Install Windows 10 on New Hard Drive from USB on Laptop & PC🔥

Your computer will run slower and slower when your hard drive has been used for a long time, significantly reducing your work efficiency and user experience. Under such circumstances, replacing your hard drive with a new one will be a good idea. This article from EaseUS will tell how to install Windows 10 on new hard drive from USB and describe how to install Windows on a drive without using USB via cloning. Let's move on!

How to Install Windows 10 on New Hard Drive with USB

To install Windows 10 from USB on new hard drive, you need to create Windows 10 installation media, like a bootable USB drive. Then, you can utilize the bootable USB to install Windows on a new hard drive. Here is how to install Windows on a new hard drive from USB on your laptop or PC. 

Part 1. Create a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive

To create a Windows bootable USB drive, you can use the Media Creation Tool to help you. This Tool will directly download the Windows 10 ISO file and make a Windows 10 bootable USB. The following is how to go for it:

Step 1. Go to the Windows 10 download page to download and install the Media Creation Tool. Then, open the Tool on your PC.

Step 2. Tap Create installation media for another PC and press Next.

Step 3. The Tool will ask you to set the Windows Edition, Language, and Architecture. Then, press Next.

Step 4. Choose the USB flash drive option. Ensure the USB drive has a capacity of at least 8GB. Then press Next.

Step 5. Select the USB drive attached to your PC and press Next.

Step 6. The Tool will download Windows 10 to your selected USB drive.

Step 7. After the download, it will start creating a bootable Windows 10 USB. When a message shows "Your USB flash drive is ready", you can press Finish to exit the Tool.

Part 2. Boot Your PC from the Bootable USB

After creating the bootable USB, you need to use the USB to boot your computer. The following is how to boot from a USB drive.

Step 1. Insert the bootable USB into your PC.

Step 2. Restart the computer, press the BIOS key (F2, Delete, or F12, depending on the PC) to enter the BIOS.

Step 3. Set the bootable USB as the first boot device.

Step 4. Save the changes and exit the BIOS. Then, reboot the computer.

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Part 3. Install Windows 10 on a New Disk

The last stage is to install Windows after you have done the above 2 parts. The detailed guide to installing Windows on a new hard drive is as follows:

Step 1. You will enter Windows Setup when the PC restarts. Select the Windows Edition, Language, and Architecture and press Next.

Step 2. Press Install now.

Step 3. Press I don't have a product key.

Step 4. Check the box near I accept the license terms and press Next.

Step 5. Choose Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).

Step 6. Choose Drive 0 Unallocated Space.

Step 7. You will have new partitions. Select the primary partition and tap Next to install Windows on a new drive.

After that, your Windows will be installed on the new hard drive, and you can boot your computer as normal.

If you want to know how to install Windows 10 from BIOS from USB, you can refer to the following article for help.

How to Install Windows 10 from USB from BIOS

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Install Windows 10 on New Hard Drive Without USB🔥

It is crystally clear that installing Windows 10 from USB on new hard drive is complex and time-consuming. You must perform many procedures, and you will be extremely frustrated if one step is wrong. Is there any simple way to do so? Can I install Windows on a new drive without using USB?

The answer is yes. You can install Windows on a new drive without using a USB. The best way out is cloning, which can help you transfer everything from one hard drive to another, including the installed OS and saved data. However, if you want to clone your system to another disk, you need to turn to third-party cloning software for help. In this case, EaseUS Disk Copy, a renowned name in the cloning field, comes to help.

It is a dedicated cloning program for Windows 11/10/8/7. It lets you clone your system, disk, partition, etc., and copy your Windows installation drive to an SSD. In addition, it can help you migrate data from one PC to another, upgrade to a larger disk, perform a hot disk clone, and replace your old SSD with a new SSD. The following are some highlights of this cloning utility.

EaseUS cloning software can help you easily transfer your Windows to a new hard drive. To this end, you do not have to install your Windows after replacing a hard drive. Ensure you download and use it today to help you clone your system to a new disk.

Prior Notice:

• The "Sector by sector copy" asks the size of your destination disk to be at least equal to or larger than that of the source disk. Leave this feature unchecked if you wish to clone a larger hard disk to a smaller hard disk.
• All data on the destination disk will be completely erased, so take care.

Step 1. To start copying/cloning an entire disk to another, choose this disk as the source disk under "Disk Mode" and click "Next".

Step 2. Choose the other disk as the destination disk.

Step 3. Check the disk layout of the two disks. You can manage the disk layout of the destination disk by selecting "Autofit the disk", "Copy as the source" or "Edit disk layout". 

• "Autofit the disk" makes some changes by default on the destination disk layout so that it can work at its best status.
• "Copy as the source"does not change anything on destination disk and the layout is the same as source disk.
• "Edit disk layout" allows you to manually resize/move partition layout on this destination disk.

Tick the "Check the option if the target is SSD" option to put your SSD in its best performance.

A message now appears, warning you that data will be lost. Please confirm this message by clicking "OK" and then click "Next".

Step 4. Click "Proceed" to officially execute the task.

To Wrap Things Up

This article describes how to install Windows 10 on new hard drive from USB in detail and also elaborates on how to install Windows on a hard drive without a USB via cloning. Compared with the first method, cloning is better. Cloning can help you save your time and effort because you do not have to reinstall Windows and apps.

To clone your Windows to a new hard drive, you must use third-party cloning programs, like EaseUS Disk Copy, since Windows has no preinstalled cloning settings. EaseUS disk clone software can help you easily transfer everything from one hard drive to another without data loss and Windows reinstallation. Just download and try it!

FAQs on How to Install Windows on a New Hard Drive With USB

1. How do I boot from USB on new hard drive?

To boot Windows from USB on a new hard drive, insert the USB into your PC and hold the power button. Once the computer has powered on, press F11 or Delete until you go to the boot menu. Select Boot from USB and choose your hard drive from the list of options.

2. How to boot from USB without changing BIOS?

If you have a USB flash drive with a copy of Windows 10 preinstalled, you can utilize it to boot the PC without BIOS. To do this, insert the USB into your PC and follow the on-screen guide to install the operating system.

3. How to install Windows 10 from USB from BIOS?

To install Windows from USB from BIOS, you need to create a bootable disk and then set the bootable disk as your first boot drive in the BIOS settings. After that, you can install Windows by following the on-screen guide.