Windows 10: Moving OS to a differnt drive

Discus and support Moving OS to a differnt drive in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I recently upgraded my computers storage and put in a M.2 Drive wd green with 240GB and I was wanted to move my whole OS to the drive, which is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by QuincyTroutman, Sep 11, 2018.

  1. QUINCYTROUTMAN
    QuincyTroutman Win User

    Moving OS to a differnt drive


    I recently upgraded my computers storage and put in a M.2 Drive wd green with 240GB and I was wanted to move my whole OS to the drive, which is currently on my 1tb HDD. it would be idea if I didn't have to recent my computer. Please help, thank you.

    :)
     
    QuincyTroutman, Sep 11, 2018
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  2. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Sep 11, 2018
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  3. DOLLYRUSTINE CARLOS
    dollyrustine carlos Win User
    Moving OS to the separate hard drive

    I decided to install Windows 10 PRO on a separate hard drive. However, some
    of the software and apps installed on the other hard drives demand their files to be moved together with OS. Of course, some programs need to be located in the same place with OS. I want to get a notification if any of hard drives intend to edit
    or move the files to the place where the OS is located, or I just want to stop it. Can I do it?
     
    dollyrustine carlos, Sep 11, 2018
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  4. DAVIDY
    DavidY Win User

    Moving OS to a differnt drive

    Newbie needs advice moving Win8.1 ==> Win10


    In your shoes I would
    1. Take a backup of the OS drive with Macrium Reflect, as suggested
    2. Download the ISO and do an Upgrade install (step 7 in this tutorial)
    Macrium gives you a way back if the upgrade doesn't work, and I also think that doing an Upgrade install is probably likely to be your quickest route to being activated on Windows 10 by the deadline.

    Once activated, you can consider doing a clean install later but without the time pressure.
     
    DavidY, Sep 11, 2018
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