[SOLVED] Should I fresh install or clone my boot drive hdd to my new m.2 ssd?

[Andrew 3584]

So i just bought a Crucial p1 nvme ssd 500Gb and want to use it as the boot drive.
should i just fresh install windows onto the new ssd and move whatever files off the old boot drive and reformat it.
or use the included cloning software

my system rn has 2 hard drives
the boot hdd is 1tb and i have only used about 430gb on it

btw my current windows install has a tendency upon booting to the lockscreen to show some default lake/mountain windows wallpaper

 

[CountMike]

So i just bought a Crucial p1 nvme ssd 500Gb and want to use it as the boot drive.
should i just fresh install windows onto the new ssd and move whatever files off the old boot drive and reformat it.
or use the included cloning software

my system rn has 2 hard drives
the boot hdd is 1tb and i have only used about 430gb on it

btw my current windows install has a tendency upon booting to the lockscreen to show some default lake/mountain windows wallpaper

430 GB would be too much for 500BG system drive so unless you can get rid of another 50 or so GB from HDD i'd suggest new, clean windows installation.
"btw my current windows install has a tendency upon booting to the lockscreen to show some default lake/mountain windows wallpaper" That's normal.

 

[Andrew 3584]

430 GB would be too much for 500BG system drive so unless you can get rid of another 50 or so GB from HDD i'd suggest new, clean windows installation.
"btw my current windows install has a tendency upon booting to the lockscreen to show some default lake/mountain windows wallpaper" That's normal.

Normal? I mean it shows it like only sometimes

 

[CountMike]

Normal? I mean it shows it like only sometimes

Do you mean that normally doesn't show any picture ? At default it changes picture with another one from Bing every now and then.
You could change that behavior with a program like https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

 

[Andrew 3584]

Do you mean that normally doesn't show any picture ? At default it changes picture with another one from Bing every now and then.
You could change that behavior with a program like https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

I mean it only switches between my own set lockscreen wallpaper and only the mountaintop one

 

[Zoel.fahmi]

So i just bought a Crucial p1 nvme ssd 500Gb and want to use it as the boot drive.
should i just fresh install windows onto the new ssd and move whatever files off the old boot drive and reformat it.
or use the included cloning software

my system rn has 2 hard drives
the boot hdd is 1tb and i have only used about 430gb on it

btw my current windows install has a tendency upon booting to the lockscreen to show some default lake/mountain windows wallpaper

better clean install it
it'll be faster than old HDD
save you from gibberish trouble in the future