how to migrate operating system from HDD to SSD

[DushyantKumar]

Kindly help to migrate OS from HDD in SSD in HP Pavilion Notebook with preinstalled Windows 10

[WAWood]

@DushyantKumar 

You can not migrate ONLY the OS from one drive to another -- that is simply not possible.

But what you CAN do is migrate the partitions from one drive to another and one of those will contain the OS and the Windows system files.  Read the information below on Cloning:

What I recommend is the following:
1) Download and install Macrium Reflect (MR) from here: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
2) Connect the new drive to the PC using a USB-to-SSD drive adapter (like the one illustrated below)
3) Follow the instructions in this link: http://knowledgebase.macrium.com/display/KNOW/Cloning+a+disk
4) Shutdown the PC when done
5) Swap the drives and reboot the PC.

NOTE: To do this easily, the SDD has to be the same capacity as the HDD.  IF you get an SDD that is a lot smaller, then before you do the cloning, you have to shrink the largest partition on the HDD (usually the OS partition), to the size such that it, and the other partitions, fit easily on the SSD.

You should boot from the new drive without any problems.

Typical USB-to-SSD adapter:

NOTE: If your SSD is an M.2 SSD, then you will have to also get a second SATA SSD to M.2 SSD adapter.

Good Luck

[Lily_Gr]

Hi, the migration process is as follows:

1. Choose an SSD that meets the connection type in your laptop and is big enough to hold all system data. 

2. Connect the SSD to your notebook via a SATA-to-USB adaptor.

3. Migrate OS from HDD to SSD using a professional clone tool.

4. Replace the internal HDD with the new SSD. Follow this guidance to finish hard drive replacement:

https://support.hp.com/hr-en/document/c03291169

[WAWood]

@DushyantKumar 

Just so you know:

1) MR is a professional migration tool, there is no need to track down another

2) I have used MR to do such a migration several times -- so I can attest to it working.  I have not used AOMEI.

But ... it's your PC, so it's your choice what tool to use.