I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but i can not find it if it has been. I am also sorry if this is in the wrong category.
I have a Acer laptop that i bought near the beginning of 2015. It came with Windows 8.1, which i then upgraded to Windows 10 when the free upgrade thing was going on.
So here is my problem. My laptop came with a 500GB HDD, which as time went on has proven to be not enough. I wish to upgrade my HDD to 1TB. I already know how and what i need to buy, but i do not know if the OS will transfer onto the new HDD.
I have read on this site and others, that a computer that comes with an OS has a OEM version of that OS, and due to it being OEM is is locked to that computers MB. But, it is to my understanding that the OS is installed on the HDD, and if this is the case can i somehow transfer my OS to the new HDD as long as the MB remains the same?
Also, if im am able to transfer it will i be transferring Windows 8.1 or Windows 10?
I have a Acer laptop that i bought near the beginning of 2015. It came with Windows 8.1, which i then upgraded to Windows 10 when the free upgrade thing was going on.
So here is my problem. My laptop came with a 500GB HDD, which as time went on has proven to be not enough. I wish to upgrade my HDD to 1TB. I already know how and what i need to buy, but i do not know if the OS will transfer onto the new HDD.
I have read on this site and others, that a computer that comes with an OS has a OEM version of that OS, and due to it being OEM is is locked to that computers MB. But, it is to my understanding that the OS is installed on the HDD, and if this is the case can i somehow transfer my OS to the new HDD as long as the MB remains the same?
Also, if im am able to transfer it will i be transferring Windows 8.1 or Windows 10?
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