
I was just wondering if it is possible to install Windows on an external hard drive. But whenever I tried to install Windows 10 straight onto the external disk, I get an error message saying that windows cannot be installed on a USB drive or IEE 1394. So I want to install the Windows 10 OS on this external HDD. Thinking that it will be cool to have an OS on the External. "I have a Seagate 2TB Expansion Desktop External HDD. Is It Possible to Install Windows 11/10 on an External Hard Drive Install Windows 10 (Enterprise/Education Edition) on External Hard Driveīy doing so, you can take your Windows to anywhere and boot Windows 11/10 on any computer via the external hard drive. Install Windows 10/8/7 on External Hard Drive using EaseUS OS2GO Our IS dept has since disabled USB boot in BIOS, frustrating this workaround.Have you ever imagined that to use your own Windows 11/10 OS wherever you go? If yes, follow this page and you will uncover two practical ways to help you install Windows 11/10 on an external hard drive: The USB boot from my own drive when "off the clock" allowed me to have control over the machine without having to travel with a second personal laptop. As a practical matter I found it handy when traveling with my corporate Windows laptop, for which I didn't have administrator access. I've done a number of USB stick installations, initially just as a way to experiment with different distributions. While it's not my main machine I still have that computer (single core CPU with 1 GB RAM) running the Bodhi Linux distribution, my current favorite lightweight desktop distribution for "old iron". After a year or two of never booting to Windows, I got rid of it. I started using Linux in a dual boot mode when mainstream Windows XP support went end of life circa 2009.

Looking forward to cross platform IDE builds. I left windows in 2000, but must boot Win for IDE 2.0. I have helped struggling users with Windows bloatware breathe life into their PC with Linux Mint USB, accessing their files on their PC. Give it a try (again?) It is not a gaming machine. Linux would be impossibly slow, if trying to run from a thumb drive or other USB disk.
