Boot USB Tinycore with Virtual Machine

[TinyNoobE]

I have, by software application support necessity, acquired two Windows 11 machines with TPM 2.0.

Both WILL NOT boot the working USB based Tinycore I've re-created. Ridiculous processes to enter Windows "Recover" are suggested. No!

The 2 windows 10 machines I'm trying to retire, WILL boot it.

I thought running the USB based Tinycore system from VirtualBox would allow me to overcome the TPM 2.0 barrier, but I'm stuck. Virtualbox is looking for an ISO, but that's not the USB's architecture.

Important: I do NOT want to install Tinycore on a VM. I just want to run it off the USB on a TPM 2.0 machine. Most suggestions here involve installing a VM ON Tinycore. I want to RUN Tinycore using a VM.

I'd appreciate ANY suggestions, including alternative methods.

[Rich]

Hi TinyNoobE
See if replies #7 or #8 help:
https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=26257.msg168980#msg168980

[Juanito]

Both WILL NOT boot the working USB based Tinycore I've re-created. Ridiculous processes to enter Windows "Recover" are suggested. No!

Did you disable secure boot?

[TinyNoobE]

Both WILL NOT boot the working USB based Tinycore I've re-created. Ridiculous processes to enter Windows "Recover" are suggested. No!

Did you disable secure boot?

Yes. No joy.

Laptop doesn't even offer a USB boot option. AMI Bios, so that was the reason for looking at a VM.
Not giving up! ;-)

[TinyNoobE]

Thank you Juanito and Rich!

The other Win 11 machine of the 2 is a Surface Tablet, my first Windows 11 "test environment". My corporate interactions require Windows and the associated app lock-in's. Win 10 still mostly works w/extended support, but October '27 looms so I'm rebuilding my entire tech platform this winter.

RE: Surface Pro Tablet

Disabled secure boot.
IMMEDIATELY Dumped me into  Bitlocker Recovery hell BECAUSE I disabled Secure Boot. Once triggered, you have to reauthorize.

This happened the first time I attempted to boot TinyCore several months ago. I didn't enjoy it any more the second time, although I didn't panic as hard.

Total PITA which I would accept as a procedure that all VENDORS or 3rd Parties would have to go through, plus require MY multi-key authorization before they could extract ANY information about me.
End of rant.

I will look into Ventoy. The "new keys" process referenced in #7 and signing grub #8 are last resort steps.

Hi TinyNoobE
See if replies #7 or #8 help:
https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=26257.msg168980#msg168980

Maybe I just convert an older machine to linux only, and that's my Tinycore platform too.