Windows 11 on a USB C external NVMe drive on a Mac mini 2018 Sequoia 15.6.1 - 8,1 ?

[MNissen]

In the hope that the sources of all knowledge, on this forum, can provide me with yet more help;

Can anyone describe installing windows 11, on a USB C external NVMe drive, on a Mac mini 2018 Sequoia 15.6.1 - 8,1?

Or where I could look for such an adventure?

 

[MNissen]

and I found this. - https://sourceforge.net/projects/windows-install/

 

[MNissen]

and this - https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/348077-install-windows-on-mac-no-bootcamp/#comment-2789286

 

[MNissen]

Windows Install from Sergey works, in and of itself, with a success message after each attempted install.

- but when I restart the MacMini 8,1 with option key to choose either Win11 or it's EFI, I get a black screen, which eventually times out and restarts to Sequoia.

I'm picking that I need to install the bootcamp drivers, which I have ready and waiting, but the only way I've seen this done, is to boot into windows first, then install them, the black screen I'm getting, prevents this.

Windows Install from Sergey, has an option to copy files into the Win 11 install, but I have no idea where the Bootcamp files should be placed.

Anyone know this and can give me guidance?

Cheers

Or

I'll partition the 500gb internal SSD on the MacMini 8,1 and run both Sequoia and Win11(in Bootcamp) and use symbolic links for each install, to the large amounts of data on other SSDs for each.

Good idea? or No?

What fun...

 

[MNissen]

I'm tempted to head down the bootcamp road today, but also, having retired the Mac Pro 5,1 - I may just look for a small form WIN PC as all I use Windows for, is extended flying of planes in DCS world.

mmmm....

 

[MNissen]

for those who may be interested, running win11 on a bootcamp partition on a Mac mini 8,1 with Sequoia works fine. Trying to install DCSWorld on an external USB C nVME from Windows, impossible. I'm gonna get a gaming PC and abandon this dual boot foolery.

 

[Sergey-Galan]

In the hope that the sources of all knowledge, on this forum, can provide me with yet more help;

Can anyone describe installing windows 11, on a USB C external NVMe drive, on a Mac mini 2018 Sequoia 15.6.1 - 8,1?

Or where I could look for such an adventure?

Maybe this will help you.
Try going into recovery, select utilities, secure boot utilities, and select "Security features disabled" and "Allow booting from external media" (not verbatim).

 

[MNissen]

Thank you yes, I did do this and finally, what gave me conniptions was, when installing DCS world, the installer would down load the 100's of GB files and near then end, find a path to a file that it didn't like and error. after 4 times I decided that a separate Win11 PC with a better graphics card was the sane way to go. As I only want Windows for the DCS world, that's my journey now.

 

[MNissen]

Oh and BTW, @Sergey-Galan - thank you for your - Windows Install

All your efforts are greatly appreciated - well done Sir!