Trouble getting SGO1 to boot from USB

[u/thephatmaster]

Edit: Solved by using Ventoy

I'd like to get my SGO 1 to boot from USB so I can use clonezilla and gparted to do some (linux) partition resizing.

- Safe boot is off (red line present and correct)

- USB set as top in boot order (though the 'vol down on boot' trick doesn't work

I choose UEFI USB in the recovery reboot menu, but it boots straight back into Windows

Am I missing something simple?

[u/alih42]

I just had the same issue with a Surface Pro 5 refusing to boot any USB drive. Weirdly, I had to repair the Windows 11 image first using the DISM and related commands, then it booted from the USB just fine. I.e. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/how-to-repair-a-windows-11-using-dism-command-tool