Direct install help

[SpaceOperator]

Im currently running windows right now but i ordered an ssd and i need to put my windows on to the ssd but i dont have a flash drive or a disc so can you install windows 10 from windows onto another hdd

 

[Fasauceome]

Is there truly no way to get your hands on a thumb drive of at least 8GB to make a bootable installer from? there is a way to make your hard drive into a windows installer but you won't like it.

[SpaceOperator]

ive been through windows install pains before how is the hard way
 

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, ryancrowe92 said:

ive been through windows install pains before how is the hard way
 

 

You need to create a blank volume of at least 8GB of space on your current hard drive, and turn that partition into the windows boot tool using standard online steps. Then, you need to boot using that space instead of booting to the other part of the hard drive. Convoluted, and will be a little awkward, but should work.

[SpaceOperator]

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standard online steps

you mean the windows media creation tool

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, ryancrowe92 said:

you mean the windows media creation tool

 

yeah

[SpaceOperator]

ok i got my partion setup now i have to find the installer

 

[SpaceOperator]

its not recognizing the partion as a removable media

 

[Fasauceome]

14 minutes ago, ryancrowe92 said:

its not recognizing the partion as a removable media

 

Is your sata port set to hotplug?

[SpaceOperator]

how do you set it to hot plug

 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, ryancrowe92 said:

how do you set it to hot plug

 

That will be a setting in your motherboard's BIOS

[SpaceOperator]

i will have to find it later

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, ryancrowe92 said:

i will have to find it later

 

if you google your motherboard name, should be an easy setting to find. Good luck!

[SpaceOperator]

thanks i have about had my fill for the day

 

[SpaceOperator]

I got it to work SSD boots in 4 seconds and the hot swaping setting worked perfectly