I’m basing this guide on being a 100% Mac owner, not being able to create a Windows USB drive from an existing Windows computer.
This approach is still new to me, so I’ll update with how to avoid the update nagging when the next (2104) update is available. You will get updates, but major updates can not be applied. This means that there are certain limitations, for one not being able to update to the next “anniversary update”. Note: Even though we’re not going to use the original “Windows To Go” creation utility (which is abandoned by Microsoft), this will still use the Windows To Go feature on Windows, which is still there. This guide assumes you have an Intel Mac and basic knowledge of Mac and Windows, but everyone should be able to run through this tutorial and get a functional dual boot by following this guide, but it is slightly more difficult than using Boot Camp natively. No purchases (except Windows License) is necessary! Read on and I’ll guide you through the whole process. After some reading in addition to trial and error, I finally got a great dual boot setup with an external SSD for Windows. As the internal SSD is only 512GB, I didn’t want to install on the internal drive. I finally got my hands on an Intel iMac 27″ 2020 and wanted to see if I could also replace my old gaming rig and install Windows.
