Step 3 Create the USB bootable flash drive Boot Camp Assist, it comes with macOS and we use it to download the Windows support software that needs to be installed in your Windows workspace.

Rufus, the Windows software to creates a bootable USB flash drive.

A Windows Disk Image, you can use your MacBook to download one from the Microsoft Windows Disk Image Download page.

A fast USB Flash Drive with at least 64GB storage ( I am using a SanDisk Ultra Fit 128GB).

A machine running Windows 7 or later (You can use Virtual Machines if you does not have one).

In this article, I am going to introduce another solution to install your Windows workspace in an external drive by leveraging the Windows To Go feature, so you can use Windows in your MacBook without installing any additional software or guest OS on it. I am not a fan of these two as either solution will consume a certain amount of my precious SSD. The most common ways of using Windows in MacBook are either having a Virtual Windows Machine or installing a guest OS on top of your MacBook via the Boot Camp Assistant.

However, there are times when we need to use Windows OS for tasks that cannot be completed with macOS, like using Windows-only software and playing PC games. We all love MacBooks, the macOS is fast, highly optimized for the hardware and constantly updated by Apple.

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