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How do you remove windows to go?

I am running on a Windows 10 Pro. I recently installed a new M.2 SSD on my computer and cloned the original HDD into the SSD. Some how it is showing that I am using Windows to go whenever I boot using the SSD. How do you change the settings into the regular Windows 10 Pro Operating system. This the only computer I used for my Windows 10 Pro. I am not sure if that is what it is causing the computer to crash every now and then when I am playing a high graphics game like WOW or Starcraft 2 from Blizzard Entertainment.

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Cloning win OS isnt a easy task,due to the OS security software..Either way,open cmd as administrator,in cmd type: services.msc in msc se if the unwanted software is listed,if so double click,set to disable,exit msc.Also,one can open task manager,locate the software,right click on it,select open file location,delete the software..JennyFang settings might be ok but remember one must R.click on cmd and select: run as administrator,otherwise cmd runs in read-only,no edits will work...Also,if running SSD,one needs the software for the OS,if intel based,follow the link

Sorry my internet connection timed-out,but its intel.com/support/drivers-software/storage,a list will show for ssd.

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Windows 10 thinks it is Windows to Go running from a USB drive.
Follow these steps to delete the Windows To Go registry value:

Open regedit.exe
Browse to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
Delete this value: PortableOperatingSystem

You will most probably notice that the issue reappears when you connect a particular USB drive to the PC.
Subsequent removal of that drive will cause the PC to crash. This is happening because the unique IDs of the USB disk and the internal HDD are the same. The easiest way to fix this issue is to "clean" the disk.
A clean will destroy all data on the disk, so back it up first.

Open diskpart.exe
Type "list disk" to determine the disk number of the USB disk.
Type "select disk #", where # is the disk number you determined.
Type "clean".
Type "exit".
Restart your PC. You can use diskmgmt.msc or diskpart.exe to repartition your USB drive to resume using it normally.

You may also refer to the following link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-8-incorrectly-reported-as-wtg-installation

Hope above information can help you.

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