Windows 10: Installing Windows on a new SSD - then replacing back to the HDD

If I only want to test the speeds of the new SSD on a specific machine, but then return the old hard drive, will it be ok if I took out the hdd with the current Win10 installation, then install Win10 on the new SSD, test stuff etc, and then return back the hdd? Or it may cause problems? And I won't be able to access the Windows back in the hdd after removal?

*Edit: It's a laptop with only 1 drive slot that's why I need to do those switchings
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Replacing my broken HDD. (windows 10 activation)

My current HDD in my laptop is dying and i'm replacing it soon with a new ssd. I'm just worried that if i install the new ssd and install a fresh copy of Windows 10 on it it might not activate?

so what i'm asking is would i still be able to activate a fresh install of windows 10 on my laptop even if i replaced the hdd with a new one?

I only upraded to win10 for free back when i had win8.1

It also says on the settings/activation tab: "windows is activated with a digital license linked to your microsoft account"

thanks in advance.

 

windows 10 page fault in nonpaged area iastorav.sys usb boot for fresh install.

How can I boot in safe mode if I replaced my HDD with a brand new SSD? I should be able to boot from USB with Windows 10 even without any HDD or SSD installed in the laptop.

 

You can re-install the same version of Windows on the same computer as many times as you want without affecting anything. That includes switching around drives with Windows installed on them.

 

Hi there

You don't even need to re-install -- if you have a USB2 or USB3-->Sata connection cable simply make a backup to HDD and then Restore to the target old HDD you want to put in your laptop and then replace it back into the laptop..

You can even use the same HDD provided you create another partition on it for the backup --you can delete that partition after the restore.

Use something like bootable version of Free Macrium --don't forget for taking the image you need the system partition too.

Much quicker and probably less error prone than re-installing Windows again completely.

Use RUFUS for converting say the Macrium .iso file to a bootable image on a USB stick.

Cheers
jimbo