Upgrade SSD / Windows 10
I already have a SSD in my desktop PC but I'd like to upgrade to an m.2 drive with more storage space.
I've also been having quite a lot of issues with Windows recently (lots of BSOD and random glitches), so I think it would be best to perform a complete reinstall from scratch instead of transferring/cloning the data from my current SSD. (I can reinstall the programs later and all my other files are stored in a HDD so that's not really a problem).
I already have a Windows Home license with my current setup (it's a non-OEM version I think, the one that costs around $130 and that comes with an USB stick in a box).
My question is, would it be possible to remove my current SSD from my PC, replace it with the blank M.2 drive, plug the Windows installation USB stick and re-install Windows with the same license as if I was setting up the PC for the first time, or would Windows prevent me from doing this because the license has already been used previously? If that's possible, do I need to check anything in particular when setting up the OS?
windows ssd upgrade reinstall
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I already have a SSD in my desktop PC but I'd like to upgrade to an m.2 drive with more storage space.
I've also been having quite a lot of issues with Windows recently (lots of BSOD and random glitches), so I think it would be best to perform a complete reinstall from scratch instead of transferring/cloning the data from my current SSD. (I can reinstall the programs later and all my other files are stored in a HDD so that's not really a problem).
I already have a Windows Home license with my current setup (it's a non-OEM version I think, the one that costs around $130 and that comes with an USB stick in a box).
My question is, would it be possible to remove my current SSD from my PC, replace it with the blank M.2 drive, plug the Windows installation USB stick and re-install Windows with the same license as if I was setting up the PC for the first time, or would Windows prevent me from doing this because the license has already been used previously? If that's possible, do I need to check anything in particular when setting up the OS?
windows ssd upgrade reinstall
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
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I already have a SSD in my desktop PC but I'd like to upgrade to an m.2 drive with more storage space.
I've also been having quite a lot of issues with Windows recently (lots of BSOD and random glitches), so I think it would be best to perform a complete reinstall from scratch instead of transferring/cloning the data from my current SSD. (I can reinstall the programs later and all my other files are stored in a HDD so that's not really a problem).
I already have a Windows Home license with my current setup (it's a non-OEM version I think, the one that costs around $130 and that comes with an USB stick in a box).
My question is, would it be possible to remove my current SSD from my PC, replace it with the blank M.2 drive, plug the Windows installation USB stick and re-install Windows with the same license as if I was setting up the PC for the first time, or would Windows prevent me from doing this because the license has already been used previously? If that's possible, do I need to check anything in particular when setting up the OS?
windows ssd upgrade reinstall
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
I already have a SSD in my desktop PC but I'd like to upgrade to an m.2 drive with more storage space.
I've also been having quite a lot of issues with Windows recently (lots of BSOD and random glitches), so I think it would be best to perform a complete reinstall from scratch instead of transferring/cloning the data from my current SSD. (I can reinstall the programs later and all my other files are stored in a HDD so that's not really a problem).
I already have a Windows Home license with my current setup (it's a non-OEM version I think, the one that costs around $130 and that comes with an USB stick in a box).
My question is, would it be possible to remove my current SSD from my PC, replace it with the blank M.2 drive, plug the Windows installation USB stick and re-install Windows with the same license as if I was setting up the PC for the first time, or would Windows prevent me from doing this because the license has already been used previously? If that's possible, do I need to check anything in particular when setting up the OS?
windows ssd upgrade reinstall
windows ssd upgrade reinstall
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
edited Dec 24 '18 at 10:45
Toto
3,651101226
3,651101226
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
asked Dec 24 '18 at 10:22
ksmksm
161
161
It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
add a comment |
It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27
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It should work. Its also quite posisble that you can say skip at the setup when prompted for the s/n and that windows automatically activates because most of the hardware is still the same.
– LPChip
Dec 24 '18 at 10:59
Thanks for your reply, I take note of this!
– ksm
Dec 24 '18 at 11:15
Yes, remove the original SSD, install m.2 drive, and then reinstall the operating system and use the original license to activate the operating system.
– Daisy Zhou
Dec 25 '18 at 9:27