Windows 10: How can I restore the bootability of a drive, using the windows install of a separate drive?

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    How can I restore the bootability of a drive, using the windows install of a separate drive?


    in short: How can I restore the bootability of a drive, using the windows install of a separate drive?In more detail:I have an m.2 drive dedicated for Windows, browser and various installed programs. This drive one day stopped booting.I spent considerable amount of time trying every trick in the book to restore the boot files but after each attempt I end up with some variation of the blue screen of death.None of the recovery options worked at all besides the CMD window.Today - in order to at least get a safety copy of my documents - I got a regular SSD drive, used a clean install of Windows to

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