Windows 10: How to install two windows 10 OS in two seperate internal hard drives and keep files seperate?

Discus and support How to install two windows 10 OS in two seperate internal hard drives and keep files seperate? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi I am planning to install an additional internal SSD in a laptop running windows 10. I have purchased an additional Win 10 Home OS for the second... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by newbieinspace, Dec 23, 2019.

  1. NEWBIEINSPACE
    newbieinspace Win User

    How to install two windows 10 OS in two seperate internal hard drives and keep files seperate?


    Hi

    I am planning to install an additional internal SSD in a laptop running windows 10. I have purchased an additional Win 10 Home OS for the second drive and want to set up dual booting.


    Can this work with both drives running Windows 10 with seperate licences? My intention is to keep both sets of files apart and secure. One drive will contain home files and the other office work and I plan to boot into the second drive at home for the family files. Will the laptop treat the two drives as two computers and deny any access to the other drive? Do I need to keep from not giving a name tothe drive to hide it from disk mgmt or is it unnecessary? Is encryption of the drive itself also a possibility ?


    Lastly, how do I really install the OS in the second drive considering that the main drive already has windows 10 installed in it ! Do I need to disconnect the main drive and use a usb to load the windows image to the second drive ? Any easier way than that?


    Hoping you can sort me out! :


    Many Thanks

    Megan

    :)
     
    newbieinspace, Dec 23, 2019
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  2. XCALIBER81
    xcaliber81 Win User

    Dual booting on seperate hard drives?


    Not sure where this was supposed to go sorry in advance, I want to dual boot windows 7 and windows 10 on 2 seperate hard drives is it possible?
     
    xcaliber81, Dec 23, 2019
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  3. DECCISS
    Decciss Win User
    Why is my windows phone 7 not appearing as a seperate drive in explorer?__





    Why is my windows phone 7 not appearing as a seperate drive in explorer?

     
    Decciss, Dec 23, 2019
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  4. FRANKIE827
    frankie827 Win User

    How to install two windows 10 OS in two seperate internal hard drives and keep files seperate?

    installing OS X86 on seperate hard drive

    hey everyone
    im trying to install ideneb V1.4 of OS X 10.5.5 on a spare hard drive

    i was able to install the o/s just fine, but when i boot normally all i get is apple logo and a spinning wheel...i've waited over 2 hours and it just keep spinning

    i tried booting with -v -f and -v -x and it goes through all the drivers, but it freezes when it gets to my motherboard(same mobo as in system specs)
    right now i'm downloading kalsay OS X 10.5.2 and i am going to try to install that on a virtual drive and see if that works


    any help would be greatly appreciated!
     
    frankie827, Dec 23, 2019
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