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Step 1: Create Windows To Go Workstation Insert your NVMe enclosure. Open Rufus. Under "Device," select your external drive. Under "Image," select your Windows ISO. Under "Image option," select Windows To Go. Click START. This creates a bootable Windows environment that ignores the host PC's internal hard drive.

Step 2: Boot & Optimize Restart your computer, boot from the USB drive (F12/Boot Menu). Once inside the portable Windows, run diskpart and disable Windows Search and Superfetch to reduce write cycles on the USB bus. solidworks portable mega portable

Step 3: Install SolidWorks Run the SolidWorks Installation Manager. Install to D:\SolidWorks (the external drive). Crucial step: During installation, change the Toolbox and FeatureWorks location to the external drive as well. Install the minimum required add-ins to save space. Step 1: Create Windows To Go Workstation Insert

Step 4: Configure for "Mega" Performance SolidWorks relies on:

SolidWorks hates having its registry moved. To keep your settings (toolbars, shortcuts, macros) synced across host computers, use mklink in Command Prompt:

mklink /D "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\SolidWorks" "X:\SolidWorks_Portable_Data\Roaming"

SolidWorks relies on:

No "portable" wrapper can replicate all these dependencies reliably.