Windows 10: Move only Windows from HDD to M.2 SSD

Discus and support Move only Windows from HDD to M.2 SSD in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hey everyone. I recently bought an M.2 SSD to use alongside my older HDD. My plan was to have the games I play the most and Windows on the M.2 and all... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Pistasjnotter, Sep 19, 2020.

  1. Move only Windows from HDD to M.2 SSD


    Hey everyone. I recently bought an M.2 SSD to use alongside my older HDD. My plan was to have the games I play the most and Windows on the M.2 and all the other stuff on the HDD. I have already moved some games to the M.2. But I'm not sure how to only move Windows without also moving the rest of my data. I have tried looking for some tutorials, but I haven't really seen anything helpfull and am hoping to get som help here. So in short, I want to only move Windows from an HDD to an M.2 SSD. Thanks in advance!

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    /u/Pistasjnotter, Sep 19, 2020
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    Upgrading hdd to M.2 SSD

    I got a new m.2 drive for Christmas and ive been trying to set it up so that my new SSD drive will replace my old hdd. I partitioned and cloned the new drive and it works well with HDD. However when I take the hdd drive out and turn my computer back on
    it brings up support assist and then eventually tells me that there is no drive to boot from. Ive been looking online and I can't find what I did wrong.
     
    ColMac75, Sep 19, 2020
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  3. Installing Windows on m.2 ssd keeping old hdd

    Hi

    I purchased a new m.2 ssd .I want to install windows 10 on it.But i also want to keep my old hdd for storage (which currently has win 10) .How can I format the old and install win 10 on new ssd?

    Also link the necessary resources and links please.My dell laptop is almost new and i dont want to mess it up.

    Thank you.
     
    MihirLonkar, Sep 19, 2020
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  4. Move only Windows from HDD to M.2 SSD

    A new win install on a HDD messed up my win install on my m.2 SSD

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    Yes, I do think that is my problem, but I couldn't find a way to remedy it. Sorry for the screenshot being in Hungarian, if you need I can translate it. And don't mind the 500 MB partition, I tried to do a fix from a similar thread which suggested creating it, but later steps didn't prove successful.
     
    giorgioblues, Sep 19, 2020
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