Moving Windows 10

[Chubbybunny]

Hey guys, I am about to purchase the new M.2 Samsung 960 250GB but i seem to be having a problem

 

 

Right now, i have a Samung 840 SSD installed with windows, I want to move the Windows to the M.2 and i want a clean windows installed. 

How can i do that without buying a whole new Windows Key? Which i would REALLY hate. Since my windows was purchased as Windows 8.1, will it factory reset back to Windows 8.1?

 

I have figured out how to make the M.2 work and be recognised BUT.. i have not found a way to make windows install on the M.2 

 

Please help dear linus forums 

Thanks in advance, 

Ryan. 

[Guest]

Just sign in with you ms account and install it. Windows will auto recognize everything

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

When you took the free upgrade to windows 10 you should have registered an account with MS. Using the same motherboard you shouldn't have any issues using your MS account.

Windows 10 installation iso from MS

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

[Enderman]

Unless you are replacing your motherboard, you don't need to do anything with any keys.

It will activate itself automatically when you install on the new SSD.

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

[Chubbybunny]

20 hours ago, Enderman said:

Unless you are replacing your motherboard, you don't need to do anything with any keys.

It will activate itself automatically when you install on the new SSD.

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

Hey sorry for the late reply, my crap lenovo was having problems *at school 

 

Do i install the windows install thing on a USB? or should i use the same windows 8.1 disk that came with the windows product when i bought it  ?? 

 

thanks.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Chubbybunny said:

Hey sorry for the late reply, my crap lenovo was having problems *at school 

 

Do i install the windows install thing on a USB? or should i use the same windows 8.1 disk that came with the windows product when i bought it  ?? 

 

thanks.

You already upgraded to windows 10, so you just use the windows media creation tool, run it, and it will put windows 10 on a USB drive.

You can't use the windows 8 disk.