Reinstalling Windows onto a new hdd

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Badong1

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My hdd is failing and Im buying a new one.
Does anybody know how I could avoid buying another windows OS for my new hard drive?

I had windows 8 installed at first but had upgraded with the free windows 10 update a while back.
The computer itself can boot up but is unusable as far as programs go, therefore downloading and using any software on it is gonna be impossible.
I don't have the original installation disk or product key.
 
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Reinstalling Win 10 on a new drive in the same system is no problem.
You're only changing the drive.

You will, however, need a working PC to create the USB install needed to install Win 10. "Impossible" or no, this is required.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Simply put the new drive in, boot from the install media you created (DVD or USB), and install.
How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10
 
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Question from Badong1 : "Replacing HDD & installing windows"

My hdd is failing and Im buying a new one.
Does anybody know how I could avoid buying another windows OS for my new hard drive?

I had windows 8 installed at first but had upgraded with the free windows 10 update a while back.
The computer itself can boot up but is unusable as far as programs go, therefore downloading and using any software on it is gonna be impossible.
I don't have the original installation disk or product key.
 
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Badong1

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Idk how to use this site or reply to ppl but if I posted this thread twice it was because my internet was slow and I wasn't sure if it had posted or not. Also thanks for the responses ppl
 
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