Microsoft may no longer support Windows To Go, but you can still make a portable Windows 11 installation — and it actually works okay.

Go to Settings > System > Storage. Use the search bar to find and open Settings if you don't have the icon in your taskbar.

Use Disk Management to easily set up a new hard drive, SSD, or USB stick under Windows.

While windows 8.1 does prioritize SSD storage, it may need some tweaking to get it working properly.

You’re better off just putting together your own external SSD. And don’t worry! It’s not even that difficult. Here’s why you should give it a shot and how to put one together yourself.

GigaDrive 1TB external SSD Packing one of the best SSDs into a hardcore portable enclosure to make one of the fastest drives around. In places.

If you want to use a pre-used SSD for your computer, you need to first make its drive format type the same as that of the existing hard drive, prior to the cloning process.