Macbook Tip: How to Install and Run Windows on an external USB Drive - Windows To Go

WARNING for Touch Bar Macbooks - make sure audio driver is up to date: http://lon.tv/9q43x - Buy the PNY drive here: http://lon.tv/lvcxp (affiliate link). Buy a mac here: http://lon.tv/tnc98 (affiliate link) - Macbook and iMac owners can install Windows on an external USB drive and boot natively to Windows with these steps. This is ideal for gamers, other apps easier run in a virtual machine alongside OS X.

Prerequisites:
- Windows PC (virtualized PC might work too)

- Windows 10 ISO - http://lon.tv/winiso (download on a non-Windows PC)

- Rufus for Windows - http://lon.tv/rufus

- USB Flash drive & adapters if needed

- USB Keyboard and mouse (this is a cheaper alternative to what I showed in the video - http://lon.tv/ircav (affiliate link)

Other drives that are known to work in my testing:

Samsung T3 - http://lon.tv/upmxz (affiliate link)
Sandisk Extreme SSD - http://lon.tv/w6i4z (affiliate link)

See how it performs vs. a Windows laptop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw7B2x-PN0E&index=2&list=PLCZHp4d1HnIswv9CYqV0MycB8lrb5XIYL

What happens if you unplug the SSD? See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ox-fxRwEGY&index=4&list=PLCZHp4d1HnIswv9CYqV0MycB8lrb5XIYL

VIDEO INDEX:
00:02 - Introduction
00:53 - Alternative to this method (Bootcamp / Virtualization)
02:24 - Prerequisites
04:41 - Windows 10 ISO download instructions
06:01 - Downloading Mac drivers for Windows from Apple
07:46 - Using Rufus to create the Windows To Go installation
10:42 - Copying Windows drivers to the SSD
11:26 - Prepping the Mac to boot Windows
12:09 - How to direct the Mac to boot from external drive
13:37 - Finishing the Windows installation on the Mac
14:10 - Licensing and activation
14:51 - Installing Windows drivers
17:24 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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