I'm building a new computer this weekend.
On old laptop I am still running Windows 8.1 and have to sign on each day to a Windows account.
I do not wish to have a Microsoft account on the New PC Build.
I bought a new version of Windows 10 and wish to install it on the new PC, but not with a Microsoft account ( I want at least some anonymity).
I also regularly clone my laptop data using Macrium Reflect and an external drive.
Questions are:
Can I transfer my datafiles and installed programs, (Outlook, Excel etc) from my laptop cloned drive to my new PC build?
If I transfer the data from the cloned drive, will the windows 8.1 transfer also ( over newly installed windows 10)?
If I transfer the data from the cloned drive will my Microsoft account transfer to the new machine, forcing me to have to sign in every time I start my new machine?
How can I ensure a transfer of just the programs and data to the new machine?
Thanks in advance.
On old laptop I am still running Windows 8.1 and have to sign on each day to a Windows account.
I do not wish to have a Microsoft account on the New PC Build.
I bought a new version of Windows 10 and wish to install it on the new PC, but not with a Microsoft account ( I want at least some anonymity).
I also regularly clone my laptop data using Macrium Reflect and an external drive.
Questions are:
Can I transfer my datafiles and installed programs, (Outlook, Excel etc) from my laptop cloned drive to my new PC build?
If I transfer the data from the cloned drive, will the windows 8.1 transfer also ( over newly installed windows 10)?
If I transfer the data from the cloned drive will my Microsoft account transfer to the new machine, forcing me to have to sign in every time I start my new machine?
How can I ensure a transfer of just the programs and data to the new machine?
Thanks in advance.