Trouble setting up Windows To-Go on an expansion card

I’m on a Framework 13 with AMD 7040 mainboard- I normally run Debian 13 as my OS of choice, but needed a windows installation for some software WINE couldn’t work with.

I decided to try installing Windows To Go on a storage expansion card I wasn’t using for anything. On a friend’s PC, I installed Windows 10 to the expansion card using Rufus, and was able to boot it without a problem through the UEFI settings.

I then tried installing the Framework driver bundle so I could access the network, which is where the issues came up. After installing, the machine reset and bluescreened, giving me an INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE stop code. This has happened twice now- the first time I connected to the internet using my phone in USB tethering mode to download Microsoft’s own drivers, first.

I know I probably should just install Windows 11, and this might be caused by using an older version, but I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and if there’s an easy fix for this that I’m missing.

Thanks!

The driver bundle has ‘Win11’ in the name, so it’s probable that the driver bundle is not going to work with Win10.

Wow do I feel dumb not noticing that, thanks :sweat_smile: