Timeline for Using bootcamp on an external drive - Can you run it on different mac computers?
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| Jan 18, 2019 at 17:20 | comment | added | Brettski | When I purchased my 2015 MBP I wrote this up on my success of using an external ssd to boot windows: blog.brettski.com/2015/11/08/…. Though the drive is not seen by other computers if I hold down Option during boot. Even a another 2015 MBP | |
| May 19, 2018 at 13:53 | comment | added | user1164937 | It's not worth it imo. I found out in order to update, you have to go through a series of additional steps. Someone said that you have to have a windows system to do this (I'm not sure if VM will work). It really is meant for corporations with a dedicated IT team. | |
| May 11, 2018 at 21:50 | comment | added | user1164937 | 2017 mbp. No driver conflicts. Remains activated (I have heard that it shouldn't, but I have windows 10 education edition which is close to the enterprise version, and I think it does this by design). No windows in either internal drives. Can't access internal volumes at least by normal means. | |
| May 11, 2018 at 18:38 | comment | added | David Anderson | I suppose I should modify my answer. Before I do, would you mind answering a few questions? Which computer did you originally use with the external drive? On the second computer you externally booted Windows 10, do any conflicts appear in the Device Manager? Does this computer report Windows 10 as activated? Does this computer already have Windows 10 installed on an internal drive? Can you access any internal volumes while booted from the external drive? | |
| May 11, 2018 at 13:48 | comment | added | user1164937 | Sorry for the delay. I needed the original setup for school and didn't want to waste time setting it up again if something went wrong (e.g., driver conflict, licensing issues). Well, it worked! I'm talking about between a 2012 macbook air and a 2017 macbook pro. Windows did install some drivers, but other than that, it had everything that I installed and configured. | |
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| Feb 18, 2018 at 21:45 | comment | added | user1164937 | Thanks, I'll try reporting it. After some thought, I realized it's actually necessary for me to do this for at least one macbook. Might as well see if this works while I'm at it. | |
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| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:59 | comment | added | user1164937 | support.apple.com/kb/DL1837?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US This in theory suggests otherwise since there is only one software that contains the drivers you need to run windows on mac's, but I have yet to test it myself. | |
| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:59 | history | edited | David Anderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:56 | comment | added | David Anderson | The truth is the opposite of your hunch. The Boot Camp Support Software is not universal. | |
| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:53 | comment | added | user1164937 | I don't think I'm really concerned about mac drivers (since I'm booting up on windows). I'm mainly concerned about the drivers on windows. But with bootcamp support software, I'm guessing that's a universal package across different updated systems. But that's my hunch, confirmation would be appreciated. | |
| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:51 | comment | added | user1164937 | There is very little effort involved. Also, windows to go's purpose is to switch between computers. | |
| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:30 | history | edited | David Anderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 18, 2018 at 20:23 | history | answered | David Anderson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |