How-to Guide: Lenovo Boot from USB in Windows 11

The Brief Introduction to Windows 11

Windows 11, an absolutely new operating system, brings a rejuvenated Start menu, settings, features, and improvements. Compared with Windows 10, the new operating system has many differences.

If you are a Lenovo user and want to do a Lenovo Windows 11 upgrade, however, many users also want to know what happens to my files when I upgrade to Windows 11 and how to get Lenovo to boot from a USB drive in Windows 11, You can continue reading this article for more details, including an efficient and safe way to help you achieve the goal.

How to Let Lenovo Boot from USB in Windows 11

Once you understand why, you can read on. Next, the article will introduce you the easiest method to help you achieve the goal. The method includes a detailed graphic tutorial. You can learn from it according to your own needs.

The easiest way to achieve this is to clone Windows 11 to a USB disk, then set the USB drive as the first boot order in the BIOS. You can use the professional cloning software AOMEI Backupper Professional to help you. As a professional cloning software, it has the following advantages.

◢ Secure Boot: After cloning, you can boot your computer directly from the cloned USB drive.
◢ Multiple Destination Paths: In addition to USB drives, it also supports cloning the system to various locations, such as external hard drives, SSDs, HDDs, cloud or network locations, etc.
◢ Sector by sector clone: If your destination disk is the same as or larger than your dynamic disk, you can tick this option. It will clone all sectors whether used or not.
◢ Different systems: It supports all PC operating systems of Windows, such as Windows 11/10/8/7/XP/Vista, etc.

Before you can clone your system to a USB drive in Windows 11, you need to do some preparatory work.

• Backup files: Since all data on the target disk will be deleted during the cloning process, you can backup your important files in advance.
• Properly connect the disk: Properly connect the target USB disk to your computer and make sure it is detected.
• Download the software: Download the safe and professional cloning software - AOMEI Backupper Professional and install it. If you are a Windows Server user, you can try AOMEI Backupper Server.

Perform Lenovo Boot from USB in Windows 11 Step-by-step

Step 1. Open AOMEI Backupper Professional. Select Clone > System Clone.

Step 2. The system-related partitions are selected by default, you just need to choose the USB drive as the destination disk.

Step 3. If your destination disk is an SSD, please tick SSD Alignment to make the reading and writing speed faster. Confirm your operations and click Start Clone.

When the cloning process is complete, you can boot your computer from the cloned disk. Restart your computer, press a specific key like F2/Del to enter the BIOS setting and modify the boot order. Set the USB drive as the first boot order and press F10 to save the changes and exit. Finally, your computer will boot from the cloned USB drive.

Summary

This article introduces Windows 11 and the easiest way to do it. That is to clone Windows 11 to a USB disk, and then set the USB drive as the first boot sequence in the BIOS. The professional cloning software AOMEI Backupper Professional helps you achieve your goal easily. You can also refine the details of the clone according to your needs.

In addition, this software also provides functions of disk clone and partition clone to meet various cloning needs of users. It also has a user-friendly interface, even a novice can get started quickly. You can download this software to explore more.