Windows 10: Migrating a Windows 10 installation to a new SSD drive

Before I ask my question, I've read this post so I understand the basic procedure.


My exact situation however is that I intend to keep the existing drive with Windows on it installed, but just transfer my Windows installation to a new SSD that I plan on installing. What do I do with the old installation once Windows is installed on the new SSD because there will be stuff still on the existing drive that I want to keep on there? Is it easier to migrate the entre contents of that drive to the new SSD it's a 500GB drive and I have less than that on my current HDD and format/partition to clean that HDD once that is done? If so, how?


Any advice would be appreciated.

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Need to migrate Windows 10 installation to new SSD , it's a mess.

MiniTool Disk Partition Screenshot





RYZEN5-PC (2018-07-15 15 41).zip

I did the Diskpart step that SWI2 explained in post #14 and rebooted, but I still see drive D having the system label.

 

Migrating Digitally Licensed Windows 10 to SSD

I am very confused on how to migrate my current OS to my SSD by using the new ISO by Windows. I have installed the ISO onto a flash drive. I have booted the flash drive and it says that I have to go back and start Windows normally and restart the upgrade
process. What does this mean? Could anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to migrate my OS? Also, my Windows 10 is digitally licensed.

 

Clean reinstall windows 10 on new ssd--windows novice

Step 1: create a recovery drive:

How
to: Create a Recovery Drive for reinstalling Windows 10

Step 2: shutdown the computer then install the new SSD.

Step 3: Boot from the recovery drive and follow the instructions to reinstall Windows 10.

Another option is to clone the current drive, then restore it on the new SSD:

How to Migrate Windows 10 to SSD(Solid State Disk) - EaseUS