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Moving Windows 10 from Laptop HDD to SSD

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I want to upgrade my laptop storage from hdd to ssd, how do i get windows to transfer to the ssd? The stock hdd was pre-built with Windows 10.

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You could clone the drive, but that requires having a USB enclosure or a second drive space in the laptop.

It's better to simply do a clean install. If it came with win10 (or if you logged-on using an MS account), it should reactivate without a problem.

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6 hours ago, 191x7 said:

You could clone the drive, but that requires having a USB enclosure or a second drive space in the laptop.

It's better to simply do a clean install. If it came with win10 (or if you logged-on using an MS account), it should reactivate without a problem.

How would I reactivate it?

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15 minutes ago, Redrooster said:

How would I reactivate it?

It would reactivate from itself. It might need you to log in with the same MS account. In the worst case you'd have to call MS on the free phone number.

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  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
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1 hour ago, 191x7 said:

It would reactivate from itself. It might need you to log in with the same MS account. In the worst case you'd have to call MS on the free phone number.

Okay, thanks

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5 minutes ago, Redrooster said:

Okay, thanks

I did the same thing a few times too. There is a chance it may not get activated by simply logging in because the hardware changed. If that happens just call Microsoft support and they'll get you sorted and you don't have to deal with it again.

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4 hours ago, Remy D. Marquis said:

I did the same thing a few times too. There is a chance it may not get activated by simply logging in because the hardware changed. If that happens just call Microsoft support and they'll get you sorted and you don't have to deal with it again.

That sounds easy enough. And if for some reason I can't get that sorted out I'll just put my hard drive back in and use that SSD as a boot drive to my main PC

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