--- title: "I set up Windows To Go on a portable SSD, and it's good enough to serve as my daily driver" url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-set-up-windows-to-go-on-a-portable-ssd-and-it-s-good-enough-to-serve-as-my-daily-driver-aks3wu1ec source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-set-up-windows-to-go-on-a-portable-ssd type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-07-08T21:32:27.342Z updated: 2026-07-08T21:32:52.251Z tags: ["windows"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I set up Windows To Go on a portable SSD, and it's good enough to serve as my daily driver **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on experiment running Windows 11 via Windows To Go on a portable NVMe SSD connected via USB. Using Rufus to flash the drive, the setup completed initial configuration in ~5 minutes, ran demanding games like Dead Space Remake and Helldivers 2 at playable framerates, and successfully booted on multiple different PCs with only minor driver reinstallation needed. Performance was far superior to a traditional USB flash drive, making it a viable portable Windows environment for Linux-primary setups. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I ran Windows 11 from an SD card, and it's faster than you'd think](https://daily.dev/posts/i-ran-windows-11-from-an-sd-card-and-it-s-faster-than-you-d-think-euork1pux) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I tried booting Windows 11 from a USB drive, and it revealed why Microsoft let this feature die](https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-booting-windows-11-from-a-usb-drive-and-it-revealed-why-microsoft-let-this-feature-die-diqcdrgdt) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Windows 11 on a USB drive works, but the driver nightmare isn't worth it](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-on-a-usb-drive-works-but-the-driver-nightmare-isn-t-worth-it-sgm7ffdcf) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A persistent Windows 11 USB keeps your whole setup on a drive, and it's more useful than a recovery disk](https://daily.dev/posts/a-persistent-windows-11-usb-keeps-your-whole-setup-on-a-drive-and-it-s-more-useful-than-a-recovery--jvq51icog) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I put Linux and my Steam library on the same USB stick, and now any PC is my gaming PC](https://daily.dev/posts/i-put-linux-and-my-steam-library-on-the-same-usb-stick-and-now-any-pc-is-my-gaming-pc-bq7erxcbv) · XDA Developers · 8 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i-set-up-windows-to-go-on-a-portable-ssd-and-it-s-good-enough-to-serve-as-my-daily-driver-aks3wu1ec)