Can you run Windows off an external SSD via USB-C?

I have a 2017 Touchbar Macbook Pro, so has 4 USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Rather than running bootcamp and splitting my inbuilt SSD drive into a MacOS partition and a Windows partition, I am considering getting this SATA-to-USB-C combination:

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Or simply a direct USB-C drive:

Then to install Windows 10 onto the drive, and boot into it from my Macbook.

Is this possible?

1 Answer

This is called Windows To Go, but this is officially only supported for Windows 10 Enterprise edition.

If you use the normal Windows 10 Home or Pro edition, setup a Windows 10 VM (if you are on Mac) and use Rufus to create a Windows To Go drive:

Now boot from that SSD connected via USB(-c) and use Windows.