Windows 10: How to change the location of the Windows boot partition

Discus and support How to change the location of the Windows boot partition in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; So, here's a funny story. After reinstalling Windows, for some unknown reason, Windows decided to put its boot drive on the 10 year old laptop HDD I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by IKDev, Apr 22, 2023.

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    How to change the location of the Windows boot partition


    So, here's a funny story. After reinstalling Windows, for some unknown reason, Windows decided to put its boot drive on the 10 year old laptop HDD I put in my PC instead of my C: drive. Is there any way to move the boot partition since I need to change the drive to a one with 1TB but cannot take it out since I cannot boot my PC without it? Here's a screenshot of the situation:

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