How to install Windows 10 "Boot Camp" on a Mac External Drive the EASY way! (2020 edition)

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This is a step-by-step tutorial that shows you from start to finish how to install Windows 10 on an external drive for your Mac! This tutorial has been updated for 2020 and uses WinToUSB to install Windows 10 on an external bootable drive for Macs. This video is especially handy for MacBook users who don't have a lot of space to house a Boot Camp partition on their internal drive. If you have questions or comments, please leave a comment on the video.
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 Stuff you'll need
1:38 Downloads
2:48 Acquire Boot Camp drivers
4:05 Format your external SSD
5:43 Install VMWare and configure Windows VM
8:03 Install Windows on VMWare Fusion
8:38 Copy Boot Camp Drivers and WinToUSB
8:54 Connect external SSD and Win ISO to VM
9:33 Install WinToUSB
10:06 Use WinToUSB to install Windows on external SSD
11:28 Copy WindowsSupport folder to root of SSD
12:05 Disable secure boot
13:43 Boot from external SSD and configure Windows
16:25 Install Boot Camp drivers
17:40 Connect to Wi-Fi
17:59 Install Apple Software Updates
18:27 Install additional drivers
19:48 Install Windows Updates
21:12 Playing games
22:25 Booting between macOS and Windows
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@Djjolly037 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone with a Mac 2018 and newer, disabling secure boot is only needed on those models because of the T2 chip, all other Mac models, restart and hold down option to choose your bootable usb or ssd that you have windows installed on. Took me forever to find this information

@tervalia 3 жыл бұрын

Omg, you literally saved me from a mental breakdown. THANKYOU!

@Juju-se3jy 3 жыл бұрын

I dont have the iso option u know how? Macos high sierra

@choyang4309 2 жыл бұрын

dk who u r but i love u

@Itsachabb 2 жыл бұрын

I already had the mental breakdown but thank you still

@hamzaosama5814 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much you saved me

@AndersLiljeqvist 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff, your friendly, calm, and focused tutorials and reviews are just a delight to follow. 5/5, great work!

@mschumacher1805 Жыл бұрын

and in DECENT English

@arturoarturo2570 2 жыл бұрын

I love the passion with which you feel the tutorial and how you get excited, and how well detailed it is great

@alfouterspace2517 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff, this is the best tutorial I could find on the inet . I followed your procedure with the exception, that I used parallels desktop version 17 where the steps are not too different. Kudos

@JBelieber06 3 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful! I just bought a MacBook 6 months ago and then found out last week I need to have a windows computer for school. Saved me a lot of money!

@angelux079 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@conath 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you took the time to disable all the anti privacy features in Windows 10 setup. Thumbs up!

@juanvalencia2289 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I was battling with installing windows to an external drive and this video was perfect and didn’t miss any steps! I was able to use my old WD Elemental External Drive and it works perfectly fine!

@DownShiftRecords 2 жыл бұрын

100% the best tutorial I’ve followed along with! Thank you for making that whole process so easy

@oliverknechtle8589 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Jeff. This video is awesome. I've never seen a Tech-tutorial as good as this one.

@djt4754 3 жыл бұрын

From the bottom of my hearth, thank you so much, what a follow-along and guide through. one of the best step by step tutorials I ever watched. great content.

@ElTuco84 2 жыл бұрын

I followed your tutorial step by step and everything worked perfectly. You won a subscriber sir. Excellent tutorial, direct, concise and easy to follow.

@cazrethomas 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this clear and concise tutorial. Much easier than and more straightforward then having to use terminal and another flash drive

@joewilson4878 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man, this video was everything I needed - step by step. I really appreciate your help. I hope you have a happy and successful life.

@drunemeton 3 жыл бұрын

Jeff: AhMAZing tutorial! Concise and easy to follow along. Plus you have a very natural and friendly style of speaking that makes this complicated process seem simple. Many thumbs fam, soooo many… 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@abdulrazaknuhu797 Жыл бұрын

This is the best and easiest step by step method I’ve seen. Worked like a magic smoothly. Thank you a lot just installed Windows 10 on my SSD using a MacBook Pro 13” Late 2013 version and still works like a charm. Thanks a lot.

@AndriaSilvaful 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Such a clear and easy tutorial to follow! I couldn’t figure it out from others! Perfect to run windows to game!

@TheiTE 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks A lot for listening to my suggestion 😄 I had told you that day on the FCPX Video, really needed this video a lot, along with many other people... thanks 🙏🏻

@silentdream- 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying to run Boot Camp for around 6 months + but there was always a problem or any type of error. But then I realised that I could use my external drive to have more space. NOTHING worked, but I finally managed to do it with your video! This tutorial is perfect. These steps were nice, quick and easy to understand... thank you so much.

@ahmadsalman5302 2 жыл бұрын

hey but can you change to the macos again?

