Windows 10: how change a disk signature and use SSD in the same PC…?

If clone an SSD to another or restore SSD from disk backupTo use the old SSD along new SSD avoiding disks SSDs same signature conflicts what to do?In other words, how change a disk signature and use SSD in the same PC…?Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

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Cloning and disk signature collisions

I do both a clone of my C drive and an image backup.

On a couple of occasions I have had to boot the newly cloned drive and forgot to remove the original source drive.

This gives me Disk Signature collision which I think I understand.

What I'd like to do is change the disk signature of the original source drive which is a GPT SSD.

All the articles I've found on the net seem to suggest using diakpart which I have no problems using. Where I do have an issue is with determining how to provide a new disk signature.

What is the format of the GUID GPT disk signature?

How do I create a new disk signature? Is it just a string of random numbers?

If diskpart doesn't like the format or the actual id how do I create one that diskpart will accept.

Thanks

 

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Hi Kay,



Welcome to Microsoft Community and we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Let me help you to fix the issue.



To understand the issue better, I would like to know how did you attached the signature? Please provide the steps.



Please follow the below steps to add signature and check.

Step 1.

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  Go the browser and open Outlook.com and log-in on the email.
  
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  Click on gear box go to option.
  
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  Locate for the Formatting, font and signature and click on it.
  
• Now create a signature.

Once you create the signature go to mail app to turn on the signature option. Follow the below steps:



Step 2.

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  Open the mail app click on
  gear box.
  
• 
  Now click on option and turn on the
  signature option.
  

Hope this helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Finding Original Disk Signature

The title is exactly what I am having trouble with. I'm pretty sure this is the correct thread to post on. I apologize if it isn't. I changed the uniqueID of my boot drive without being aware of the consequences. When I went to reboot, the drive was not booting up properly. So, here I am trying to find the original disk ID so that I can use CMD prompt and Diskpart utility to restore the disks original ID. I contacted Windows customer service, but the guy in my chat was no help at all.
I read this article at first, using the instructions under the "Restoring a Disk Signature" section:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/arc...disk-signature
I tried going through the step by step instructions but got stuck at one specific part. It says to locate the BCD file under the \Boot directory, except I cannot find any such thing. Furthermore, the instructions are very unclear and hard to read (at least for me). I am so close to solving this issue. All I need is this one string of numbers and letters and my PC will be back in working order... anyone know of a way to access the BCD so that I can access the original disk signature/ID? Once I have this number, I know how to use Diskpart to restore the ID. Any and all help will be appreciated. I need a working PC for school...

For reference, this is the part of the article that I am stuck at:




I am running Windows 10 version 2004.