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Windows 10 - Moving the system to a new computer without "messing up"

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  • #1 16729549
    szczepan325
    Level 12  
    I have a situation that I am selling a desktop computer to buy a laptop (due to the longer trip). I have Windows 10 on the PC and of course I sell it with this system, so the license must remain.

    However, I would like to transfer the system to a laptop to find it in the same condition as it was on the stationary (settings, files, programs, theme). The Windows system is located on the SSD, while programs or games are installed on a separate HDD on several partitions, which I will remove from the computer and be able to transfer to the laptop disk while maintaining the partition structure.

    Now the question is, if I create a system partition image on the stationary, then I can restore it on a laptop, and does it mix with the licenses on both computers?
    If so, use the built-in tool in Windows, will you recommend some free soft software that will manage to change? I would just like not to reinstall programs, set everything from start menu tiles to wallpapers etc.
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  • #2 16729556
    sylweksylwina
    Moderator of Computers service
    As on a laptop, you do not have a Windows 10 license and there has never been an older version of the system updated to 10 on a laptop, the system will probably call that it is inactive. The license from the stationer is already assigned to specific equipment.
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  • #3 16729569
    Matuzalem
    Level 43  
    sylweksylwina wrote:
    The license from the stationer is already assigned to specific equipment.


    This does not have to be true (please refer to point 4 a and b of the Windows 10 license).

    Returning to the opening post:
    What the Lord wants to achieve, I can understand, but I dare to doubt it would be possible. Ie. e.g. making a backup of the system and its subsequent migration to a laptop disk probably could not be carried out without much difficulty. Only that the success may be hindered by a license (key sewn in the BIOS (UEFI)). You would have to buy a laptop without the system and separately the license for Windows 10 then just "Change product key" and the matter out of your head. However, I do not think so simple correlating the system registry with what you will want to "transfer". As for the rest of your plans, I'm a wizard.
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  • #4 16729584
    szczepan325
    Level 12  
    On the stationary was the original Windows 7, updated to 10. On the laptop is Windows 7, which from what I associate with the help of the key can still be updated to 10, so I would do it before losing data.

    In this case, would there be any conflict regarding the licenses? Considering this in terms of both using the Windows backup tool and data migration programs?

    EDIT:
    I found such a program link , apparently extracts the files and settings and with it I could probably achieve my goal. I'll let you know how it went.
  • #5 16729694
    Matuzalem
    Level 43  
    You dispose of a computer with the system = you lose the right to both the basic (Windows 7) and "promotional" (Windows 10) licenses.
    And the rest is an academic discussion.
    As for EaseUS and its capabilities, I will not speak - I did not use - but I remain skeptical in the context of the original and target configuration.
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  • #6 16729842
    szczepan325
    Level 12  
    Matuzalem wrote:
    You dispose of a computer with the system = you lose the right to both the basic (Windows 7) and "promotional" (Windows 10) licenses.
    And the rest is an academic discussion.
    As for EaseUS and its capabilities, I will not speak - I did not use - but I remain skeptical in the context of the original and target configuration.

    I wrote that both computers have their own licenses. I do not mean transferring licenses, on the contrary - I want to avoid any confusion associated with it and just transfer the account, files, programs and system settings to the laptop.
  • #7 16729876
    Matuzalem
    Level 43  
    Yes, they have, but in the case of Windows 7 the phrase:
    szczepan325 wrote:
    ... from what I associate with the help of the key, you can still update to 10
    although factually correct it is formally shattering at the edge of the table, because The offer for a free upgrade to Windows 10 available through the Get Windows 10 app ended on July 29, 2016.
    So, however, the license entitling you to use Windows 10 You do not have (claims like "but Microsoft allows" have nothing to do here, because just as it today "allows", so tomorrow may start to prohibit (and - country, country, country - claim their property rights).

    Once again (about the technique) - from the opening post it appears that you have two disks:
    szczepan325 wrote:
    The Windows system is located on the SSD, while programs or games are installed on a separate HDD on several partitions,
    and the description of the laptop no longer shows the presence of two disks. This is what raises my doubt about the possibility of data migration in the way you presented, but of course I will not forbid you the right to "organoleptic" check whether it will work.
  • #8 16729954
    szczepan325
    Level 12  
    Matuzalem wrote:
    So, however, the license entitling you to use Windows 10 You do not have (claims like "but Microsoft allows" have nothing to do here, because just as it today "allows", so tomorrow may start to prohibit (and - country, country, country - claim their property rights).

    This is a tertiary and offtopic issue by the way.
    But what the hell, I will describe what I think about the whole case: Microsoft rather does not leave this type of "loopholes" to apply mass lawsuits to people using them. The secret of Poliszynel is that they care about the expansion of the base (i.e. clientele) for their ecosystem, which, as you may have noticed, ceases to be based on cyclical selling of new versions of the system and goes - which is clearly visible - into the service sector and possibly corporate clients . So everyone who sits on the top is on their hand, hence the various vulnerabilities that allow you to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. After all, such a corporation will not admit that the number of transfers per 10 in the official time window was well below expectations ;)

    But let's return ad meritum and do not deal with issues irrelevant to the topic. I will write more simply:
    -There is computer A in which I have Windows 10 on the SSD and 3 partitions on the HDD, one for programs, one for games, one for storage of files and documents.
    - There is a laptop B with Windows 10, on whose disk I intend to create 3 additional partitions corresponding to those from the desktop.
    - I want to transfer data, accounts and settings from computer A disk to laptop system partition B, preferably in such a way as not to transfer the license from computer A to laptop B.

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around the challenges of transferring a Windows 10 system from a desktop to a laptop while retaining the original settings, files, and programs. The user seeks to create a system image from the desktop's SSD and restore it on the laptop, which raises concerns about licensing issues, as the Windows 10 license is tied to the original hardware. Responses indicate that transferring the system may lead to activation problems due to the license being associated with the desktop's BIOS. Suggestions include using data migration software, but skepticism remains regarding the feasibility of a seamless transfer without reinstalling programs. The user also considers upgrading the laptop's existing Windows 7 to Windows 10 to avoid license conflicts.
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