Windows 10: Reinstalling The Upgraded Windows 11 on New SSD from Preinstalled OEM Windows 10

Hello, i have a laptop pre installed with OEM Windows 10 and already upgraded to Windows 11. Now, i am planning to replace my hdd to ssd and use the hdd as secondary storage. I have read several discussions which say that i can just directly reinstall my windows using the windows installation media. My question is can i directly use the windows 11 installation media? or should i reinstall my windows 10 first then upgrade again to windows 11? or maybe could anyone walk me through the reinstallation process? then what should i do with windows installed in hdd?Thanks:

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Reinstalling OEM Windows 10 to new SSD

I have a dell laptop with OEM windows 10. I'm planning on upgrade it witha an SSD. I have created a recovery drive. Can I use that recovery drive to reinstall windows to the SSD. Thank you for your
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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

How to reinstall Windows 10 if my computers used the free upgrade from 7 and 8?

Will windows 10 still accept the license keys from 7 and 8 now if I reinstall my computer?

Does Microsoft keep a list of users who upgraded to Win 10 using their 7 and 8 keys so that when users need to reinstall windows 10 the old keys would work?

Do I need to call in Microsoft to ask them to activate my Windows 10 when I give them my win 7 keys?

Both computers are laptops. The windows 7 machine had the serial printed on the back, and I needed to enter that when I upgraded to 10. The windows 8 machine had the serial built in inside its boot system so I didn't need to enter the key when I upgraded to 10, but I did manage to write down the keys using a fetcher program.