After installing a new SSD to your computer, you will want to move the Windows 10 OS from the old hard drive to the new SSD for better system performance. Disk cloning software allows you to directly migrate Windows 10 to SSD without reinstalling. But if you prefer to do a fresh/clean install of Windows 10 on the new SSD, this page is for you. We will show you step by step how to install Windows 10 on a new SSD without removing the old HDD.
- Step 1: Prepare a Windows 10 installation USB.
- Step 2: Boot the computer from the USB.
- Step 3: Install Windows 10 on the new SSD.
- Step 4: Make the computer boot from the new SSD.
Step 1: Prepare a Windows 10 installation USB.
If you already have a Windows 10 installation USB flash drive or CD, go straight to the next step. If you don't have any installation media, make one first. In the past, to make an installation disk, you had to download a Windows ISO file, and then burn the ISO file to a USB or CD flash drive using a burning tool. Nowadays, however, Microsoft has provided an easier and faster way to make a Windows 10 installation USB drive. All you need is the Media Creation Tool.
1. Download the media creation tool on any available PC, and then insert a USB flash drive to the PC.
2. Run the media creation tool you just downloaded. Click on Accept to agree to the license terms.
3. Select Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC, and then click Next.
4. Choose your language and click Next. Choose USB flash drive and click Next. Click Next again.
5. This tool will start downloading Windows 10, and then put it into the USB flash drive to make it bootable. Wait for the process to complete. When the installation USB is created successfully, the screen will display "Your USB flash drive is ready".
Step 2: Boot your computer from the installation USB.
1. Connect the USB flash drive to the computer where you want to install Windows 10.
2. Shut down the computer and then turn it on again. Once you turn on the computer, press the BIOS key (Delete, F2, or F12) immediately and continuously to enter the BIOS menu.
3. On the BIOS settings, go to the Boot option and select the USB flash drive as the first boot device.
4. Save the changes and exit the BIOS menu. Your computer will boot from the USB flash drive.
Step 3: Install Windows 10 on the new SSD.
1. After your computer boot from the Windows 10 installation USB, you will see the Windows Setup screen. Select your language and click Next.
3. Enter your product key and click Next. If you have lost your Windows 10 product key, you can find it from your original hard drive. Or, you can click I don't have a product key. This allows you to activate Windows 10 on this PC without problems after the installation is complete.
4. Check I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
5. 사용자 정의: Windows만 설치를 선택하세요.
6. "Windows를 어디에 설치하시겠습니까?" 페이지에서 새 SSD 드라이브를 선택한 후 다음을 클릭합니다. 새 SSD에 여러 개의 파티션이 포함되어 있는 경우 원하는 파티션을 선택하세요.
팁: 새 SSD를 선택할 수 없고 "Windows 10을 이 디스크에 설치할 수 없습니다"라는 오류 메시지가 표시되는 경우는 새 SSD의 파티션 스타일이 현재 BIOS 부팅과 호환되지 않기 때문입니다. 방법. 이 경우 SSD를 다시 포맷하여 파티션 스타일을 변경할 수 있습니다.
7. Windows 설치 프로그램은 이제 기존 HDD를 제거하지 않고 새 SSD에 새로운 Windows 10을 설치하고 있습니다. 설치 프로세스가 완료될 때까지 기다리십시오. 보통 15~30분 정도 걸립니다.
8. 설치 프로세스가 완료되면 컴퓨터에서 Windows 10 설치 USB 드라이브를 분리할 수 있습니다. 그런 다음 Windows 10 데스크톱에 도달하려면 초기화 설정을 완료해야 합니다. 따라서 지역을 선택하고 예를 클릭하십시오. 다음 페이지에서 키보드 레이아웃을 선택하고 예를 클릭하세요.
9. 화면에 표시되는 단계에 따라 Windows 10을 설정하고 로그인용 계정을 만드세요.
10. 설정이 완료되면 Windows 10이 자동으로 데스크톱에 로그인됩니다.
4단계: 새 SSD에서 컴퓨터를 부팅합니다.
SSD가 컴퓨터의 유일한 하드 드라이브인 경우 컴퓨터는 전원을 켤 때마다 SSD에서 자동으로 부팅됩니다. 하지만 컴퓨터의 원래 HDD를 제거하지 않고 새 SSD에 Windows 10을 설치한 경우 SSD를 첫 번째 부팅 장치로 만들기 위해 BIOS 메뉴로 다시 들어가 부팅 순서를 변경해야 합니다.
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