Kanguru Mobile Workspace v100 User Manual

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3.4 Creating a Windows To Go Workspace Using Command Line

There is no wizard for non-Enterprise editions of Windows 8 or Windows 7, but a Windows To Go

workspace can be manually created using these operating systems. Windows 8 already has all the tools

needed by default, but Windows 7 requires the installation of the Automated Installation Kit (AIK)

which can be downloaded from Microsoft’s website:

It will be assumed that the Windows 8 Enterprise install media is mounted on drive E:, that the AIK has

already been installed for Windows 7, and that the Kanguru Mobile Workspace v100 device has been

inserted into the host.

1. Start the appropriate command prompt for use in subsequent steps. On Windows 8, simply start a

normal command prompt as an administrator. On Windows 7, start the Deployment Tools Command

Prompt, which is available from the Start Menu after the AIK is installed, as an administrator.

2. Run the commands below in an elevated command console to create two new partitions on the

USB drive using DiskPart. Substitute the correct drive number for the ‘##’ marks present in the

‘select disk’ command. The first (boot) partition created will be formatted FAT32 so that the drive

is bootable on legacy BIOS and UEFI hosts. The first partition on the disk will be assigned the Y:

drive letter, while the second will be assigned the Z: drive letter.

C:\> diskpart

DISKPART> list disk

DISKPART> select disk ##

DISKPART> clean

DISKPART> create partition primary size=350

DISKPART> create partition primary

DISKPART> select partition 1

DISKPART> format fs=fat32 quick

DISKPART> attributes volume set nodefaultdriveletter

DISKPART> assign letter=y

DISKPART> active

DISKPART> select partition 2

DISKPART> format fs=ntfs quick

DISKPART> attributes volume set nodefaultdriveletter

DISKPART> assign letter=z

ISKPART> exit

C:\>

3. Create a new folder called “wim” in the C: by typing in:

○ Cd\

○ Md wim