Upgrade To SSD

[Slurpy]

Ok, to start things off, This isnt about Razer, like most of my recent posts.

 

Ahem,

So I have an old laptop. Like, came w/ windows 8, old. It has windows issues such as desktop stops responding. So, I got my windows 10 Activation key off of it, then gave the Hard Drive to a Friend to get important files off of it. So, when I get an SSD for it, what would I have to do?

I wanna Start fresh btw.

 

Laptop: ASUS X550J

[JHY]

I recommend downloading media creation tool from microsoft(https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10) and get files on your usb and plug it in your pc

[iamdarkyoshi]

Download the windows 10 media creation tool, give it a flash drive to use, and boot from it by holding I think escape when you power on the machine. From here it should be fairly straightforward

[Slurpy]

Just now, iamdarkyoshi said:

Download the windows 10 media creation tool, give it a flash drive to use, and boot from it by holding I think escape when you power on the machine. From here it should be fairly straightforward

Ok, just would there be any issues with using an already used windows key?

[iamdarkyoshi]

16 minutes ago, TrevMCC38 said:

Ok, just would there be any issues with using an already used windows key?

You won't even need to type it in - Windows detects it and selects the correct version (pro, home, etc) automatically

[Slurpy]

Just now, iamdarkyoshi said:

You won't even need to type it in - Windows detects it and selects the correct version (pro, home, etc) automatically

 

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Im putting a blank drive in the laptop.

[RandoNandoz]

3 minutes ago, TrevMCC38 said:

 

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Im putting a blank drive in the laptop.

you just install it onto the blank drive. Windows detects the license key, at the worst case you just have to contact microsoft support.

[iamdarkyoshi]

7 minutes ago, TrevMCC38 said:

 

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Im putting a blank drive in the laptop.

Yeah when you install windows on a machine that originally had 8/8.1/10, there is a key written in the BIOS chip that the installer reads, if it finds, it, it will automatically use it and skip the box that asks for the key.

 

Boot to USB installer

Select the empty drive

Install to empty drive

Reboot into the fresh OS

Disable every switch when setting up personal settings

Install drivers through device manager/laptop vendor's website

Install google chrome

 

Ready to use!

[Slurpy]

Just now, iamdarkyoshi said:

Yeah when you install windows on a machine that originally had 8/8.1/10, there is a key written in the BIOS chip that the installer reads, if it finds, it, it will automatically use it and skip the box that asks for the key.

 

Boot to USB installer

Select the empty drive

Install to empty drive

Reboot into the fresh OS

Install drivers through device manager/laptop vendor's website

Ok, Thx

Im a nUUB at this stuff so...

[iamdarkyoshi]

2 minutes ago, TrevMCC38 said:

Ok, Thx

Im a nUUB at this stuff so...

Everyones gotta start somewhere, it was much more annoying in the windows XP era, consider yourself lucky lol