Windows 10: Can I put my Win 11 boot SSD into my new PC?

So, I’m getting a new Mobo,ram,cooler etc bassicly making renovations to my PC. I have 2 drives a NVME Win 11 boot drive and a Sata SSD for extra games and storage. I wanted to know could I put my NVME drive in my new Mobo and Win 11 plus all my games and files be there? If not what are some other things I can do to add the drive to the new Mobo without erasing anything? any response is appreciated!!!

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window 11 can't boot after install new ssd m2

thank for ur help,

for some reason i just can convert new ssd to GPT by install win 10 on it, but pc just can boot win 10 and i can't see old ssd with win 11 in bios or device manager, and another problem is when i remove new ssd, win 11 just can boot when place in slot 1. it drives me crazy, so reget when delete win 10 old :v

 

window 11 can't boot after install new ssd m2

hello, im using window 11 but when i install new ssd, window can't boot with error " an operating system wasn't found. all of my disk are list in bios, i try chosse disk with window to boot but it doesn't work. but when i remove new ssd, everything work fine. already try with window 10 and it work too so i think it's win 11 problem. can u guy help me pls.

 

Unable to boot Windows after cloning it to SSD

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while booting the PC after cloning Windows to new SSD. I would like to know what happens when you try to boot the PC to desktop using SSD?



The reason you are not able to boot the PC is that the files required to boot Windows are still recognizing the HDD as the main drive. I would suggest you to try rebuilding the BCD files and see if you are able to boot the PC using
SSD.



Kindly follow the steps below to rebuild the BCD.

1. Create a bootable media and boot the PC using the media.
2. On the Install Windows screen, select Next >
   Repair your computer.
3. On the System Recovery Options screen, select
   Troubleshoot> Advanced options > Command Prompt.
4. Now type in the commands and hit enter: BOOTREC /FIXMBR
   
   BOOTREC /FIXBOOT
   
   BOOTREC /scanos
   
   BOOTREC /rebuildbcd
5. Restart the PC.

If the issue persists, please get back to us with the results of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator