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Upgrade to SDD from HDD in Dell Desktop PC and clean install Win10
Is it okay to replace the original HDD with another drive (Dell Inspiron 3656 Desktop) and clean install the same version of Windows 10 to the new drive - will there be any issues regarding Win10 authentication?
I would prefer a clean install (an updated ISO from Microsoft with Fall Creators Update) if possible - or the only way to go is to use the Dell factory image?
Thanks!
vtoy116
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October 30th, 2017 10:00
There should be no issues especially if you login with a Microsoft account to authenticate.
Philip_Yip
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October 31st, 2017 05:00
Yes it will work. Your Product Key is embedded in the ACPI Table of the UEFI BIOS (embedded in the motherboard and not the hard drive).
Use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10
More details here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-windows-1709/
Jobby Issac
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November 2nd, 2017 00:00
Yes, its possible. You can do cloning and transfer the data to the new hard drive along with partition recovery. Using this partition recovery, you can perform a complete re installation. Make sure the new hard drive is compatible with the specs of your Desktop.
www.tomshardware.com/.../266629-32-cloning-hard-drives
Hope this link would be helpful.