Windows 10: W10 installed on SSD. Needs to be moved to HDD.

Discus and support W10 installed on SSD. Needs to be moved to HDD. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I have Windows 10 on my SSD and I need to get Windows 10 on my HDD so I can remove the SSD while still having a functional Windows 10. It does not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Hardywv, Mar 11, 2020.

  1. /U/HARDYWV
    /u/Hardywv Win User

    W10 installed on SSD. Needs to be moved to HDD.


    I have Windows 10 on my SSD and I need to get Windows 10 on my HDD so I can remove the SSD while still having a functional Windows 10.

    It does not have to be the same W10 with all the files settings etc, in fact a clean W10 would be preferrable, however I do not have access to any means of creating a bootable W10 drive for installation.

    The question then remains.. is this still doable or am I SOL?

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    :)
     
    /u/Hardywv, Mar 11, 2020
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  2. MARXUUH
    marxuuh Win User

    Moving files from SSD to HDD?

    So I bought a computer which had 1tb HDD and 128 SSD. Windows is installed to the SSD and now there is only 10gb of available space, because all the apps were installed to the SSD. So my question is - is it possible to move installed applications (Program
    Files/x64 folder) to the HDD drive without losing any data?
     
    marxuuh, Mar 11, 2020
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  3. PETERWILKINSON1964
    PeterWilkinson1964 Win User
    Installing W10 on a new SSD

    Probably been asked a trillion times but I cannot find a straight forward answer.

    I am soon to be changing my HDD for an SSD in my 6 month old Lenovo laptop, it came with W10 HOME pre installed with a partition for the drivers on the HDD.

    If I put a new SSD in the laptop and then install W10 HOME will it automatically activate or will I have to buy a new licence as there is no key to activate on the underside of the laptop.
     
    PeterWilkinson1964, Mar 11, 2020
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  4. SARGAN_499
    Sargan_499 Win User

    W10 installed on SSD. Needs to be moved to HDD.

    Change out to SSD and a Clean install

    Want to change out a HDD to SSD and also do a clean install (with no risk to licenses)
    of W10.

    What is best sequence.

    Install SSD first, do clean install pointing at SSD or do Clean install on HDD then move to SSD ?
     
    Sargan_499, Mar 11, 2020
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