Windows 10: How to Boot Windows 10 from Cloned M.2 NVME

Discus and support How to Boot Windows 10 from Cloned M.2 NVME in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi I hope you can assist meI have been succesfully running windows 10 on a 4 year old M.2 NVME Disk 0 which has a read speed of around 374mb and a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by StuL18, Sep 11, 2023.

  1. StuL18 Win User

    How to Boot Windows 10 from Cloned M.2 NVME


    Hi I hope you can assist meI have been succesfully running windows 10 on a 4 year old M.2 NVME Disk 0 which has a read speed of around 374mb and a write speed of around 150mbs.I have just purchased another larger M.2 NVME with read and write speeds infinately superior to the old drive, so using OS cloning software, i cloned the operating system to the new Drive..see screenshot belowUnfortunately i cant get Windows 10 to boot of the new Drive 2, i can change the boot order but Windows 10 just hangs and hangs and wont load, I just end up with a black screen and loading circle.when i change t

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    StuL18, Sep 11, 2023
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  2. DaveM121 Win User

    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 . . .
     
    DaveM121, Sep 11, 2023
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  3. 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
     
    Crocodile_aligator, Sep 11, 2023
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  4. pbftvt Win User

    How to Boot Windows 10 from Cloned M.2 NVME

    M.2 SATA to NVME clone: Windows 10 won't boot

    Problem: Windows partition won't boot after cloning M.2 SATA drive to M.2 NVME. Simply returns to BIOS splash screen are restarts boot sequence.

    Background: Cloning process was simple raw dd copy. Drive had EFI, Windows 10, and Linux partitions. Cloning preserved exact partition sequence, sizes, and UUIDs.

    Linux partition needed minor tweaks to /etc/fstab due to the device names being different (/dev/nvme0n1px vs. /dev/sdax), but boots fine.

    The disk is GPT, and I believe the original Windows 10 was UEFI - the Linux installation definitely was.

    Boot sequence brings up Linux 'grub' menu first. Choosing the EFI partition then brings up Windows EFI boot menu. Fresh Windows install (see below) boots fine from here, old install fails.

    Attempts at solution: I did a fresh Windows install in a spare partition and it boots fine. Using the new Windows installation, I've edited the BCD entry for my original Win 10 install. I have
    the correct BCD device, osdevice, and path.

    Questions:

    • What else needs to be done to make Windows boot again?
    • Are there any config file or registry changes that need to be made to account for the SATA to NVME move?
    • How do I see boot error messages for a UEFI boot failure? No errors displayed and no log files that I can find in Windows or EFI partitions...
     
    pbftvt, Sep 11, 2023
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