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You can install Windows 10 on to a SSD. Any data currently on the SSD will be wiped during this process. You will then want to boot from the SSD and use that. You will likely need to purchase a new licence for Windows 10.

You can keep using the HDD as a storage drive (non OS drive) and keep the data that is already on it.

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3 minutes ago, Ping player said:

my hard drive is on windows 8.1 and will not upgrade to windows 10. can i put windows 10 on a ssd and have it boot on windows 10 with the hard drive 

 

(please involve any method that doesn't risk wiping the hard drive please and thank you)

you could put windows 10 on the ssd and transfer it over to the harddrive

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On 11/30/2018 at 6:10 PM, Spotty said:

You can install Windows 10 on to a SSD. Any data currently on the SSD will be wiped during this process. You will then want to boot from the SSD and use that. You will likely need to purchase a new licence for Windows 10.

You can keep using the HDD as a storage drive (non OS drive) and keep the data that is already on it.

As long as you are using the same system then you dont need to purchase a new licence. Also assuming you only use that licence on one PC.

If you run into any activation problems call up microsoft and tell them that you upgraded your HDD to SSD and ran into activation issue.

That is assuming that you have your licence key. If you dont have it on your PC case then dont format you HDD until you get that from your system.

 

I know there is a command that tells you the licence key, cant remember it for the life of me. Used it on windows 7 dont know if it exists for windows 8/10.

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There are third-party tools that allow you to clone from HDDs to SSDs like EaseUS:

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