Windows 10: I want to recover my lost HDD original activated windows 10 pro, after I installed a new...

I had an original activated windows 10 pro version installed on my laptop's HDD when I bought it. Since my laptop was slow, I had to affix an SSD for windows disc. My computer repairer installed an unactivated windows on my SSD and formatted my HDD disc which had the original windows. At that time, he lied about new windows' originality and later it turned out to be an unactivated windows. He further divided my 1TB HDD disc which had the original windows into 250Gbs of 4 disc. Now, can I retrive my older activated windows from HDD?

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Windows 10 OS cloning Failed due to Bad Sectors on HDD Failure. Now I can't boot on both the original and new HDD

Thanks Munkhbayar B.,

I have tried steps 1 and 2 for the Old HDD, but nothing has changed.

For step 1, it says, "The type of the file system is RAW. CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives".

 

Windows 10 OS cloning Failed due to Bad Sectors on HDD Failure. Now I can't boot on both the original and new HDD

Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.

Please try these steps:

For the old HDD:

1. Run CHKDSK Command:
   
   • Boot from a Windows installation media (USB or DVD).
     
   • Select "Repair your computer" and then "Troubleshoot" > "Command Prompt".
     
   • Run the command chkdsk X: /f /r (replace X with the drive letter of your Windows installation).
     
2. Use Startup Repair:
   
   • From the Windows installation media, select "Repair your computer" > "Troubleshoot" > "Startup Repair".
     
   • Follow the on-screen instructions to attempt automatic repair.
     

For the new HDD:

1. Format the New HDD:
   
   • Connect the new HDD to another computer.
     
   • Use Disk Management to delete any existing partitions and create a new partition.
     
   • Format the new partition to NTFS.
     
2. Initialize the New HDD:
   
   • If the new HDD shows 0 bytes or unallocated space, you may need to initialize it.
     
   • Open Disk Management, right-click the new HDD, and select "Initialize Disk".
     
   • Choose the partition style (MBR or GPT) and proceed.
     
3. Clone the HDD Again:
   
   • Use a reliable cloning tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant or Macrium Reflect.
     
   • Ensure the source HDD is connected properly and retry the cloning process.
     
4. Clean Install Windows 10:
   
   • If cloning fails again, consider performing a clean install of Windows 10 on the new HDD.
     
   • Boot from the Windows installation media, select "Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)", and choose the new HDD as the installation target.
     
5. Check for Bad Sectors:
   
   • If the new HDD still shows issues, it might have bad sectors.
     
   • Use a tool like HD Tune or CrystalDiskInfo to check the health of the new HDD.
     
   • If bad sectors are found, consider replacing the new HDD as well.
     

Please do let me know if the method I suggested works for you or if you need further assistance.

 

Fresh Windows 10 install on new HDD

Hello,

Please refer this step-by-step guide to make clean install:

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Let me know if this helps!