Windows 10: Installing a new copy of windows 10 over an old one

Discus and support Installing a new copy of windows 10 over an old one in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I bought an old laptop running Windows 10. I also bought a new copy of Windows 10. Can I just go ahead and install it?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by NancyDL, Apr 19, 2019.

  1. NANCYDL
    NancyDL Win User

    Installing a new copy of windows 10 over an old one


    I bought an old laptop running Windows 10. I also bought a new copy of Windows 10. Can I just go ahead and install it?

    :)
     
    NancyDL, Apr 19, 2019
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  2. 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, Apr 19, 2019
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  3. R.H.P
    r.h.p Win User
    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Apr 19, 2019
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  4. DHDUDE
    dhdude Win User

    Installing a new copy of windows 10 over an old one

    Replacing old hard drive, need way to copy Windows installation across

    Hey Guys,
    What would be the best way of copying/imaging the entire contents of an old system drive over to a replacement hard disk for the same machine? I need to copy the Windows installations and all other data to the new drive, and then format the old drive to use as a backup.

    Any suggestions? *Smile Installing a new copy of windows 10 over an old one :)
     
    dhdude, Apr 19, 2019
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