Windows 10: How to move Windows 10 from my old PC to the new one ?

Discus and support How to move Windows 10 from my old PC to the new one ? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I want to upgrade to Windows 11 but it says my PC is too old. So if I buy a new PC can I install my Windows 10 by removing it from the old one? And how... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by ธนวิชญ์ทรงศิริกุล, Mar 30, 2023.

  1. ธนวิชญ์ทรงศิริกุล
    ธนวิชญ์ทรงศิริกุล Win User

    How to move Windows 10 from my old PC to the new one ?


    I want to upgrade to Windows 11 but it says my PC is too old. So if I buy a new PC can I install my Windows 10 by removing it from the old one? And how to do so?By the way, I typed "wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey" in cmd but it showed me no product key.

    :)
     
    ธนวิชญ์ทรงศิริกุล, Mar 30, 2023
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Mar 30, 2023
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  3. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User
    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Mar 30, 2023
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  4. R.H.P
    r.h.p Win User

    How to move Windows 10 from my old PC to the new one ?

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Mar 30, 2023
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How to move Windows 10 from my old PC to the new one ?

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