Windows 10: Windows 10 on SSD

Hi All,

Not sure if this has already been asked, but I'm waiting for my upgrade to my installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit.

It's running on an SSD as opposed to a hard drive and due to space limitations of the SSD, all my libraries for docs, pictures, music etc are located and set up on a secondary standard hard drive.

My questions are . .

When the upgrade takes place, will I need to set up the library paths again, or will everything stay in place with upgrade?

Normally I find it's better to do a clean install of an OS rather than an upgrade. Is this still the case?

Can I chose when to upgrade? I'd rather download Win 10 and wait awhile before installing. Is this possible?

Many thanks for the help.



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Clone from SSD to SSD and HDD to SSD on Windows 10

Hello,

This is a two part question, I am currently running Windows 10, I wish to put a new SSD in my computer going from a 128gb to 240gb(minimum) I am looking for the best way to do this with Windows 10.

I then wish to put the old SSD into my girlfriends PC to help hers speed up. They are both running Windows 10 and I don't know if windows 10 has built in function or whether there's easy to use software for this.

Thanks in advance.

Scott

 

Clone from SSD to SSD and HDD to SSD on Windows 10

Hi Scott,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to post your query at Microsoft® TechNet Forums:

Technet forums - Windows 10 IT Pro

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Hi

Welcome to TenForums
Have a look at this tutorial by Shawn:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...tallation.html

Hope this helps

Regards

 

Have a look at this tutorial by Kari:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html

And the following for the Clean Install - https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html

 

Hi all,

Thanks for the welcome and the info. Much appreciated.

I've read through the links and am pretty confident I understand what to do when the time comes. It has thrown up another question though . . .

I would much rather do a clean install than upgrade, but am I right in thinking that I first need to upgrade and then do a clean install? I read on the Microsoft site that to do a clean install of Windows 10 I'll need a Windows 10 product key which I'd need to purchase?

Many thanks

 

Yes, you will need to upgrade first, then you can do clean install. Remember to back up! If clean install asks for key, skip it, you can check once install is done to see if its properly accepted the key.

The reason for doing the upgrade first is so that the key can be associated with your copy of windows.