{"id":74850,"date":"2024-04-17T17:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T11:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=74850"},"modified":"2024-04-17T21:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:43:16","slug":"cant-install-windows-on-usb-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/cant-install-windows-on-usb-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"You can&#8217;t install Windows on a USB flash drive using Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to reinstall Windows 10 or 11 or do an in-place upgrade using the ISO, USB setup disk, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-download-windows-11-iso\/\">Media Creation Tool<\/a>, the following error may occur:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"err\">This PC doesn't currently meet Windows 10\/11 system requirements:\n\nHere's why:\n\nYou can't install Windows on a USB flash drive using Set-up.<\/pre>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cant-install-windows-on-usb-drive-1.png\" alt=\"You can't install on a USB flash drive using Set-up\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Cause<\/h2>\n<p>The above error occurs due to the <strong>PortableOperatingSystem<\/strong> registry value. If this value is present and its data is set to 1, the setup assumes you are using a Windows To Go installation even if you are not.<\/p>\n<p>To resolve this problem, change the PortableOperatingSystem value by editing the Windows registry.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>Delete or rename the \u201cPortableOperatingSystem\u201d registry value to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)<\/li>\n<li>Go to the following branch:\n<pre class=\"registry\">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the right pane, rename <strong>PortableOperatingSystem<\/strong> to <strong>Old.PortableOperatingSystem<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Exit the Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Restart<\/strong> Windows and see if you can run the setup now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you try to reinstall Windows 10 or 11 or do an in-place upgrade using the ISO, USB setup disk, or Media Creation Tool, the following error may occur: This PC doesn&#8217;t currently meet Windows 10\/11 system requirements: Here&#8217;s why: You can&#8217;t install Windows on a USB flash drive using Set-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[191,781],"class_list":["post-74850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-error-messages","tag-windows-setup"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74844,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/setup-error-determining-pc-can-run-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":74850,"position":0},"title":"Sorry, we&#8217;re having trouble determining if your PC can run Windows 11","author":"Ramesh","date":"April 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"When you attempt to install or reinstall Windows 10 or Windows 11 using the Media Creation Tool or ISO, the following error may occur: Sorry, we're having trouble determining if your PC can run Windows 10. 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