@supermario1767 2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadsalman5302 you can

@silentdream- 2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadsalman5302 ofc

@ahmadsalman5302 2 жыл бұрын

@@supermario1767 is it works with external hdd? i cant really afford ssd righ now

@supermario1767 2 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadsalman5302 yes but very slow

@Strategistlieu Жыл бұрын

I've followed a lot of tutorials on the internet. This is THE ONLY one that works for me. Thank you so much!! 👍🏼

@saitama8287 Жыл бұрын

Amazing guide. It worked very smoothly, he did a very great job going through the instructions step by step at a reasonable pace. I completed windows installation of my 2013 macbook air. Thank you!! 😃

@ShaunJoe 3 жыл бұрын

*UPDATE* If you are installing on a Mac that is 2017 (or earlier) it will not have the F2 chip. This means, at 13:10 , you enter your password but on screen it will state it as a ‘Firmware password’. Then, when you’re done, and the four Utilities options appear again, you won’t have an option for a red cross to initiate startup disk selection. Instead, you click in the top left on the menu bar and manually choose ‘Startup Disk’ and continue to follow the tutorial.

@Zakilein 3 жыл бұрын

But then I get "no bootable device." I am plugging into a usb 3.0, do you think usb-c is needed? Drivers should be working too...

@bue7884 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@omarmahmoud9073 3 жыл бұрын

I did that but I keep getting the "The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk." message. Any fixes for that?

@mesin6902 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of the windows logo I get a folder with question mark ?

@Zakilein 3 жыл бұрын

@@jacklloydbeats7828 Yeah when you start up the pc instantly push Command and hold, then it asks you what you want to boot from. And you always have to do this, otherwise it won‘t find any bootable disk because it is empty

@andredeniz8658 3 жыл бұрын

How can I say thank you enough for such a great tutorial I could follow so flawlessly?

@Rbajaj1986 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - truly excellent. If anyone else had the issue I did which may be Monterey related and did not see the drive as an option in recovery mode just restart and hold option instead and you'll have the option to boot from the external drive. The first time crashed. Repeated it and it worked 👍

@omarsad6352 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, spent 30 minutes figuring out why I couldn’t find the drive.

@OnlyGoku69 Жыл бұрын

As of posting this comment, the drivers seemed to install before the setup, meaning that my keyboard was working. I dont know if this is for everyone but it still worked! Thanks Jeff!

@Me4EverNatalie 3 жыл бұрын

Legit and easiest computer tutorial I’ve ever watched. GOAT.

@DanielMonteiroNit 4 жыл бұрын

Logitech is the kind of ad I actually love to see. Big fan since the 90s and they consistently keep me happy

@rogerbutler8555 2 жыл бұрын

Never could have done this without your vid. Just followed your steps one by one and got everything up and running. Thanks so much!

@AJ-le5lx Жыл бұрын

Hey There Roger. Did you delete VMware after you completed this whole process? As I am conflicted with part 7:11 when he talks about customizing the memory for VMware. As I was expecting not to use any of my internal memory as I only have around 30 GB max left. ANd he says we need to provide some memory for VMware despite only needing to install windows from the looks of it. Did you delete VMware after you installed windows as there might be no use for it?

@miguelmlopezjr 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! I haven't even finished the video and felt the need to drop a comment! Great video and will def recommend you to all! Amazing video! Thank you for getting me setup on my external hard drive. 👏👏👏

@flashscanhd 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff, this was really good in explaining the installation, perfect, 5 stars of 5

@HansOnProduction1984 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff, thanks for this fantastic explanation. This is exactly what I needed to know for my wife's MBAir. Excellent job as always.

@joshuarosen6242 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was clear and easy to follow - thank you very much. I did experience two issues (neither of which was a fault of the tutorial). When I was installing the Boot Camp drivers the installation hung at the point where it said "Apple null drivers" (or something like that). Cancelling, restarting and trying again sorted that out. The other issue is that the free version of WintoUSB doesn't support Windows 10 Pro. I installed Windows 10 Home but my licence key is for Pro and that didn't work. I tried to upgrade but that failed, possibly because it's an OEM key. It looks like I may need to buy the full WintoUSB version for £30 which is a shame but not the end of the world. Once again, thank you for this excellent tutorial. [Edit] I did end up having to pay for the full version of WinToUSB so I could install W10 Pro. Once I had done that I was able to activate Windows properly using the digital licence associated with my Microsoft account and now everything is working perfectly. I had a spare 1TB SanDisk Extreme portable SSD (it was my last Time Machine disk but it was too small so I bought a bigger one) and this is the perfect use for it.

@theWalkingMan98 Жыл бұрын

This comment is intended for people in 2022. Most of the steps are very similar. However I had difficulty with WinToUSB. The newer version 7.0 did not work for me. I had to find version 5.5 online (just like the video). After installing the older version and following along the rest of the tutorial it went all smooth. Great tutorial.

