Migrate Win10 boot disk to another PC + install Linux on a second disk

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  1. Posts : 9,765
    Mac OS Catalina
       #11

    davide445 said:
    @NavyLCDR

    @CountMike

    @lx07
    thanks for your answers.
    Current pc is using Sata drives, boot in Legacy mode.
    Last time I changed the disk from hdd to Ssd i used Paragon Drive Copy, but this time I will transfer the whole disk to the new PC since the old will not be used anymore.
    Having a retail windows license this is allowed?
    The license has zero to do with how you want to setup the OS, it is preference.
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  2. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #12

    @bro67
    thanks for your answer. If I simply shift the Win10 ssd from old to new pc I suppose apart drivers the license is the only thing I need to care about, or there are other things.
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  3. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #13

    davide445 said:
    @bro67
    thanks for your answer. If I simply shift the Win10 ssd from old to new pc I suppose apart drivers the license is the only thing I need to care about, or there are other things.
    I was just doing something similar. A friend of mine brought his HDD with W10 on it and it booted on my completely dissimilar computer, took a while to boot up but it did boot and after a while it even installed proper drivers. If you can make sure computer is connected to internet by wired connection.
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  4. Posts : 9,765
    Mac OS Catalina
       #14

    davide445 said:
    @bro67
    thanks for your answer. If I simply shift the Win10 ssd from old to new pc I suppose apart drivers the license is the only thing I need to care about, or there are other things.
    The license only matters when you move a OS install to another computer. You have to deactivate that license on the old computer to activate on the new computer or just buy a new license.
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  5. Posts : 5,478
    2004
       #15

    bro67 said:
    You have to deactivate that license on the old computer to activate on the new computer or just buy a new license.
    Not sure how you can deactivate a digital license in Windows 10. I tried to but it didn't seem to actually do anything. I think this advice is from a previous licensing model.
    davide445 said:
    Last time I changed the disk from hdd to Ssd i used Paragon Drive Copy, but this time I will transfer the whole disk to the new PC since the old will not be used anymore.
    Having a retail windows license this is allowed?
    Yes it is absolutely fine. Some server installations of Windows will invalidate the license by changing disks (as that is how it is licensed) but retail versions never do. Feel free to swap as much as you want - I do it several times a day sometimes switching between VM and native boot.
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  6. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #16

    @lx07
    Will try to do it and hope all is going in the right way.
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  7. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #17

    davide445 said:
    @lx07
    Will try to do it and hope all is going in the right way.
    You can remove a device (PC, Phone etc) if it's on your MS account or even have one.
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  8. Posts : 21
    Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #18

    I considered my doubt solved if I can simply shift the SSD1 with the Win10 installation to the new PC.
    About the Linux installation on the second disk this will follow his guided installation.
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