[SOLVED] How to add an ssd and get windows 10

[jacob249358]

So ive got this old laptop that I want to make more usable and its got a hard drive running windows 7that I want to swap for an SSD running windows 10. How do i do this?

 

[USAFRet]

So ive got this old laptop that I want to make more usable and its got a hard drive running windows 7that I want to swap for an SSD running windows 10. How do i do this?

You put the SSD in and do an install of the OS.
You (usually) can't transfer a drive with an OS already on it. Especially into a laptop. Especially an 'old laptop'.

Clean install.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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[jacob249358]

You put the SSD in and do an install of the OS.
You (usually) can't transfer a drive with an OS already on it. Especially into a laptop. Especially an 'old laptop'.

Clean install.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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Im kind of confused by a lot of this but when I plug in the empty new SSD and try and turn the laptop on what would happen? wouldn't it not work because it has no os?

 

[USAFRet]

Im kind of confused by a lot of this but when I plug in the empty new SSD and try and turn the laptop on what would happen? wouldn't it not work because it has no os?

It will boot into the BIOS, and complain about No boot device.

A Win 10 USB to boot from will allow you to install Win 10.

Read the link I posted above. That will guide you through the whole process.