Windows 10: Installing Windows 10 to a new Hard Disk.

Discus and support Installing Windows 10 to a new Hard Disk. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; A few weeks ago, I downloaded the Media Creation Tool and created a Windows 10 Recovery disk and used it to do a clean install of my W10 upgraded... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by JJG10, Mar 11, 2017.

  1. JJG10
    JJG10 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 to a new Hard Disk.


    A few weeks ago, I downloaded the Media Creation Tool and created a Windows 10 Recovery disk and used it to do
    a clean install of my W10 upgraded installation on my desktop. It went well.

    Now I find I would like to put W10 on my Win 7 Acer laptop and plan to remove the existing hdd and replace it with a new one on which I will install W10. Can I use the existing W10 Recovery disk to do that installation? Assuming I can, will I run into an activation problem because I don't have a product key? If so, how do I get a product key?

    Thank you.

    :)
     
    JJG10, Mar 11, 2017
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  2. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User

    How to re install Windows 10 if required on reformatted HDD or new HDD.

    Suppose I need to reinstall Windows 10 after one or two years from now or I install a new hard disk?

    Windows 10 is registered to the device, not your hard disk. Just install a new hard disk and reinstall Windows 10 and it will reactivate.
     
    Andre Da Costa, Mar 11, 2017
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  3. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Will i get a new 25 digit product code when i update to 10

    Suppose I need to reinstall Windows 10 after one or two years from now or I install a new hard disk?

    Windows 10 is registered to the device, not your hard disk. Just install a new hard disk and reinstall Windows 10 and it will reactivate.
     
    Andre Da Costa, Mar 11, 2017
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  4. SAMURIA
    Samuria Win User

    Installing Windows 10 to a new Hard Disk.

    Being a different PC by rights you need to buy windows 10 to get a key and for it to activate
     
    Samuria, Mar 11, 2017
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  5. ADDRAM
    AddRAM Win User
    I believe he can use his Windows 7 key during the install and it`ll activate 10.

    Others can comment on that.
     
    AddRAM, Mar 11, 2017
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  6. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    On your Acer Windows 7 laptop, insert the USB flash drive you created with the Media Creation Tool (with Windows 7 running, just like you were going to copy files to or from it). Run setup.exe from it. It will upgrade your Windows 7 to Windows 10, establish the digital license for Windows 10 on Microsoft Activation servers and then you can clean install Windows 10 to that laptop later if you want.
     
    NavyLCDR, Mar 11, 2017
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  7. JJG10
    JJG10 Win User
    Gosh, that is too easy. Thank you very much.


     
    JJG10, Apr 4, 2018
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