@jhaaae Жыл бұрын

Hi, where did you find the 5.5 online version?

@isabellaw3151 Жыл бұрын

@@jhaaae very easy just search win to usb version 6 and older and it will come up

@isabellaw3151 Жыл бұрын

@@jhaaae do you want the link ?

@dragonalfie3155 8 ай бұрын

@@isabellaw3151can i have it

@blackbanther4493 3 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE A LIFE SAFER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING A SIMPLE, CLEAR VIDEO ON A DIFFICULT PROCESS!!!

@danielheathers1504 3 жыл бұрын

100% the best step by step tutorial video I’ve watched on KZfaq. One note, I already had Parallels so I was able to skip downloading the VMware, but the menus are literally identical, no trouble at all.

@temoorkhalid 3 жыл бұрын

i also use parallel is it work??????

@danielheathers1504 3 жыл бұрын

@@temoorkhalid yes the menu options are literally identical. Just replace everywhere he mentions VMware fusion with parallels. The menus, mounting instructions, everything is identical.

@temoorkhalid 3 жыл бұрын

@@danielheathers1504 thanks i have done but my touchbar not showing

@danielheathers1504 2 жыл бұрын

@@temoorkhalid You probably need to re-install Bootcamp drivers via the Windows Support Folders in the steps around the 4 minute mark

@xbox_lol5705 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielheathers1504 I need help my files wont go into the windows

@mehmetmuratbozdag8035 2 жыл бұрын

I just tried this method to create a Windows in my 1tb Toshiba hard drive and it works! Thank you for this helpful, cool video man, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@hankkim0529 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I didn't have enough storage on my mac and I needed a tutorial to actually select the download on the hard drive. Thank you!!

@tnttomato 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’ve tried so many ways and none of them worked until I found your 2017 post and was redirected here! This method works on Mac OS Big Sur if anyone is wondering! AMAZING tutorial!

@IbrahimAhmed-fx7ch 3 жыл бұрын

can you remove the drive and use normally?

@annadoan2277 3 жыл бұрын

what drive did u use? i heard the t5 isn’t compatible with big sur :(

@smeshsmesh9695 3 жыл бұрын

@@annadoan2277 yes it is

@smeshsmesh9695 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, how did you connect to a network? Because at 17:45 I can't connect to any network because when I click the network icon down below it wants me to do something in the settings and when I go to settings there's no wifi option or anything just ethernet, which I do not have. Pls help me

@patriciamarie7863 2 жыл бұрын

How did you connect to a network? I don’t have the option to connect to WiFi

@lochtlmao 3 жыл бұрын

i clicked this video angry because ive been trying to do this for hours. thank you so much i feel so much better

@CrazyGraham 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial. There are plenty of videos that can teach you almost anything but few that can explain instructions as simply. Thank you very much. Big thumbs up and top stars if You Tube still used the star system.

@officialzylo 2 жыл бұрын

Guys for anyone stuck at the "enter new filmware password" Go to the Apple logo and select "startup disk" and it will show u the wintousb drive :) i was stuck there for like 10 mins but then i figured it out And also.. thank you so much for this!!!!!! This helps like heaven

@someweirdguy7384 Жыл бұрын

Tysm

@babyjap Жыл бұрын

You lifesaver

@LeBreadman 5 ай бұрын

THANKSSS MANN

@arman9146 4 жыл бұрын

I literally watched and did the old video yesterday. If I didn’t do that. Then my experience with this would have been much easier. If only I had just waited a day lol.

@lalo6667 4 жыл бұрын

Can we use MBR for BIOS and UEFI instead of GPT for UEFI? Because my mbp 2012 have audio issue if using GPT fot UEFI 🙃

@stanleychen3298 4 жыл бұрын

Jer The Mac won’t recognize the drive in the boot loader then

@olivia-br9cq 3 жыл бұрын

this video has saved my life. thank you!!!

@gjh4043 Жыл бұрын

Your video tutorial is by far the best one for making this work. I successfully installed the latest version of Windows 10 on a 1TB Samsung T7, and am grateful. I did run into a problem trying to install it on Plugable's 2TB NVMe drive...the VMWare virtual machine will not recognize the drive (regardless of formatting...tried, NTFS, FAT32, etc.). If you've got a solution for installing Windows 10 on that device...I'm all ears! Thanks again for the best described, most succinct video ever for installing Windows 10 onto an external drive; you did not miss a single thing!

@malikgenius4u 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome solution, you saved me a laptop. i needed windows for my project but had no space in internal HDD, now my windows 10 is working great on external 1TB SSD. salute

@AJ-le5lx Жыл бұрын

hey there Malik. How much space did you allocate for VMware on 7:11 since he says we need to allocate some memory to VMware. My current mac is limited with only 30GB available. I was wondering if the amount of your internal storage that was remaining was similar to mine. I am intending to run ASPEN on windows.

