06-07-2018, 05:31 PM
Use a 3.5" external drive instead of a USB stick with at least 1 TB and ideally it should be a USB 3 drive.
Follow the steps below:
How to install Windows Server 2016 on a USB drive
Please make sure your BIOS supports booting from USB, some older PCs can't. You can get into the BIOS by rebooting and pressing DEL or one of the F keys. There should be a message on screen when you power up your PC. Once in the BIOS, make sure virtualization is turned on (usually it is) and look for 'boot order' and related settings. Some motherboards have a boot override section where you can select the USB drive manually and boot from it. Some motherboards allow you to override the boot order by pressing F12 during the BIOS procedure. You may need to experiment a little....
The great thing about booting Windows Server 2016 from USB, when done for educational purposes, is that it won't affect your PC and its settings. Also a good external hard drive can take a lot of abuse, unlike a typical laptop drive. And another bonus is, once it's booted you can install Hyper-V inside, which you can't when you install Server 2016 inside a VM.
Hope this helps!
Follow the steps below:
How to install Windows Server 2016 on a USB drive
Please make sure your BIOS supports booting from USB, some older PCs can't. You can get into the BIOS by rebooting and pressing DEL or one of the F keys. There should be a message on screen when you power up your PC. Once in the BIOS, make sure virtualization is turned on (usually it is) and look for 'boot order' and related settings. Some motherboards have a boot override section where you can select the USB drive manually and boot from it. Some motherboards allow you to override the boot order by pressing F12 during the BIOS procedure. You may need to experiment a little....
The great thing about booting Windows Server 2016 from USB, when done for educational purposes, is that it won't affect your PC and its settings. Also a good external hard drive can take a lot of abuse, unlike a typical laptop drive. And another bonus is, once it's booted you can install Hyper-V inside, which you can't when you install Server 2016 inside a VM.
Hope this helps!