Booting Windows on An External SSD! (ft. Crucial X9 Pro)

Tech By Matt February 7, 2025
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Accelerate your workflow with the powerful performance of the Crucial® X9 Pro Portable SSD: https://go.magik.ly/ml/29pi9/ Thanks to Best Buy for sponsoring this video! In today's video I am going to be showing you a method to install windows on an external USB drive. #crucialmemory #BestBuyPartner @bestbuy Links to mentioned software: Windows ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 Rufus: https://rufus.ie/en/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techbymatt/?hl=en Intro 0:00 Crucial X9 Pro 0:43 Windows To Go 4:09 Flashing ISO 5:03 Initial Setup 5:51 Testing The Drive 6:34 Conclusion/Outro 8:26 Background Music: Jay Trout - Lax Superlative Licensed through Epidemic Sound

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