Windows 10: Cloned NVME from HDD, now my computer keeps power cycling

Hello,I'm still kind of a newbie when it comes to upgrading pc components but I tried my hand at it last night. I bought new ram sticks2x16gb DDR4 and a Samsung M.2 NVME2TB 970 Evo Plus with the intention of cloning my old HDD windows drive2tb hdd to the new NVME drive. I got it all installed turned the computer on and no issues. I downloaded and ran the Samsung data migration software. Started the migration process and went to bed for the night considering it was gonna take hours. This morning I turned it on and once again no immediate issues. I checked that the drive cloned and from wh

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cloning hdd to NVMe m.2

if i clone my hdd to a nvme m.2 using something like macrium will windows use the right driver for nvme on boot or would i need to reinstall to get correct drivers

 

Will I lose dual-booting if I clone HDD to NVMe using Macrium?

NavyLCDR - interesting suggestion - connect the NVMe drive before running the steps in the amazing article I linked to? Just to see that the 7010 (in each of Win 10 and Win 7 booting from the HDD) recognizes the NVMe for storage purposes, and that therefore each Win has the drivers for the Samsung NVMe?
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cloning hdd to NVMe m.2

Hi Crocodile_aligator

Yes, Windows will load the correct driver for the NVMe M.2. the first time you boot up Windows 10 from that drive after cloning your drive . . .