Is it possible to move a SSD with windows 10 to a new computer?


  1. RavynOwen
    Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       New #1

    Is it possible to move a SSD with windows 10 to a new computer?


    I have a bit of an oddball question, and am sorry for being a bother. I couldn't think of a proper question in the title that fit.

    I have two computers at the moment, the newer one with a problem I am attempting to narrow down. But my second computer is incomplete. I want to be able to move my current install of windows 10 version 1909 to my second computer without having to reinstall my current install. My new computer has a freezing problem, but I can not duplicate it, and it happens very sporadically, and I can not pin point the problem. It happens once every couple of days, and I suspect it's either a motherboard or the CPU giving me grieve. But it is difficult to find it because it takes days to recreate the effect. So my plan is to install my new CPU into my old mobo and old CPU into my new mobo and see if the problem persists.

    Both computers have their own windows 10 pro OEM license, so my question is this. Can I move my OS SSD with windows 10 installed to and from each computer? I believe I can uninstall the license using a elevated command prompt, but I am unsure if I can do that and them move the SSD over. Would this work? Would the second pc reactivate with the proper key? Afraid I have been spoiled with windows 10 activations being more automated, and lost the key to the older pc in question. Thank you in advance.

    Windows 10 ver 1909
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. NavyLCDR
    Posts : 18,432
    Windows 11 Pro
       New #2

    You don't need to do anything with the license. Just move the SSD over. As long as both computers are either UEFI or Legacy (BIOS), and both computers use the same SATA disk controller mode (AHCI or RAID), you should not have any problems.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
Hi guys, When I boot my laptop I get the icons from my desktop/tower computer on my laptop desktop. I delete them but on the next boot they come back. I think it's due to onedrive. I thought it had to do with syncing so I turned it off but...
move disk to another computer
in Installation and Upgrade

I've noticed no real hangups when moving a win10 disk to another computer and booting from it. A computer died this morning and was looking for a quick solution, so I grabbed a spare working tower and added the disk from the dead computer. This is...
I had a hp pavilion 550-110 with windows 10, but it started slowing down so I decided to take out the hard drive and put it in a HP Pro 3130 mt i3 (Windows 7). When I boot it it gives me the error: BIOHD-3. I've tried changing all the setups in...
Hi, I have an activated W10 install in Parallels VM on my Macbook Pro. I'd like to remove the VM and use the license on another computer. If it matters, the VM was originally a Windows 7 install, and I did the in-place W10 upgrade. Any...
Move Windows 10 HD to a new computer
in Installation and Upgrade

Hi - If I remember correctly, Windows 10 Product Key (or license) is based on a hardware ID of some sort. If I have a working Windows 10 on a HDD (or SSD), and I'm ready to junk that computer and want to move that "licensed" version of Windows 10...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 14:09.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums