Then, install the drivers one by one ignoring the drivers that may cause problem when installing Windows on USB support : Plug in your USB key and copy the drivers to your desktop (for example). The USB 3.0 ports on your computer are therefore not working at this time. This is because, as you can see, Windows 7 doesn't support USB 3.0 by default and no USB 3.0 driver is installed yet. To install the drivers that you will have transferred to an USB key beforehand, you will need to plug it into an USB 2.0 port.

This will prevent you from accidentally crashing the Windows installed on the internal hard drive. Now, only the WinToUSB partition will be accessible.

To do this, right click 'Change Drive Letter and Paths' on each partition you want to hide. Even if you go through DiskPart.įor disk 0, you will have to remove the letter of each partition of this disk 0 one by one to hide them. However, you will not be able to put hard disk 0 in 'Offline', as this is not allowed by Windows.

If we display the properties of the WinToUSB hard drive, you will see that it's indeed a WD Elements USB Device.Īt the moment, the drivers are not installed.Īs you can see, the WinToUSB partition contains the same files as a normal installation of Windows 7.Īs mentioned earlier, when you install Windows 7 on USB support and boot from it, internal hard drives remain accessible. Once Windows 7 is installed, go to the start menu and right click 'Manage' on Computer.Īs you can see, with Windows 7 all hard drives are accessible by default.

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