Will reinstalling OS to SSD in laptop remove the programs?

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mlghwntr15987

May 5, 2018
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I plan to upgrade my laptop with an m.2 SSD and install the OS there because my laptops HDD is pretty slow, but i wont be removing the HDD. Will the programs i downloaded be removed? (they are installed in the HDD.)
 
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That's not the problem.
The issue is that it is a new OS.

When an application is installed, it makes dozens, sometimes thousands, of entries in the Registry and elsewhere.
A newly installed OS knows nothing about those.
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With a new install of the OS on the SSD, the programs currently living in the old drive and OS won't work.
They won't be deleted, but they won't work with the new OS on the SSD.
 
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mlghwntr15987

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what if i installed the exact same os i installed on the hdd?
 
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USAFRet

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That's not the problem.
The issue is that it is a new OS.

When an application is installed, it makes dozens, sometimes thousands, of entries in the Registry and elsewhere.
A newly installed OS knows nothing about those.
 
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chris1313

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You can try to back up your old hard drive and do a restore to your programs only when you install the new OS.
You can also clone your drive using Acronis to your SSD so it copies your HDD to your SSD.
 
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