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Discus and support Upon moving the SSD my OLD PC booted from into a new PC after windows was already installed... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Built a new PC, installed windows 11 on a brand new nvme M2 drive, installed all the needed programs. After all this was completed I decided to install... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by BenF88, Jan 26, 2025.

  1. BENF88
    BenF88 Win User

    Upon moving the SSD my OLD PC booted from into a new PC after windows was already installed...


    Built a new PC, installed windows 11 on a brand new nvme M2 drive, installed all the needed programs. After all this was completed I decided to install the SSD from my old windows 10 PC as an additional drive in the new one, most files remain intact, installed games were able to be scanned by steam and used without reinstalling, as well as many of the video files I'd made stored in my Videos folder within the Users directory.The only thing that I've noticed as missing is my entire pictures folder, which has a lot of stuff I've worked on, some of which I had backed up but foolishly not all....I

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    BenF88, Jan 26, 2025
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  2. MARNIX HOUTHUYS
    Marnix Houthuys Win User

    New ssd won't boot up without old ssd attached to pc - new ssd only has one partition

    Only the old ssd is listed in the boot order as the new ssd doesn't have an MBR partition.

    The pc recognizes both devices as connected (and I use the new ssd for more than a year with windows installed on it) it just doesn't have the necessary partition for booting up, thats why the ssd doesn't show up as an option in the boot order.
     
    Marnix Houthuys, Jan 26, 2025
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  3. AIDYHD
    AidyHD Win User
    I have a new pc and I have moved my old SATA ssd to my new pc and now it will not boot windows but when I plug ssd into old pc I have no issues I dont want to reinstall windows and loose my stuff

    I have a new pc and I have moved my old SATA ssd to my new pc and now it will not boot windows but when I plug ssd into old pc I have no issues I dont want to reinstall windows and loose my stuff I have installed windows on new ssd and no issues on new pc. But when I connect old ssd from old pc it will not load windows 10 its telling me no boot device found
     
    AidyHD, Jan 26, 2025
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  4. DOUGDEFRANCO
    DougDeFranco Win User

    Upon moving the SSD my OLD PC booted from into a new PC after windows was already installed...

    Can I install Windows on new SSD on old PC?

    I built a custom PC some time ago and purchased and installed Windows 10. I recently built a new PC where I did a fresh install of a new purchased Windows 11 USB and moved the SSD from the old computer to the new one.

    I want to give my old PC to my parents to use. Can I install the windows 10 i bought for the old PC on to a new SSD that I place in the old PC?
     
    DougDeFranco, Jan 26, 2025
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