Windows 10: Change HDD to SSD and windows 10 reinstall on himself

hi,

I don't understand what append to my PC.
I have a very slow laptop so i decided to change the HDD to SSD.
I'm a little brutal, i just take away the HDD and change it to SSD (no cloning).

So i reboot my PC and... Windows 10 re-install on himself.
I have (in my knowledge) no other HDD.

That makes no sense.
Can you explain to me, please , what append ?

I am lost

P.S : sorry for my poor English, i am french

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Reinstalling windows 10 OEM after changing my HDD To an SSD

Hi

Can i reinstall windows 10 on my laptop if i change my HDD to SSD without losing my OEM windows 10 license ??

Thanx.

 

SSD failure and Windows 10 reinstall. How to restore apps from HDD.

My Acer desktop computer originally had a 16 GB SSD that held the Windows 10 installation (upgraded from Windows 8). It also has a 2 TB HDD that contains all other applications and files. The original SSD recently failed, preventing me from booting, so I
replaced the SSD with a SanDisk 128 GB model. I then reinstalled Windows 10 on the new SSD using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. While I was performing the installation, I disconnected the HDD to ensure I didn't accidentally overwrite anything there.

My question now is, how do I get the new installation of Windows (on the new SSD) to recognize the applications I had installed on the HDD? I can use File Explorer to browse the files and applications stored there, but Windows obviously no longer has any
of the apps registered as being installed. The SSD is now listed as the (C drive and the HDD is listed as the (D drive. Before, the HDD was (C and the SSD was the (X drive.

Thanks,

Tim

 

Reinstalling windows 10 on SSD

Hi Ralph,

Regarding your concern about changing the hard drive, you can definitely reinstall Windows 10 and activate it after changing your HDD to SSD. We suggest that you

back up your files in your SSD. You can use the Windows 10 USB, you can also follow the steps provided by
Andre Da Costa in this
forum article. This will give you steps on how to install Windows using media creation tool or directly using your web browser.

In line with your license concern, it should be activated after you reinstall Windows 10 on the same desktop even after you made the hardware change. You can follow the steps provided in this

article to re-activate Windows 10.

Update us with the result so we can further assist you.