Windows 10: How can i put my System Partition on a different Drive?

Hi Guys,

i hope someone of u can help me with my problem.

i have an M.2 SSD which is my C: Volume, and a 1 TB HDD for Datastorage... i wanted to swap my 1TB HDD for a 4 TB HDD now. But thats when i realised that i the System Partition is on my 1TB HDD and when i remove it my PC doesnt boot anymore :/ how can i put my System Partition over to the SSD where it belongs?

Thanks in advance

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