Before you start, make sure you have the following:
During install, when you see unallocated space, just click without manually creating partitions — Windows will make System, MSR, Primary, and Recovery partitions automatically.
— disable it until after you’ve installed all apps and drivers, then re-enable. Otherwise, it can eat up space on a new drive unnecessarily early.
Go to Settings → System → Storage → turn on — it auto-deletes temporary files and old Downloads items to keep your new drive clean.
Once the files are copied, your computer will restart one final time and launch the setup wizard (Cortana will start talking to you).
Before starting, ensure your PC meets the minimum Windows 10 system requirements : 1 GHz or faster.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
During install, when you see unallocated space, just click without manually creating partitions — Windows will make System, MSR, Primary, and Recovery partitions automatically.
— disable it until after you’ve installed all apps and drivers, then re-enable. Otherwise, it can eat up space on a new drive unnecessarily early.
Go to Settings → System → Storage → turn on — it auto-deletes temporary files and old Downloads items to keep your new drive clean.
Once the files are copied, your computer will restart one final time and launch the setup wizard (Cortana will start talking to you).
Before starting, ensure your PC meets the minimum Windows 10 system requirements : 1 GHz or faster.
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