How to transfer Windows operating system to a new hard drive (from HDD to SSD)

In case our computer works slowly after a period of use, users often use that way to upgrade the hard drive to an SSD to install the operating system. However, if your old hard drive has a lot of important software and data, instead of installing windows on the new hard drive, we will choose to move the operating system from the old hard drive to the new hard drive, now they You will not need to reinstall software. In this article, TipsMake.com will guide you how to transfer the Windows operating system from the old hard drive to the new hard drive, please refer.

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Method 1: Transfer the operating system from HDD to SSD with Norton Ghost.

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This is a simple method and the lowest error rate when done. First, create a Ghost from the old HDD and then you use that ghost file to ghost to the new SSD.

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Method 2: Use Easus Partition Master software

First, download the Easus Partition Master software here: https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/

Step 1: Connect the 2 HDD and SSD to the computer, then open EaseUS Partition Master software and click on Migrate OS (1) . After the bulletin board displays the status of the two hard drives, select the destination hard drive to transfer the operating system to and click Next (2) .

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Step 2: Then EaseUS Partition Master displays a warning line about the hard drive partition that will be deleted after transferring the operating system. Click Migrate to continue.

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Step 3: The software displays information about your Windows partition after transferring. Click OK to continue.

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Step 4: You wait for the data transfer process to complete and then click Apply to complete.

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In the process of moving the Windows operating system to the new hard drive, we will encounter a situation where the computer does not recognize the hard drive with the new operating system, you can handle it by disconnecting the old hard drive or entering the settings in BIOS and hard drive boot priority with the new Windows operating system first. Good luck!