Windows 10: Windows 10 doesn't boot after installing an M2 SSD

Discus and support Windows 10 doesn't boot after installing an M2 SSD in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, This has me pulling my hair out for the past two days. My basic setup is this: Asus X470 Prime Pro, 1 x 500 GB Samsung SSD, 1 x 250GB Samsung SSD,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by alexxs88, Dec 26, 2020.

  1. ALEXXS88
    alexxs88 Win User

    Windows 10 doesn't boot after installing an M2 SSD


    Hi,

    This has me pulling my hair out for the past two days. My basic setup is this: Asus X470 Prime Pro, 1 x 500 GB Samsung SSD, 1 x 250GB Samsung SSD, 1 x 1TB WD HDD. Windows was installed on the 250GB SSD and all was good in the world. Last week I got a 1TB Kingston M2 SSD that I swiftly installed and used Acronis True Image to clone my old 250GB SSD on this one. All seemed well. However, after the first reset (yesterday), my computer wouldn't boot up. Tried everything I could find online, but ended up re-installing Windows. While troubleshooting the issue yesterday, I noticed that, during the restart, my new M2 SSD's partition got reassigned to the last available letter. And I think this is why today, after reinstalling Windows yesterday, I'm running into a similar issue.

    Hope you'll be able to provide some insight as I don't know what else to try.

    Thanks!

    :)
     
    alexxs88, Dec 26, 2020
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  2. SHMINKIE
    shminkie Win User

    M2 NVME SSD

    How much exactly does Windows 10 benefit from being installed on an M2 NVME SSD compared to a SATA-600 SSD ?

    Other than a faster boot time, how exactly does windows benefit from the direct connection to the cpu that an NVME SSD offers?
     
    shminkie, Dec 26, 2020
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  3. SHMINKIE
    shminkie Win User
    M2 NVME SSD

    So you think it truly is worth it to have windows installed on an M2 NVME SSD instead of installing it on a sata-600 ssd and installing your most important software on the M2 NVME SSD ?
     
    shminkie, Dec 26, 2020
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  4. MOSTAFAEL-DESOKY
    MostafaEl-Desoky Win User

    Windows 10 doesn't boot after installing an M2 SSD

    Migration from Hdd to m2.SSD

    Recently I have purchased a new laptop (hp probook 450 G4) and a new original windows 10 home edition and now I want to upgrade my 1 TB Hdd to a new m2 ssd and my laptop supports another slot for the m2 ssd so I can run both
    the m2 ssd & hdd at the same time but I will make the m2 ssd the boot drive and the hdd will be the data drive.
    MY Question is how can I migrate system drive to the new m2 ssd without the need to reinstall windows or any other installed programs and there is another thing, when I checked the disk management I found 3 recovery partitions will I have to
    migrate them too or I have to migrate the system drive only
     
    MostafaEl-Desoky, Dec 26, 2020
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