Windows 10: OEM cloning windows 10

Discus and support OEM cloning windows 10 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, I purchased a laptop with OEM windows 8.1 last year and managed to clone the HDD to an SSD after much trial and error. I wish to now... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by MichaelK, Oct 5, 2015.

  1. MichaelK Win User

    OEM cloning windows 10


    Hi,


    I purchased a laptop with OEM windows 8.1 last year and managed to clone the HDD to an SSD after much trial and error.


    I wish to now upgrade to windows 10 on this cloned SSD but am concerned that I may run into issues with regard to boot manager etc...I don't want to clean install as I have a huge amount of software I don't want to reinstall on my SSD.


    Can anyone please tell me if it's safe to go ahead with this or what I need to consider before doing so?


    Thanks heaps in advance!


    Cheers

    :)
     
    MichaelK, Oct 5, 2015
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  2. Cloning OEM Windows 10 Pro to OEM Windows 10 Pro

    I have a few new PC's that I purchased off Newegg for a great price. All are the same make and model with identical specs and Windows 10 Pro OS. I want to run updates and install programs on one of the machines, and then clone the first machine using
    Clonezilla and then add that cloned image to the other 3 machines. Each PC has it's own specific OEM activation key. Can I add the cloned image to the other 3 PC's and then activate windows with the key originally assigned to the PC? Each PC will have it's
    own Windows 10 OEM activation key.
     
    Jim1Hurley, Oct 5, 2015
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  3. Cloning OEM Windows 10 Pro to OEM Windows 10 Pro

    Yes, you can do that.

    After cloning the image, do the following on each machine.

    Click Start > Settings > Update & security
    > Activation > Change the product key then enter the new product key then click
    Next to Activate


    OEM cloning windows 10 [​IMG]
     
    Andre Da Costa, Oct 5, 2015
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  4. Word Man Win User

    OEM cloning windows 10

    Welcome to TenForums, MichaelK!

    To start off:

    1) Double check that your Win 8.1 is activated. If you've run it a while I imagine it is but you should double check.

    2) What size is the SSD and how much space is occupied?
     
    Word Man, Oct 5, 2015
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  5. acmanten Win User
    Is your computer running UEFI or BIOS? I just upgraded from 7/8/8.1 to 10 and without too much problem except that I was using a HHD that was having a problem. How much HD space to you have as backup system ? I have been using Macrium Reflect Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free (free version) and it really works well. Please tell us a bit more about your OS and computer - as there are several users here will and more able to assist you with the task of upgrading to Windows 10.
    thanks Cliff M.
     
    acmanten, Oct 5, 2015
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  6. Ztruker Win User
    Right on Cliff M - Backup Backup Backup !!! Then upgrade.
     
    Ztruker, Apr 4, 2018
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