@mdz0739 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial! You explained it very well and the presentation was fantastic!

@Richard-fy3ue 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was extreamly helpful and got windows running with no issues. Did this just because I really wanted to play Skyrim :D

@toshiomori8352 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to follow up with you to see how your Skyrim experience is with this. Looking to do the same thing, thanks!

@itcouldalwaysbeworse 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I had been looking for a tutorial to do this for many months, and each one failed. I was directed to this by a friend, and not only did this work a charm, but it's hands-down the easiest tutorial to follow. Thanks so much.

@prasannavunnava 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I followed the instructions but looks like there’s an issue. After selecting “setup” in windows nothing changed - I’m still not able to use the MacBook trackpad or keyboard. Is there any way I can change that ?

@itcouldalwaysbeworse 2 жыл бұрын

Hi @@prasannavunnava Go to 14.40 in the video. He says you need a USB mouse to be able to finalise the Windows install and then install the Bootcamp drivers, as the built in keyboard and trackpad won't work at this point in the install. This bit is crucial :)

@prasannavunnava 2 жыл бұрын

@@itcouldalwaysbeworse yes yes I did that, after install and setup It’s still not working

@itcouldalwaysbeworse 2 жыл бұрын

@@prasannavunnava Ah I see. Sorry, I'm not able to help any further; I just followed these instructions blindly! 😆 I hope you manage to get this resolved.

@itcouldalwaysbeworse 2 жыл бұрын

@@prasannavunnava Just to confirm, after going through the Windows setup using your USB mouse, did you immediately install the Bootcamp drivers (on the WindowsSupport folder that was copied into the C: drive earlier)? That is when the keyboard and trackpad started working for me.

@IllSmackYou 2 жыл бұрын

If I could like this video a million time, I would ! Thank you so much ! You helped me actually get windows on my imac ! You're the real deal dude, keep it up !

@shahancontractor9557 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing it helped so much thank you! I loved the fact that you also made a written tutorial it really was useful. Also just FYI, 2 things that were different for me while going thru the process was Firstly during the disable secure boot, I didn't do it exactly how you instructed cause my system was different I was running the lastest version of Catalina. Second all my drivers just seemed to work at the get go :-). Once again thanks for this much appreciated.

@christinatran105 3 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was perfect! I have a 2017 MacBook Air, and I needed a Windows version of an app. I used Parallels - I’m more familiar with it - instead of VMware, and it worked just fine!

@keduardsmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Do you open Windows through your external drive using parallels and not having to restart?

@SteveW928 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, I'm about to jump into this and already have Parallels running with a Windows 10 VM. I figured it looks like it is just being used to run that utility and get data onto the SSD, so probably any Windows VM *should* work. Thanks for the confirmation, as that means I have no need to install another app (ie. VMWare).

@remorema 2 жыл бұрын

Hey bro I also have a MacBook air 2017 and set it up with paralels. Wintoisb boots fine the first time but when I install boot camp drivers it doesn't boot any more. Can you tell me how you got it working ?

@bradleymay5983 2 жыл бұрын

@@keduardsmusic No, parallels is only to run WintoUSB and install the windows to the SSD. After that the WHOLE computer is used to run windows, unlike parallels that splits the computer's resources. @9to5Mac I think that this is the only unclear part of the tutorial. It might be important in the comments to note why this is a more powerful option than just using VMWare or Parallels.

@AJ-le5lx Жыл бұрын

@@bradleymay5983 Hey There. On 7:11 he talks about customizing the memory settings to fit memory we have available. I only have less than 30GB internal memory on my MAC. I though using this method I would not need to lose any more internal memory in order to run windows. Do you think after installing VMware and using it can I uninstall it to retain the memory initially provided when following the video procedure?

@littlebee33 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!! It was so helpful! I needed windows on my Mac for school! :D

@alessiobuono6437 Жыл бұрын

I would like to thank you for this video tutorial. Everything worked great right away! Before this tutorial I had try other ways on others videos, but these others were just waste of time... ...but thanks to you I was able to do this installation very quickly. Well done!

@baldclub 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff, I got to say you did a great job with this tutorial! Seriously I'm very stoked that I can run Windows 10 off my Samsung T7 Touch connected to my Macbook Pro 16. The laptops are not cheap and I opted for maximizing my graphics performance instead of storage, so ended up with a 500 GB internal drive. I am amazed how well Windows is running off the external drive. OK, let me say this again: Thank you for work and I really appreciate how clear your instructions are and how professional the whole video looks.

@MobilediscowirralCoUk 3 жыл бұрын

Had it been running fine? How fast?

@baldclub 3 жыл бұрын

@@MobilediscowirralCoUk Yes actually, it's been stable and fast. I have used it for sure intense work processes, GIS analysis, no problems at all.

