Windows 10: When replacing old SSD with new one means that I should buy a new Windows 10 ?

Hi, I'm planning on replacing my old SSD inside my laptop with a new one, I wanted to know if the fact that I'm replacing it will cost me my Windows 10 license.If this isn't the case should I install the OS on my new SSD via an external drive?

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New windows 10 installtion on New SSD - wont boot unless old SSD present

It seems you installed Windows while the both SSDs were connected. This would have caused your current problem. Maybe it is sufficient to do this:

1. Launch the Disk Manager.
2. Right-click drive C:, then mark it as "active".
3. Shut down Windows
4. Open the BIOS and tell it that the new SSD is the primary boot device.
5. Disconnect the old SSD.
6. Boot up normally.

If this does not work then you might have to do this:

1. Disconnect the old SSD.
2. Re-install Windows on the new SSD, using the Media Creation Tool.

 

Reserve Windows 10 for new SSD on same machine

Hi, I would buy an SSD which will either replace my HDD or be added to my laptop (in a caddy that would replace the CD reader).

Could I install my free Windows 10 version on the new SSD and keep my Windows 8.1 as dual boot? Suggestions on how to do this?

By the way, I already reserved my Windows 10 version on my HDD's Windows 8.1.

 

transfer windows to new ssd drive

I know all the hard ways to buy a new drive and jury rig my windows 10 to the new drive, etc... But what is the official way, the Microsoft way to take everything on DRIVEC OLD and move it to the new and faster DRIVEC NEW? I've used disk mirroring software
and then windows recovery for it to be made bootable but there has to be a clean way, yes?

Microsoft must understand that SSD drives need to be replaced after so many writes and this does not mean I want a new virgin start over!

Thanks in advance....