[SOLVED] Run Windows 10 from USB Drive on Macbook Pro

[leonarders]

I have an old MBP with 128 SSD. And the free space is only a few GB left so it is unable to create a virtual machine or dual boot with Boot Camp. Is it possible to run Windows 10 Mac from en external USB drive?

 

[Alabalcho]

THere (used to be / is) a way for certain Windows editions to be moved to USB (Windows-On-Go, if memory serves me correctly).

You should have some place left to install VM application, and keep data files on an external drive.

 

[TerryLaze]

Yup,it's called windows to go, it's a feature of windows enterprise and education but you can find guides online to do that with any version of windows.
You will need a fast device though if you want it to be usable.

 

[leonarders]

THere (used to be / is) a way for certain Windows editions to be moved to USB (Windows-On-Go, if memory serves me correctly).

You should have some place left to install VM application, and keep data files on an external drive.

I prefer making a Windows To Go USB drive this time as there is no enough space to create a new Windows VM on my Mac, which takes at lest 30GB for installation files.

 

[USAFRet]

I prefer making a Windows To Go USB drive this time as there is no enough space to create a new Windows VM on my Mac, which takes at lest 30GB for installation files.

"Windows" on a USB will still need a large flash drive.
You can get Windows to install and run with a 30GB space, but only if you don't do much with it.

You can look here:

[Official] Best Free Windows To Go Creator Wizard Helps Create Portable Windows 11/10/8/7! As a Windows To Go Creator Wizard alternative, WinToUSB (also called Windows To USB) allows you to install & run Windows on USB drive or Thunderbolt drive or clone currently running Windows to USB drive or Thunderbolt drive, with it you can easily create a portable Windows 11/10/8/7 on an... www.easyuefi.com

 

[GoldRose]

I prefer making a Windows To Go USB drive this time as there is no enough space to create a new Windows VM on my Mac, which takes at lest 30GB for installation files.

So i used a 64GB USB when i did it.

 

[leonarders]

So i used a 64GB USB when i did it.

This is not an issue as it is easy and cheap to get large volume USB drives

 

[GoldRose]

This is not an issue as it is easy and cheap to get large volume USB drives

Okay,this is the tutorial I followed before,it worked for me.
https://www.uubyte.com/create-windows-to-go-usb-for-mac.html
Seeing that someone mentioned Windows To Go above, it is really good, and its alternatives are also doing well,we call it Wintousb (Free software).
https://download.cnet.com/WinToUSB/3000-18513_4-76061723.html

 

[Aelli88]

If you make an MBR legacy bootable copy of Windows, the computers BIOS must be able to boot to an MBR legacy version to work

Make a separate UEFI copy of Windows for systems that only boot to UEFI and keep them labelled to avoid confusion

Make sure the hardware can boot to the specific boot format you chose when making it . Also if you want to run windows from USB on mac, there are many tools can do it like rufus, wintousb and unetbootin.