Windows 10: Replaced old SSD pre-installed with Windows Pro 11 with a brand new SSD

Hi there,I bought a new Thinkpad laptop P14s Gen 5 AMD with a 256GD SSD and Windows Pro 11, but now have bought a Crucial 2TB SSD that's compatible with this laptop model. I want to replace the old SSD with the new SSD without losing Windows Pro 11 that comes pre-installed when I bought the laptop.Is there a way to kind of transfering pre-installed Windows Pro 11 to the new SSD? I have no data in the old SSD, so I won't need to keep anything except the Windows Pro 11 itself.Thank you.

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My old ssd is not working. Can I install windows 11 on my new SSD without the old one?

Hi Pro,

I'm Rodrigo and I will help you.

Yes, you can install Windows 11 on the new SSD without using the old one. Before any procedure, disconnect the old SSD to avoid issues during the installation.

Download the Media Creation Tool to create the USB installation drive to install Windows 11 on the new SSD.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

 

How do Install Windows 11 on a replacement SSD for my PC

For a better, fast booting experience, do a clean installation of windows 11 on the New SSD, after removing the old SSD.

Make a list of software that need to be installed before installing Windows.

 

Removing old SSD with windows home, upgrading new SSD with windows pro

So, I have 3 drives on my PC a really old SSD (8-10years) that only houses windows, a newer SSD (3 years old) that has active files and software that require licenses such as Photoshop and bluebeam, then an HDD that stores all inactive files.

I am looking to upgrade both SSDs that I have bought. Both the current SSDs are sata and I'm adding 2 m.2 drives. I need to know the steps as far as doing resets or going into command prompts, etc so that I can remove the old SSD with windows completely, and add a fresh version of windows to my new m.2 drive without losing any other data on the PC. Going from windows 10 home to windows 11 pro if that helps.

Thanks for your help.