Windows 10: Moving SSD with Windows 10 from old pc to new pc

Discus and support Moving SSD with Windows 10 from old pc to new pc in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Hi everyone! I have an SSD with Windows 10 on it in my old computer and I'm now building a new computer. If I move the SSD from the old pc to the new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/undertheburningsky, Jan 14, 2021.

  1. /U/UNDERTHEBURNINGSKY
    /u/undertheburningsky Win User

    Moving SSD with Windows 10 from old pc to new pc


    Hi everyone! I have an SSD with Windows 10 on it in my old computer and I'm now building a new computer. If I move the SSD from the old pc to the new one, what kind of magic should I do in order to make Windows 10 work on the new set up? I hope I explained it decently.

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    /u/undertheburningsky, Jan 14, 2021
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  2. TRM47
    Trm47 Win User

    MOVING SSD TO A NEW PC

    I am getting an Intel bare bones NUC. I want to simply take my SSD out of my old PC and install it in the new one, and hopefully boot up. I do have my Windows 10 license activated and associated with my Microsoft account. Will I be able to make this
    change successfully, and only have to verify that I have moved Windows to a new device?
     
    Trm47, Jan 14, 2021
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  3. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User
    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Jan 14, 2021
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  4. BILLPALMER1
    BillPalmer1 Win User

    Moving SSD with Windows 10 from old pc to new pc

    Moving Windows 10 from one SSD in my PC to another in the same PC?

    I just built a new PC with Windows 10 Pro running from my old SSD. How do I move my Windows install from the old SSD (where it is running now), to the new M.2 SSD I just installed in the same PC?
     
    BillPalmer1, Jan 14, 2021
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