Windows 10: Bootable USB Windows by accident

First time on this forum, hello all.


I'm a long time Windows user, including an Insider Preview system. I've built several systems from scratch, although in the last few years I've purchased commercial products. Often I'll obtain one with a minimum mechanical hard drive, replace it with a SSD, and reinstall Windows.


So here's the story - my wife has a Dell 9030 AIO with a 2.5" mechanical hard drive, approximately 5 years old. The system was beginning to show its age, i.e. not very speedy. I purchased a 27" Asus monitor and an Intel NUC kit, added the requisite memory and a WD SSD, and installed Windows 10 with a new license. All is well with the new system, so I decided to renovate the 9030 AIO. I pulled the mechanical hard drive and replaced it with a SSD, re-installed W10 and now have a spare and much quicker system.


I put the old hard drive into an external USB 3 drive enclosure, in order to access any data we may have missed in the transfer process. For grins, I plugged it into a 9030 USB port and booted from the drive. The old version of W10 fired right up, all apps and data intact. I thought this isn't much of a test, because the loaded drivers are all correct for the AIO hardware.


As a further test I plugged it into a laptop, and again booted from the external drive. There was an initial step of getting services ready, and then the the laptop booted up with my wife's old system and apps. I was surprised, did not really expect it to work. I haven't done exhaustive testing, but it appears to me this is a way to enhance older systems and still have the assurance of reverting to the previous installation if necessary.


Anybody else tried this?


Richard Southworth

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