@cemalsonatalicik2336 2 жыл бұрын

Can I partition the ssd and install windows on a portion of t7? I need to use the ssd as a storage device as well. If that's not possible then I will need to do BootCamp internally and use the ssd as just a storage device.

@xbox_lol5705 2 жыл бұрын

@@cemalsonatalicik2336 I need help dragging the files to mac 7:50

@StephenMah360 3 жыл бұрын

This "HowTo" is still relevant today. thank you! All the instructions worked with a few minor hicups.

@andrupka8749 2 жыл бұрын

What were the hiccups?

@Omineus Жыл бұрын

Making tutorials should be your full time job. Very clear video!

@markeesegura43 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I’ve been trying for weeks to get this running on a SSD you are a lifesaver

@happierthoughts 2 жыл бұрын

This was insanely helpful and super easy to follow! Thank you so much!

@AJ-le5lx Жыл бұрын

Hey There, when customizing the virtual machine at 7:11 did you allocate the 8GB RAM as he did? And if you don't mind me asking how much internal memory did you have in your Mac? I only have less than 30GB and that option seems like it could hinder my functionality due to being limited in storage/memory on my mac.

@uyauabing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this helpful video. For those using old macbook pros (e.g. before the 2012 retina version), the device formatting (when prompted by WintoUSB inside VMWare Fusion) selected should be MBR for BIOS (instead of GPT for UEFI). During the first setup boot into Windows from the SSD, the mid-2012 macbook pro 's keyboard and trackpad worked fine for the setup without needing an external mouse or keyboard (in my case at least).

@lennysala7009 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for the guidance. Simple, clear cut, and easy to follow!

@romerozarragossa 5 ай бұрын

Jeff is a great sample how a presentation should look like. Very clear and to the point. Excellent thank you Jeff.

@Jhervel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Every step was accurate (apart from a few things that were a tad different as I upgraded to Big Sur) but works perfectly, exactly what I wanted.

@kieranmullin2793 3 жыл бұрын

How did you close the recovery window? I’m doing it on big sur also but cannot select a drive too boot from?

@Jhervel 3 жыл бұрын

@@kieranmullin2793 I Had this issue too, all I did was click around on the menu bar (top left) until i found the 'Choose Startup Disk'. Hope this helps.

@toddhoward9890 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that was it. In the file menu.

@xbox_lol5705 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jhervel I need help dropping in the files to windows

@squishy4968 4 жыл бұрын

I did this a couple months ago this same way and it works wonderfully! I highly recommend this!

@mohitthegoodguy 4 жыл бұрын

Which SSD did you use ?

@tjmorgan8194 3 жыл бұрын

Is the settings we set in VMware the fastest the computer will go?

@arafath717 3 жыл бұрын

Will it affect gaming performance?

@hitendraspatil 3 жыл бұрын

@WeThePeople is 64GB SSD sufficient?

@mdaaftab1845 3 жыл бұрын

Make the same video on Linux in Mac bootcamp

@virtualrealitea 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant tutorial, only one I could find for mac that was clear and easy to understand. Thanks!

@ayyorob4267 Жыл бұрын

Still working as of Dec 2022!! Thanks so much man you literally saved me a headache. Subscribed and liked!✊🏾

@AbstractChange 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this exceptionally well done video. The steps worked perfectly for me on my 16" MacBook Pro. After completing the steps in this video, I was able to make some additional tweaks so I can use the same Windows SSD across both my MacBook AND iMac. If anyone is curious, here are the additional steps I took so that I can use the same Windows SSD for either my MacBook or iMac (Intel-based iMac, of course): 1. On the second Mac device (in my case, this was an iMac), boot into macOS and use Bootcamp Assistant to download the "Windows Support Software" onto a separate external storage. I wasn't able to put this onto the Windows SSD. I believe this is because of the Windows SSD being FAT-formatted (though, FWIW, mine was formatted as exFAT). So, I just used another external storage I had available. 2. I decided to rename the folder to WindowsSupportSoftwareOther so I wouldn’t mix it up with the WindowsSupportSoftware folder found at the root of the Windows SSD. 3. In recovery mode of my iMac, I followed similar steps to make sure it can boot from an external device (as shown in this video). 4. Now shut down the iMac and plug in the SSD which has Windows configured. 5. Boot the iMac into the Windows SSD 6. Windows, for me, had an initial message of something like "preparing devices" and then restarted automatically 7. After the restart, Windows allowed me to log in. However, I noticed my magic keyboard and mouse were not working with the iMac. 8. Go to device manager and note the devices that have a warning triangle next to them (I had around 5 devices with warnings). 9. For each device, select “Update Driver". However, instead of using the WindowsSupportSoftware found at the root of the Windows SSD, be sure to select the WindowsSupportSoftwareOther that was generated by the iMac instead. 10. At this point, I needed to restart Windows and then everything was functioning properly. 11. However, when I next booted the Windows SSD via my MacBook, the keyboard/touchpad was no longer functioning on the MacBook. But, after simply rebooting Windows via the MacBook a couple times (no driver changes), everything was working again. 12. Now, I’m able to boot up the same Windows SSD via either my MacBook or my iMac.

