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‎04-24-2017 01:28 AM

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Product: Hp spectre x360 13
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Greetings , 

I recetly bought  an HP Spectre  x360 (13 inch version) which came  with its own  genuine windows 10 .... now i would like to upgrade its 250 ssd to a higher one , but  then how  will i re-install the Windows 10 on the new ssd ?  Also there doesnt seem to be any  way of seeing my product key  or anything like that so  how will i activate the genuine windows 10 on the new ssd (even if i  manage to install it anyway)  ? 

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‎04-24-2017 01:41 AM

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Hi,


You can either clone system partitions of HDD to SSD using cloning tools like Macrium Reflect.
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

Else do a clean install of Windows 10 Home by creating UEFI bootable installation USB using Microsoft windows media creation tool.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html

Windows will be automatically activated after installation while connected to internet


Regards

Visruth

‎04-24-2017 07:16 PM - edited ‎04-24-2017 07:21 PM

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I would suggest making your Recovery Media to boot from and install Windows on the new ssd. No license key required to install Windows and all original drivers/software is restored.

 

Look for HP Recovery Manager in the start menu. Open it and create recovery media. >Windows 10

 

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