Clean install of Windows 10 to another drive.

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Haxorfire

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Drives:

  • C:/ (HDD)
    S:/ (SSD)
    O:/ (SSD)

Right, I have my OS (Windows 10) installed on the C:/ drive, but I'd like to reinstall it on the O:/ drive.
I've only come across one way of doing it:
Clean installation, then copy/move the C:/ drive's content to the O:/ drive.

This is what I'm aiming for:

  • Having my OS moved from the C:/ to the O:/ drive.
    Cleaning the C:/ drive from all data.
    Keeping the S:/ drive untouched, no problem I'd say.
    Possible: Having the C:/ and O:/ drives switch names after the installation (So the SSD with the newly installed OS would be named C:/.).

Is this possible to do this in one move and use the same Windows 10 key?
If you guys could give me some pointers to the best solution, I'd be very happy!
 
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No, that's not feasible and there are all kinds of partition issues involved that would wreak havoc with the boot partition that way. Just create installation media using the following tutorial, remove all drives then connect your target drive to the primary SATA header where your C:/ drive is currently located, and perform a clean install using the media you'll create as follows. Then reconnect your other drive and wipe the partitions and use it for storage or whatever you wish.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2784691/resolve-unresolvable-issues-upgrading-windows.html
No, that's not feasible and there are all kinds of partition issues involved that would wreak havoc with the boot partition that way. Just create installation media using the following tutorial, remove all drives then connect your target drive to the primary SATA header where your C:/ drive is currently located, and perform a clean install using the media you'll create as follows. Then reconnect your other drive and wipe the partitions and use it for storage or whatever you wish.

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2784691/resolve-unresolvable-issues-upgrading-windows.html
 
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