#Need to install win10 onto an external usb drive

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dawn oasis
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Got a mac pro 2019, waiting on the proprietary power cable for sata to come in, so i was hoping on just using sata to usb for my windows drive. End up finding out you cant do a standard installation on a usb drive, and I dont want to have to use windows to go. any suggestions?

honest skiff
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Or you can use an app...i forgot the name...

fluid creek
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try Windows To Go (you can do it from Rufus)

dawn oasis
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as i believe itll lock out feature updates, and i later want to make this a standard internal drive so id like to make it a standard install

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anyway im going to try dism apply image soon

dawn oasis
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trying to erase the drive and format as ntfs beforehand, but command prompt in windows installation media takes forever. jeez.

honest skiff
dawn oasis
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was doing it in install media so couldnt

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process ended up being

format drive as fat32
format as ntfs in windows
apply image using windows
make bootable
put drive into mac pro
boot into drive
setup
boot back into macos
manually set name

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that was all

honest skiff