Windows 10: Hard Drive Died, Install Windows On New Drive

Discus and support Hard Drive Died, Install Windows On New Drive in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; The hard drive in my Windows 10 laptop died. If I buy a new hard drive is there a way I can install Windows 10 on it without having to buy a new copy?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by grains66, Jan 7, 2021.

  1. GRAINS66
    grains66 Win User

    Hard Drive Died, Install Windows On New Drive


    The hard drive in my Windows 10 laptop died. If I buy a new hard drive is there a way I can install Windows 10 on it without having to buy a new copy? The laptop won't boot in Windows, I can only access the files on the old laptop using a Linux Live USB.


    If I go into my account on the Microsoft website, I can see the dead laptop registered there but there doesn't seem to be any link to help with reinstalling Windows.

    :)
     
    grains66, Jan 7, 2021
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  2. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Jan 7, 2021
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  3. DHDUDE
    dhdude Win User
    Replacing old hard drive, need way to copy Windows installation across

    Hey Guys,
    What would be the best way of copying/imaging the entire contents of an old system drive over to a replacement hard disk for the same machine? I need to copy the Windows installations and all other data to the new drive, and then format the old drive to use as a backup.

    Any suggestions? *Smile Hard Drive Died, Install Windows On New Drive :)
     
    dhdude, Jan 7, 2021
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  4. EL_MAYO
    El_Mayo Win User

    Hard Drive Died, Install Windows On New Drive

    Need help installing a new hard drive

    Basically what I'm saying is I want to install windows onto my new hard drive and boot from it
    But for windows 7 to recognize that it's a two drive system, as opposed to just replacing the old hard drive entirely with a new one
     
    El_Mayo, Jan 7, 2021
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