Installing Windows on an external SSD, is Windows To Go still the preferred method? (self.steamdeck)

submitted 1 year ago by LuckingFurker to c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml

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Hopefully this is the right place to post this, if not let me know

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[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

how fast is the SSD?

[-] LuckingFurker 3 points 1 year ago

"Sequential Read/Write speeds up to 3,500/3,300 MB/s respectively" from the Amazon listing, it's an NVME drive being used in a JSAUX Dock that has an NVME enclosure

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Do you have a license or nah?

If nah, use Rufus to remove the license and tpm check.

[-] LuckingFurker 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So Windows To Go is still the way? I saw some stuff that suggested Microsoft didn't support it anymore so I wondered how viable it was. I do have Windows on my old PC tied to my account, no idea if that's transferable to any degree but I assume not

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

if you want to use your current license then windows to go is the way to do that.

[-] LuckingFurker 1 points 1 year ago

Cool, I appreciate it

[-] timespace@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What setting do you do in Rufus to remove those checks?

Quick google says it just removes the requirement for a Microsoft account, but that doesn’t mean it removes license checks. Or does it?

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

the Microsoft account is the license check on install now. skipping that will let you create a local account without providing a license.

your installation will not be activated, there's scripts you can run to turn off the watermark.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

That's a neat dock.

[-] LuckingFurker 2 points 1 year ago

I've been pretty impressed with it, the only problem is the lack of a third USB connection, if I have a mouse and keyboard plugged into it there's no space for a memory stick or anything