Windows 10: Windows no longer boots after using my SSD as an external SSD with my laptop

Hello there, I was visiting my parents home and brought my desktop's SSD with me to plug on my laptop with a USB 3 to SATA adapter in case i need any files.It was plugged in and everything was working.I returned to my home and plugged my SSD back to my desktop and now it doesn't boot.

At first it was stuck on automatic repair loop but after trying some commands i don't remember which it now says this https://imgur.com/Nq5hon2

I ran the bcdboot /fixmbr / /fixboot / /rebuildbc commans with no luck.Chkdsk shows no errors https://imgur.com/Fdue5qY

I can access my windows installation through ubuntu which i have on a 2nd partition on my SSD,so my SSD runs fine.

Any tips are appreciated.

Thanks!

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External SSD not recognized as SSD in Windows 10

Hello community!

(this topic applies to Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 equally)

my question concerns an external 240GB SSD drive connected to my laptop via an USB 3.0 port. The SSD works fine, but when using the "Optimize Drives" utility, the drive is listed as "Hard Disk Drive" under media type. As stated by almost all SSD manufacturers,
standard defragmentation on a SSD can actually harm the SSD and over time reduce performance and life-cycle. A test revealed that the optimization for the external SSD is actually performed like on a regular HDD and the TRIM command is not used. This would
also indicate that the regular TRIM commands issued by Windows are not applied to the external SSD drive either. Short of turning off automatic optimization, is there a way to tell Windows that this is an SSD drive and to treat it as such (regardless of
the information provided by the disk- or case-controller) ?

See also picture attached -

Drive C: is a SanDisk SDSSDXP480GR131 SSD drive built in the laptop and recognized properly as an SSD.


Drive F: is Lite-On LMT-256M6M SSD drive attached via one of the USB3.0 ports and classified as regular HDD.

 

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Hello, LucFelando this is sumit

you can install the windows on your external ssd and you can again use that same laptop

here are the steps:-

1. First Download the windows 10 latest iso from microsoft's official website

2. Make a bootable windows 10 device, you can see this link if you need-

How To Create Windows 10 Bootable USB/Pendrive

techviral.net/create-windows-10-bootable-usb/

3.Insert the external ssd and bootable device on your laptop

4. Open the boot menu by pressing either F2,F8,F10 or you can check on internet about how to open boot menu by searching though your laptop model no.

5. Make the boot priority to external SSD by scrolling up and down, or again you can check over internet by searching by model no of your device.

6. Now Install the windows on your SSD- by following the instructions

7. Remove the bootable device after installation

8. Here you go and have successfully installed the windows.

 

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