Windows 10: Move windows to new drive

Discus and support Move windows to new drive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Okay I just got a newish pc, it came with win10 Pro installed on a 500gb sata ssd and has a 1tb spinning disk which is empty. I got an nvme m.2 drive... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Fredmsft, May 26, 2022.

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    Move windows to new drive


    Okay I just got a newish pc, it came with win10 Pro installed on a 500gb sata ssd and has a 1tb spinning disk which is empty. I got an nvme m.2 drive and am trying to get windows up and running from that. Whilst it's kinda working, in the bios, the machine is actually still booting from windows boot manager located on the old ssd. It is then booting from my new windows on the new nvme drive, but I'd like to remove the old ssd and when I do the machine obviously won't boot. I did originally try installing fresh windows onto the nvme drive with all the other drives removed. But in the installa

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    Fredmsft, May 26, 2022
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  3. Reinstall Windows 10 to new hard drive

    Hi Rodolpho,

    We want to know about the issue you're having with your recovery drive. Please answer the questions below:

    • Are you trying to reinstall Windows 8 or Windows 10?
    • If you already upgraded to Windows 10, were you able to create a new copy of the recovery drive?

    We suggest creating a new copy of the recovery drive and then follow the steps provided by Andre Da Costa above this thread.

    Update us with the outcome so we can assist you further.
     
    Robert Caw, May 26, 2022
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    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
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