Windows 10: Moving files and setting from an old SSD with no OS to a new one that does have an OS

I had an issue the other week with my original SSD in my XPS15 9560 that caused to OS to corrupt and become unusable. I didn't want to re-image that hard drive and lose all my files in the process so I decided to upgrade to a new SSD with more storage. I though I would able to just copy everything over to the new SSD with the OS on it and pretty much start off from where I left with all my settings and files. However I'm having a hard time figuring out how or if I can even do this. My current OS is Windows 10 home version 21H2 build 19044.1288. I have an intermediate amount of technical experi

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how to migrate only the OS to a new SSD

hi

i gust got a new SSD

and i want to move my OS and only my OS over to it

so that i can boot from it.

if any one can give me a step by step guide to it that would be grate

some PC info

i have windows 10 64bit

the SSD is 120GB

 

Move OS to SSD leave data in HDD

To do so, follow the steps below:

Step 1.
Clone OS to SSD.

Step 2. Enter into BIOS and set the SSD as the first boot disk.

Step 3. Change the old drive to D:\ (you'd better do a disk backup of the old drive in adavance).

Hope my answer will give you a hand.

 

Moving OS C drive to another SSD?

I currently have a 120GB SSD on my laptop as my OS C drive. I'm considering to install a new, larger SSD, but my Windows installation will be gone with the old SSD. So is there any way to move my Windows to a new drive?