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    W11 : How to transfer W11 from a hard-drive into the PC to an SSD attached by USB


    Hi,The hard-drive on my PC has become slow, and I wish to upgrade to an SSD.How do I transfer the W11 to the SSD?Can I keep the old hard-drive in-situ and transfer the W11 install via USB to the SSD, and then replace the old HDD with this new one?Thanks, Alex

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