
- #HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 10 ON MAC USING AN EXTERNAL DRIVE HOW TO#
- #HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 10 ON MAC USING AN EXTERNAL DRIVE INSTALL#
Then, restart your computer, press F2 or F12 to enter the BIOS and select the USB flash drive as the first option, finally press F10 or Enter to exit and reboot. Step 1. First, insert the new hard drive and USB flash drive to your computer. When you see the message Your USB flash drive is ready, it means the process is successful.
#HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 10 ON MAC USING AN EXTERNAL DRIVE INSTALL#
It will start downloading Windows 10 as well as any available updates to the USB drive and make it bootable so that you can install Windows 10 later. Select the removable drive from the list, and click Next to continue. Choose USB flash drive and click Next. If you choose the other option ISO file, you need to burn it to a DVD later by yourself. You can set Language, Windows Edition, and Architecture by yourself, or you can accept the recommended options. Choose Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC. Download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and launch it.

And you can follow the steps in method 2. If you prefer the easier way, you can select a reliable third-party tool to clone the disk containing Windows 10 to a new hard drive. You can see the specific tutorial in method 1.

If you want to use Windows 10 built-in tool to help you, you need to create Windows 10 installation media at first and then install Windows 10 on the new hard drive.

#HOW TO INSTALL WINDOWS 10 ON MAC USING AN EXTERNAL DRIVE HOW TO#
How to Install Windows 10 on New Hard Drive To install Windows 10 onto a new hard drive, you can choose to use Windows 10 built-in tool or reliable third-party software to help you. This article will introduce you the steps of the two methods in turn, and you can choose any of them according to your own needs. “I am using (for some years) a Toshiba Laptop that came with pre-installed Win 8. I upgraded this to Win 10, during the free upgrade period. I have just bought a new hard drive for my Toshiba Laptop. How do I now install Windows 10 on the new hard drive? Thanks!”
