back out in that storage shed today! \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here is the &#8220;System &gt; About&#8221; of each computer \u2014 each using the same FlashBoot Free created USB wid Win11 Pro installed on the flash drive:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-Rose-About.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-Rose-About.jpg 467w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1a-Rose-About-229x500.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-Apevia-About.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-Apevia-About.jpg 470w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1b-Apevia-About-239x500.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-Frank-About.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-Frank-About.jpg 465w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1c-Frank-About-240x500.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1d-DIYPC-About.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1d-DIYPC-About.jpg 462w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1d-DIYPC-About-227x500.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That one 32 GB SanDisk was used in each of those four desktop computers &#8216;n no warnings or any issues except on the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/buy-low-or-byoc-build-your-own-computer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>DIYPC<\/i><\/a>&#8216; AMD Ryzen\u2122 5 3400G APU machine.<\/p>\n<p>When I checked the &#8220;System &gt; Activation&#8221; info, I got this on the &#8216;<i>DIYPC<\/i>&#8216; AMD machine:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2d-DIYPC-not-Activated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2d-DIYPC-not-Activated.jpg 783w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2d-DIYPC-not-Activated-500x367.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2d-DIYPC-not-Activated-768x563.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No warnings about &#8216;<i>How many Days were left<\/i>&#8216; or threats to shut the AMD computer down, just that Activation note. Everything else looked fine on that &#8216;<i>DIYPC<\/i>&#8216; AMD machine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\">NOTE #1<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\">: Will do another test later, <em>before posting<\/em>, and install <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/flashboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><b>FlashBoot<\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"> 3.3n Free on another USB flash drive \u2014 using the &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><i>DIYPC<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\">&#8216; AMD machine, i.e., create a new USB to see if AMD activates that way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OK \u2014 brought the &#8216;<em>DIYPC<\/em>&#8216; AMD machine back in from the shed, and created a FlashBoot Free bootable USB on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/SanDisk-Ultra-Flash-Drive-SDCZ48-064G-GAM46\/dp\/B081QS63CZ?th=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SanDisk 64GB Ultra<\/strong><\/a> USB 3.0 Flash Drive &#8216;n ran a new test. This is what I got:<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AMD-still-cant-Activate.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AMD-still-cant-Activate.jpg 611w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AMD-still-cant-Activate-435x500.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><b>NOTE #2<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\">: This is exactly why the &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxnewbiesince1996.wordpress.com\/buy-low-or-byoc-build-your-own-computer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><i>DIYPC<\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\">&#8216; is the <\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><b>*<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><u><b>LAST<\/b><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><b>*<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"><b>AMD<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #c9211e;\"> computer I&#8217;ll ever own!!! Too late tonight, but it goes back to the storage shed tomorrow. \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\udc7f\ud83d\udc4e<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8216;<i>Rose<\/i>&#8216;, &#8216;<i>Ape<\/i><i>vi<\/i><i>a<\/i>&#8216;, and &#8216;<i>Frank<\/i>&#8216; Intel computers all show this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-Rose-Activated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-Rose-Activated.jpg 813w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-Rose-Activated-500x400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2a-Rose-Activated-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how they automatically &#8220;activated with a digital license&#8221; using just one FlashBoot Windows To Go 32 GB SanDisk flash drive, <i>but they did<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-expert.com\/flashboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FlashBoot<\/b><\/a> 3.3n Free is one of the best free products I have ever used \u2014 <i>too early to tell<\/i>, but <i>possibly<\/i> the best free product.<\/p>\n<p>Never thought I would see a fully &#8216;<i>Portable<\/i>&#8216; Windows OS, but the results I am seeing from these FlashBoot tests prove me wrong \u2014 \\o\/ \u2018<i>Hippity hip Hoorah<\/i>\u2018 \\o\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FlashBoot 3.3n Free offers all that is really needed if you don&#8217;t mind customizing the Windows installation from scratch \u2014 as one would normally do. However, the FlashBoot 3.3n Pro version offers you the option of creating a &#8220;Bootable clone of Windows 8.x\/10\/11&#8221; \u2014 in case you would like a cloned version of the &#8230; <a title=\"FlashBoot installs Windows on USB flash drives: 3.3n Free \u2014 Part 2\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/10\/flashboot-installs-windows-on-usb-flash-drives-3-3n-free-part-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about FlashBoot installs Windows on USB flash drives: 3.3n Free \u2014 Part 2\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":15,"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,103,27,36],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-2118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flashboot","category-microsoft","category-testing","category-windows-11","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2140,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions\/2140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}