@nickhansbauer 2 жыл бұрын

Is this solution still working well for you? Do you still always have to reboot several times after switching?

@AbstractChange 2 жыл бұрын

@@nickhansbauer Everything has been functioning fine, ever since those first few reboots. I can boot from the SSD via either computer without issue now. (FWIW, the devices I swap between are a 2017 iMac and a 2019 MacBook Pro).

@nickhansbauer 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbstractChange awesome, thanks so much :)

@mahmou6 Жыл бұрын

Tip for those who couldn't direct copy the win support folder and win to usb. Copy them first to the downloads folder then move them to desktop. Also, for selective booting press option/ alt on your keyboard once you hear the chime just before the apple logo appears. Cheers!

@vickchester4285 Жыл бұрын

Still having problems with copying these files from mac download folder to vm windows desktop. Any suggestions??

@mahmou6 Жыл бұрын

@@vickchester4285 copy them to the Windows downloads folder

@Dylan-fm2pb 10 ай бұрын

Heyy @mahmou6 I followed every step to get bootcamp to my 513gb USB but the part where you restart your MacBook and it shows as Windows didn’t show up for me it showed the Apple icon and that’s it. Bootcamp is still on my MacBook but I want it on my 512gb USB if you can help me out that would be the best, I really need this for my class which is starting in 4 days, much love thanks for reading

@mahmou6 10 ай бұрын

Hi@@Dylan-fm2pb are you sure Windows would run on USB. I tried this on an external SSD and it worked. Also, did you switch off secure boot?

@KunShining 2 жыл бұрын

At 13:38, if you can’t find the close button to get out of the Ultilities, you’ll have to restart from the drop down menu in the corner. Press and hold the Option key until it prompts you to choose where to boot then choose your extern drive. I’m following this tutorial on Monterey so I think that’s where the difference lies. My booting up was a bit unstable at the beginning as it automatically restarted and booted back into Mac but after a few retries I managed to get Windows up and running. Hope this helps ❤️ Thank you for the amazing tutorial 9to5Mac 🙏🏼

@OUCGN 2 жыл бұрын

I stil didn't understand:( Do you have any link for any video? Thanks!

@axlcinema Жыл бұрын

I'm having the same problem, I press alt, when starting my Mac, I see two drives, try boot into the non Macintosh drive. It looks like windows is loading then my machine restarts and auto boots back into Mac OS. Did you do anything specific to fix the issue?

@theneverfilms 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, man... congrats... for my purpose, I just used it as a virtual machine, no need to restart the mac and boot it... I used it with a secondary window and it worked perfectly! thank you very much!

@vlad1110 2 жыл бұрын

how u make it as your secondary window?

@shahad226 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this legit tutorial 😍 everything worked smoothly

@priority2 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding tutorial Jeff! Thanks 👍😊

@9to5Mac 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BruceWayne-gy3tn Жыл бұрын

Thanks, man. Genuinely. You made it very easy for me to install windows on MacBook. I’m telling you as a man who has never installed a driver in my life before this (as I been working on both windows and macos). And even though some steps slightly changed ‘cause it’s been 2 years now since this video, I still managed to install. For example, booting after you’ve installed windows looks a bit different now. Anyways, you helped a lot. You made it easy. Thanks again.

@manumolina6534 10 ай бұрын

does it work on M1 and M2 chips?

@BruceWayne-gy3tn 10 ай бұрын

@@manumolina6534 don’t really know. I’m on intel.

@PaulMoorePhotography Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. Still relevant. Sucessfully used it today and I am up and running now. A couple of this have changed such as the WinUSB software interface but I figured it out. Thanks again

@mathewcherrie8042 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff, great video worked perfectly for me. Love my mac but at University use some software which works a lot better on windows so this is so good to be able to not use my internal storage for features I rarely would use. Anyway I issue i came around was the new WINtoUSB 7.1. The link you provided has updated WINtoUSB and it's a lot different to use and I could not figure it out so i just search up 5.5 WINtoUSB and downloaded that which worked perfectly (if anyone has the same issue just do that, makes it a lot easier). Thanks again.

@dbruin85 Жыл бұрын

Saw this after buying WintoHDD. Thank you.

@maartenmeekers3102 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!

@leicaman 4 жыл бұрын

Holy smokes, the lame responses to this. This is brilliant! I wish I had seen this before I bought software to transfer my Bootcamp to an external drive - that never worked.

