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Installing windows on m.2 drive

Waluigi 47
By Waluigi 47
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If i install windows on an m.2 nvme in the computer shop, then i can just install that same drive into my home pc and windows will boot up right? Im asking this cuz i dont wanna take my entire pc to the shop, just the drive. In an ltt video i saw them using a storage that already had windows on it and it worked fine.

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That'll work perfectly fine. Just make sure to set the boot priority in your BIOS to target the M.2 first when you get home. 

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Yes, it should work as far as you put that device on the priority boot option.

 

However, if you activate windows in another PC, that drive most likely will have the activation revoked when you put it in new hardware.

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58 minutes ago, Waluigi 47 said:

I dont know howxD if you could link me an article/video then that'd be awesome

microsoft had a guide here https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d

 

all you need is a 8gb+ usb drive.

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