Windows 10: Sorry if repeated! I just got an M.2 SSD for my PC, how can I transfer Windows over to it??!

As the title says, I know there are cloning softwares I can use but my fear is from hearing people say the cloning doesn't do the best job. I heard there was a way to put Windows on like a flash drive then installing Windows onto the M.2 in the BIOS? I'd like to avoid having to reinstall my games and programs like Photoshop and Zbrush if possible!

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transfering windows 10 from sata ssd to m.2 ssd

Hello,

i just bought an M.2 NVMe SSD to speed up my games and i was wondering if windows 10 could be transfered there without being deactivated

hope to hear something soon!

 

M.2 SSD Drive With Windows 10 Listed as Disk 1 in Disk Management,

Hi, In my pc M.2 SSD with Windows 10 OS is listed as Disk 1 and not as Disk 0 in Disk Management. Also, the same drive is listed as Removable devices which is actually internal SSD.

Can anybody help me resolve this, please?

 

transfering windows 10 from sata ssd to m.2 ssd

Yes, here are your options:

Option 1: Cloning:

How to Clone or Move Your Windows 10 Installation to a Larger Hard Disk or SSD

Option 2: download, create a bootable copy, then perform a clean install then reinstall your apps. There is no deactivation involved.

Step 1: How
to download official Windows 10 ISO files

Step 2: Install the new SSD

Step 3:

• How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10

When you upgraded from a previous version of Windows or receive a new computer preinstalled with Windows 10, what happened is the hardware (your PC) will get a digital entitlement, where a unique signature of the computer will be stored on Microsoft
Activation Servers. The Windows 7 or Windows 8 genuine license you were previously running will be exchanged for a diagnostics key.

Anytime you need to reinstall Windows 10 on that machine, just proceed to reinstall Windows 10. It will automatically reactivate.
You will prompted to enter a product key a couple times through the installation, click I don't have a key and Do this later.

There is no need to know or get a new key, but if you have issues with Digital Licensing or the Activation Troubleshooter, you can utilize an existing Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 product key
you already ownto reactivate if necessary. or use the reset function in Windows 10.