my hard drive is dying and i need to install my windows 10 to an new one. FAST

[Jami the dumb one]

So what do you guys recommend me to do?
i upgraded from win 7 to 10 so i dont have a key (i think). so do i download an win 10 crack (which i obviously cant see you supporting)
or do i buy a new key/copy of win10 (which i wont do)

 

[Multipack]

As long as you are using the hard drive on the same system and you sign in with the email account you used on old Windows then you should be able to reactivate it afterwards.

Install the ISO and select I Dont Have A Product Key during installation.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

 

[USAFRet]

So what do you guys recommend me to do?
i upgraded from win 7 to 10 so i dont have a key (i think). so do i download an win 10 crack (which i obviously cant see you supporting)
or do i buy a new key/copy of win10 (which i wont do)

If you are just installing on a new drive in the same system, just install it.
No crack (obviously), or new purchase needed.

Create your own DVD or USB here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
During the install, when it asks for the license key, select "I don't have a license key"

Later, when the system goes i=online, it will activate itself.

 

[Jami the dumb one]

As long as you are using the hard drive on the same system and you sign in with the email account you used on old Windows then you should be able to reactivate it afterwards.

Install the ISO and select I Dont Have A Product Key during installation.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

Ok cool I'm downloading an windows.iso trough an something called media...exe or something from an win10's site anyway. I will use (and install the new win10 to) my 2tb harddrive that I had with my 1tb (soon dead) win10 installed on. Is this an ideal situation?

 

[Jami the dumb one]

As I log in I presume? Damn how do I quote?! @USAFRet

 

[USAFRet]

As I log in I presume? Damn how do I quote?! @USAFRet

As you are installing the OS, it will ask for the license key.

At the bottom..."I don't have a license key"

 

[Jami the dumb one]

As I log in I presume? Damn how do I quote?! j@USAFRet

As you are installing the OS, it will ask for the license key.

At the bottom..."I don't have a license key"

yeah yeah I meant it activates whe... forget it lets just hope my pc likes this bootable usb. It usually just doesn't want to boot to those when I tried linux, win7, double boot linux again.

 

[Rookie_MIB]

Agreed with all of the above. I've done the same thing with an OEM W10 setup. My sister managed to wreck her HDD so I upgraded her to a SSD and it was being problematic with the cloning. So I created a clean install USB key, installed it, it loaded up, I logged her in and it was activated automagically.

The way it works is when you create upgrade from W7 (key locally based), to W10 (server activation based), it created a profile on MS's servers which listed you as a valid W10 license and keyed it to certain parts of your hardware (ie: motherboard). Replacing the HDD is an event which is covered by MS's policies, so reinstalling to a new HDD on the same hardware - then logging in - will activate the license and you'll be good to go with a legit copy.