How to Install Windows 10/11 After Replacing SSD🔥

Are you looking for a way to install Windows after SSD upgrade? This article will explain how to install Windows after replacing SSD and how to replace SSD without reinstalling Windows via EaseUS Disk Copy.

If your Windows is preinstalled on a small SSD drive, such as a 128GB SSD, you will run out of storage space after a long use. Under such circumstances, replacing your current SSD with a larger one will be an excellent idea. However, many of you may wonder how to reinstall Windows on new SSD? No worries. EaseUS will describe how to install Windows after replacing SSD and how to upgrade SSD without reinstalling Windows. Hurry up and learn!

1. ✔️ For non-technical & Windows beginners users, select clone to easily transfer Windows from SSD to SSD.
2. ✔️ For advanced Windows fans, clean install Windows on SSD with more effort.

Make Everything Ready Before Installing Windows

Before you install Windows to SSD, you'd better ensure everything gets ready to make the installation process smooth and successful. Here is what you need to do:

Clone SSD to SSD Without Reinstalling Windows

Generally speaking, you must reinstall Windows when replacing a new HDD or SSD, but this is no longer the case with the help of cloning. This is because cloning can help you transfer data from one SSD to another, including your installed Windows and personal data.

To this end, all you need to do is find a secure and reliable cloning program since Windows has no built-in cloning features. EaseUS Disk Copy, dedicated and efficient disk cloning software, comes in handy.

EaseUS disk cloning software, with an easy-to-use interface and fast cloning speed, can help you move OS to another drive easily and quickly. In addition, it has advanced sector-by-sector cloning technology, which can let you clone an HDD/SSD with bad sectors.

EaseUS disk clone software can help you perform various tasks in the cloning field, such as cloning a disk, migrating an OS, upgrading a hard drive, or backing up a disk. It can help copy C drive to a new drive and transfer data from an old hard drive to a new computer. Just download and try this simple yet powerful disk cloning software to clone SSD to another SSD to avoid reinstalling Windows:

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.

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Fresh Install/Clean Install Windows 10/11 on SSD

In addition to cloning, you can also perform a clean installation to manually install Windows after SSD upgrade. This is extremely helpful when your OS crashes or dies. To do so, you need to prepare a USB with a capacity of at least 8GB. Here, take Windows 10 installation as an example:

Part 1. Create Windows 10 Installation Media

You can utilize the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to create a Windows bootable USB drive. This Tool can directly download the Windows 10 ISO file and fashion a Windows 10 bootable USB. Go to the Windows 10 download page to download and install the Tool. Then, open the Tool and follow the on-screen guide to make a Windows 10 bootable USB.

With Windows 10 installation media handy, you can go to the next part to install Windows 10.

Part 2. Boot Your Computer from Bootable USB

After making the bootable USB, you can replace the old SSD with the new SSD and connect the USB to your computer. Then, reboot your PC and press the BIOS key (F2, Delete, or F12) to enter BIOS settings to set the bootable USB as the first boot device. Then, you can start the Windows 10 installation process.

Part 3. Install Windows to SSD

When the Windows 10 setup wizard launches, select the Language, Windows Edition, and Architecture, press Install now, pick I don't have a product key, accept the license terms, and opt Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).

Part 4. Complete the Windows Installation Process

After that, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Windows 10 installation process. When done, your Windows will be installed on the SSD, and you can boot your PC as normal.

If you want to know more information about how to install Windows on SSD from USB, read the article below:

To Wrap Things Up

That is all about how to install Windows after replacing SSD. This article tells 2 common ways to install Windows on SSD when upgrading SSD: cloning and clean installation. If you want an easy way, cloning Windows 10 to SSD is your choice, whereas choosing a fresh install to have a new Windows OS.

If you want to clone your old SSD to a new one, you must use third-party SSD cloning software since Windows has no preinstalled cloning features. EaseUS Disk Copy is an excellent and easy-to-use cloning utility for Windows PCs that can clone HDD to SSD or SSD to SSD. It can transfer your Windows from one SSD to another with just 3 simple clicks. Just download and try to help you avoid reinstalling Windows when replacing a hard drive.

FAQs on How to Install Windows After Installing New SSD

1. If I install a new M.2 SSD, would I have to reinstall Windows?

It depends. If you clone your old hard drive to the M.2 SSD, you do not have to reinstall Windows, whereas if you just take out the old drive and install the new M.2 SSD, you need to perform a clean installation of Windows.

2. Do I need to wipe my SSD before installing Windows?

No, wiping the drive is optional unless you are troubleshooting drive problems. What you need to do is format SSD or delete all partitions on your SSD, which will erase all data.

3. How do you install Windows on a new SSD without a USB?

To install Windows on new SSD without a USB, directly clone your Windows OS to the SSD by connecting the SSD to your PC via the USB-to-SATA cable. To this end, you will also need to get a reliable disk cloning tool, such as EaseUS Disk Copy and Clonezilla.

4. Can I install W10 on my new SSD and keep my old SSD (with W10 installed already) as storage?

Yes, you can install Windows on a new SSD while keeping the old SSD as storage. When you clone your Windows 10 to the new SSD, you can format the old SSD and use it as your storage device.