Windows To Go: Bootable Windows Drive May Revitalize Flash Market. Microsoft has given a few more glimpses into their flash drive bootable OS option today, it's called Windows To Go (for now). It's not yet clear if this is one of the possible flavors of Windows 8 or if it will be a license transparent option for business users. Bootable Operating systems aren't new and neither is a bootable Windows stick, but these will be legal and supported. This seems a very smart move to keep Microsoft positioned to as an option as virtual desktop and thin client systems continue to rise in popularity. Many power users already run virtual laptops off of USB drives enabling them to work on a single consistent environment at both home and work without fussing with a laptop/briefcase.
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