Replacing laptop hdd with pc hdd

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ibrahimsaneeh5320

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my dedktop isnt working and so i plan on taking its hdd and placing it in my laptop for a one time use. Reason is my laptop has Windows 10 on it and i want to downgrade to Windows 7,which is on my desktop hdd which i can get it on to a usb drive.but i dont know if this is possible and need help
 
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jsmithepa
Forget about the size differential. Fact is Microsoft won't let you transfer OS in this manner, is a licensing issue. MS wants to you install fresh and re-enter license#. There goes your nifty idea.
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You can install a 2.5 inch laptop HDD into a desktop with a bracket. But you cannot install a 3.5 inch desktop HDD into a laptop, it simply won't fit. Also what do you mean that your desktop won't work? How sure are you that it's the hard drive?
 
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What you seek is not possible.
1. The desktop 3.5" drive will not physically fit in a laptop
2. You can't just move the OS back and forth between the desktop and laptop, and hope it boots up
 
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