@PlatnmBeatz 3 жыл бұрын

Was it WinClone?

@tocayotuerto5728 3 жыл бұрын

same

@daniel.m3257 3 жыл бұрын

@@tocayotuerto5728 does it work?

@MobilediscowirralCoUk 3 жыл бұрын

Is it fast

@daniel.m3257 3 жыл бұрын

@@MobilediscowirralCoUk prob not

@tiawilliams9592 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your help. I downloaded Windows with ease. Thank you for making it simple and understandable.

@carlosreis9775 2 жыл бұрын

Video is legit, easy to follow, keep it up 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽, it worked with me, appreciate it

@mcspunckle 4 жыл бұрын

I had already used up my VMware trial, but I used this video to go through it a slightly different way! I freed up enough space to install windows temporarily through Bootcamp. The only real change from this video is having to move the Windows Support, WintoUSB and Windows ISO to external storage. After the fact I realized the Windows iso and wintousb could just be downloaded on Windows, which would also be true in the VM. Doing it through Bootcamp worked just fine. Just use the Bootcamp assistant afterwards to reallocate the space back to MacOS. Honestly, if you can get access to a Windows PC, just use that to make the boot drive. A couple of notes not related to using Bootcamp: The wintousb disk didn’t show up when I was done with recovery mode, but simply holding the option key during restart worked fine. The mouse doesn’t necessarily need to be a USB C wired mouse. A Logitech unifying receiver in a usb c hub worked fine for me. And I had a couple of blue screens initially that I still can’t explain, but after restarts everything is running fine.

@ToastyBread-cm6ie 4 күн бұрын

hi i know ur from 3 years but if i use up the free trial on the vmware will my bootcamp not work anymore???? i dont wanna pay every month and the price is too much for me

@ayanpaul1772 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great tutorial. Please do one more on multi-boot: windows, mac and linux - 3 OS running on the same SSD.

@wrexrod 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! MY MAC WAS BROKEN WITH THE STORAGE AND THIS HELPED SO MUCH!

@newb9942 Жыл бұрын

worked like a charm, had to download old software that you used, and it worked as described. I have a MacBook pro 2019 with OS Monterey. Thank you very much!

@83424rbonds 3 жыл бұрын

It's so smooth the install it's unreal awesome job very impressed. I don't own a mac but this has me impressed. I like the m1 chip and adding this has my full attention.

@clementlefebure2950 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Will the drivers need future ‘manual’ updates (sound, thunderbolt, apple ssd in particular) or was that only necessary for the setup? Are the updates taken care off automatically after the initial setup? Thanks

@joshuakatz4006 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great tutorial! Worked perfectly!

@Dunnay48 Жыл бұрын

EVERYONE WHOSE DRIVERS DIDN’T INSTALL: you have to go to the $WinPEDriver$ folder, then go into each folder and right click and choose install on all of the files labeled “Setup Information”, except for the ones in the “Intel” folder! This will manually install each driver, which fixed it for me.

@kevinjiji7974 Жыл бұрын

i ran into the same problem. how did you manage to manually install them?

@baoboba 8 ай бұрын

@@kevinjiji7974i went into device manager, then under Other Devices (there should be devices with the ⚠️), then updated them using the folder (like how he updated the speakers in the video)

@luizaguiar2313 3 жыл бұрын

Muito bom. Sou grato. Me auxiliou pois necessitava exatamente desta solução. Parabéns pela qualidade. Bem elaborado. Preciso e objetivo. Foi o único que encontrei na web e ainda com a possibilidade de seguir um tutorial bem descrito. Sensacional. Felicidades.

@thalesbound 2 жыл бұрын

Luiz, por favor se puder me responder! sabe dizer se o resto do hd externo pode ainda ser usado pra guardar arquivos no mac ? ou ele fica 100% dedicado somente pra ser usado como windows, já que ao ter sido formatado o formato pra windows é diferente pro do mac, agradeço a atenção

@luizaguiar2313 2 жыл бұрын

@@thalesbound Boa noite Thales, não sei te responder. Acho que, simultaneamente, rodando o Windows, não é possível, talvez quando estiver rodando o sistema do Mac, seria possível, mesmo assim acredito que deve-se particionar a HD externa. Usei uma HD tipo pen drive de 5 giga, e creio que o espaço seja suficiente apenas para rodar o Windows.

@tonybear7071 Жыл бұрын

Thx man I just got my first 2020 mac...imac and needed w10 for some games, did not want to use bootcamp. This is great thx again

@hakimbeddiari5375 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial . It went smoothly even if I am not a tech savy !

@Christian63 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this superb video, very useful for old people like me (76 years old) who do not dominate all the subtleties of computer science (LOL). I have a question: once windows is installed with VMware Fusion on the external SSD does it use all the cores and memory of the Mac or only what was initially defined for the virtual machine?

