Windows 10

[Burning_Sphinx]

Hey, i just purchased a new pre-built PC, without and OS.

 

I have windows 10 installed on my Laptop.

 

Can i remove my laptops hard drive and insert it into my desktop and boot into windows 10 from the laptop hard drive on the desktop?

 

will i have issues? will it even work?

 

Thanks for taking your time to help me out. 

 

 

[Jack Longman]

I actually had to do this recently when my pc was having issues, it should work just fine but you will need to install any drivers that you need for your pc such as any nvidia gaming graphics drivers or the amd equivalent. It worked for me so should do for you

[swordsman247]

4 minutes ago, Burning_Sphinx said:

Hey, i just purchased a new pre-built PC, without and OS.

 

I have windows 10 installed on my Laptop.

 

Can i remove my laptops hard drive and insert it into my desktop and boot into windows 10 from the laptop hard drive on the desktop?

 

will i have issues? will it even work?

 

Thanks for taking your time to help me out. 

 

 

Well you can try, it might work. 10 is better at that sort of thing than previous os's.

[LogicalDrm]

Won't work unless you have retail version of Win10 on laptop. Which I doubt. All OEM versions of Win10 are locked to first mobo they are activated on. You can get Win10 as free trial for 30 or 90 days. Or buy cheap OEM version which, again, will be locked to that mobo.

[GoodBytes]

It will work, as Windows 10 is way more solid than previous version of Windows, and should not freak out with a BSOD. The first boot will take time, as Windows configures things for the new hardware, and you would need to install all the drivers.

 

HOWEVER, it will not activate, as the license of your laptop is an OEM, so the OS is locked to your motherboard.