Is it possible to install ANOTHER Windows 10 on a different location (hard drive partition)?

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So I got my old friend's parts for free, which were an AMD motherboard and CPU, and 8GB RAM. I was planning to run a server with that, so I wanted to install ANOTHER Windows 10 OS just for that purpose, so I don't have to go through all that hell with uninstalling drivers. My actual OS is on an SSD.

I would like to ask if it's possible to install Windows 10 on one of my second internal drives, within a partition? And if so, what format does it need to be? NTFS?
 
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No.
The OS needs to be installed on the system where it will live. It's not just the 'brand (Intel vs AMD), but rather the whole system.
So all this server needs is a drive, right?
Install the OS on that.

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Absolutely, just boot off the window install media and do a custom install and choose the partition you want. Alternatively because windows is already working you can just run the setup file on the install media directly from inside windows which might be easier than trying to boot from it. I don't remember the wording but the key is to install a new copy of windows on the new partition and not wipe the old one in the process.

Just be careful and read the questions but it's relatively straightforward. I'd have to do it again myself to step you through it but it isn't difficult. You should end up with a boot menu which allows you to select which windows you want to boot NTFS is fine, or you can just choose blank un-partitioned space and let the installer sot it out.
 
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Unclear of what you are actually doing here.
What does your system have to do with this collection of parts you got that you want to run a server on?

Yes, you can install a second OS on a second drive or partition.
But you can't run both at the same time, within the same PC.
 
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Yeah, you can absolutely have multiple windows installs on different drives and/or partitions. And yes, I would recommend the drive be configured as GPT and formatted as NTFS. Note, if you want the second windows installation on a different drive than your existing install, and want to potentially be able to boot with just the 2nd drive if need be, disconnect the 1st drive while installing windows on the 2nd drive (can reconnect it after.
 
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Hey guys, thanks for replying. Sorry I didn't make it clear. So what I wanted to do was try out these old parts I got from my friend, and since I know that Windows 10 doesn't play well when switching to a different brand, I wanted to skip the tedious job of having to uninstall drivers/windows, since I'm only using it as a dedicated server and not replacing my personal system. So the aim is to install ANOTHER Windows 10 OS on a different location (which is a hard drive partition), so I can set up the server there.
 
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No.
The OS needs to be installed on the system where it will live. It's not just the 'brand (Intel vs AMD), but rather the whole system.
So all this server needs is a drive, right?
Install the OS on that.

During the OS install, you'd wipe whatever is on the drive anyway. No hassle about 'uninstalling', etc.
Wipe and install.

I mean...there are ways to do it. But for a one off install, it is MUCH easier just to install the server OS (what OS?) on the system where it will live.
 
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Still not entirely clear. Are you wanting to install your current windows 10 on to a second hard drive, then move that to the new(old) hardware to test it out with? if so it will not activate because the hardware is different unless you have a second copy of windows but it should boot ok just to test.

There are several free server OS solutions you could try, a bit of learning involved but cheaper than buying a second copy of windows. Depending on what you want to do with it some examples are:

Ubuntu server
Nas4free
FreeNAS
Open-E CSS

Just another option. You could also use a desktop version of Linux to test with such as Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Fedora is also pretty nice.
They are pretty easy to install and get running even for a beginner.
 
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