@MarshnCubing 3 жыл бұрын

Once you boot into windows, it will use all the processing power available on your mac. The virtual machine computing power settings is only for the virtual machine aspect.

@vlad1110 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarshnCubing what side effects will occur when you BootCamp your MacBook for example it will take half of your mac storage or mac system will be slow etc? bcs I'm using new model 2022 MacBook and im scared anything will happen to my macbook.

@MarshnCubing 2 жыл бұрын

This video is to set it up on an external drive, so it wont be using your onboard mac storage whatsoever. If you're not doing it on an external drive, then yes, it will take up space, but the amount depends on how many files you have on the windows side. There won't be a noticeable speed difference in your mac, especially not with the m1 chips.

@JorgePerez-zh8io 2 жыл бұрын

@@vlad1110 unfortunately, if you have one of the newer models (November 2020 and newer) then bootcamp will not work due to the different chip architectures

@brucereynolds31594 2 жыл бұрын

At 13:50, after you adjust the Startup Security settings, reboot holding option to select the file

@dafdmcgrut6488 2 жыл бұрын

This helped me get past this part! Updated to the new OS Monterey and the option to exit out of that part wasn’t there

@nydesishiwatari2198 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect instructions step by step! Thanks a lot!

@pimguilherme 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man, so straighforward and very simple!! :) much love from brazil

@con7121 2 жыл бұрын

at 12:19 for new versions of the Mac OS when you restart hold down option!! it’ll let you select the external drive that way :)) the reboot way doesn’t work anymore on Monterrey

@ibrahimma5268 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was stuck there and your comment helped me to boot my external drive windows.

@adamw2509 Жыл бұрын

Legend🥹

@nativedan 3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s an effing tutorial!!

@ricardoferraro3883 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the best tutorial on the web ! Thanks so much !!

@amateurvisser 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Saved me tons of headaches. Thanks.

@MusaonYT 3 жыл бұрын

Very thorough explanation and a well-made video. I was wondering, since Windows is being booted from an external source, does it use all the processor, RAM and other hardware resources? Or is it limited to what you have selected in the beginning (4 CPU cores and 8 GB RAM)?

@TimothyCho 3 жыл бұрын

The settings you selected earlier were only for running the VM (to virtually run windows while still in MacOS), so that you could use WinToUSB program. Afterwards, you actually install windows onto the external drive and the VM settings will have nothing to do with it.

@MusaonYT 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimothyCho Thanks

@AJ-le5lx Жыл бұрын

@@TimothyCho Hey There, I only have less than 30GB on my Mac. When selecting the memory allocation on the VMware will that amount of memory be eaten up i.e. I will give it away to VMware despite not using VMware after I finish the installation? Do you recommend uninstalling VMware after completing this installation to recover that memory?

@IsaacFromHK 2 жыл бұрын

**** Update for OSX Monterey **** Just want to let you guys know that I have followed this tutorial and it works for OSX Monterey 12.1 - after (around 12:09 from this video), what you need to do, is go to System Preference, Startup Disk, and select the new USB External drive and click restart. (You might need to wait for a minute before the USB drive shows up so you can select) - You need to do this step because somehow, in Monterey Recovery mode, it doesn't show the option to select the startup disk To select OS (Mac or the Windows from External USB), when you start your mac, just press button, and then you can select which OS to boot. it works for me and now I can boot into windows from the USB External drive without problem. I am using Macbook Pro 2017 15", with Radeon 560 .

@_whitewolf9 2 жыл бұрын

Thx a lot dude.. you solved one of my problems.. but I still can’t make the drivers work 🥲

@xbox_lol5705 2 жыл бұрын

@@_whitewolf9 I cant drop in the files to the virtual machine

@kilian876 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you man ... you literally saved my life hahahah i was about to give up 💀

@xbox_lol5705 2 жыл бұрын

@@kilian876 Yeah it helped alot and to switch back hold power buttong for 10 seconds and when turning back on hold alt

@PeteMcMullen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, solved my problem!

@daviddagboyi Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much… this was super helpful and too easy.. been through a lot of videos😩😩.. this helped a lot thank you 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@GundownShowdown 2 жыл бұрын

This worked for me (even though some of the Mac UI has changed I was able to follow along) thanks!

@StefphJ 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t want to use all the space on my ssd for the bootcamp Windows and as it’s formatted in ntfs it’s not really usable on the Mac side, so after running the wintousb I simply partitioned the drive and it works perfect

@sapancool1993 3 жыл бұрын

You partitioned the drive in windows to ntfs?

@michellesudjito 3 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Joubert how did you do this?

@DrNowsSugarBaby 3 жыл бұрын

@@michellesudjito I'd also like to know

@celeryystick 3 жыл бұрын

How did you do it

@renkecools1091 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem! Still want to use some space on my SSD as extra storage on the Mac side, how did you make this work exactly?