Download PWBoot 3.0.2

PWBoot stands for Portable Windows Boot project, this project aims to be make your Windows operating system to boot from USB storage media easily.

Tested storage list

• USB Flash
  
  
  • Kingston DataTraveler 100 (8GB)
  • Sandisk Cruzer Extreme (16GB)
  • Apacer Handy Steno AH328 (8GB)
• USB HDD
  
  
  • Standard 2.5 inch IDE HDD (60GB)
  • Standard 2.5 inch SATA HDD (120GB)
  • Standard 3.5 inch IDE HDD (40GB)
  • Seagate FreeAgent Go (320GB)

Supported boot methods

• Virtual hard disk (VHD)
  
  
  • Windows 7 (Ultimate, Enterprise)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 8
• Physical drive (Native)
  
  
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 8

Important!

• You do not have to use other USB booting program such as USB Watcher.
• Remember to re-patch after a new service pack updates installed.

Optimization Tips

• Use HDD instead of FDD.
• Turn off indexing service.
• Use DiskMod for enable pagefile on USB (Windows 7+).
• Defragment the disk.
• NTFS compression.

Download PWBoot 3.0.2