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How to clone Windows 10 HDD to SSD free without software?
I was in the same boat with my painfully slow PC, and while there's no truly "software-free" way, I used the DiskCopy and it cloned everything perfectly—this is the tutorial that saved me.
ArthurClark There are a couple of excellent replies to your question. In fact, there are a couple of things you should do after successfully clone hard drive to SSD on Windows 10.
Set the SSD as the Boot Drive: After cloning, enter your system’s BIOS and set the SSD as the primary boot drive.
Test the Boot: Restart the PC and verify that it boots from the SSD. All data and settings should function as they did on the HDD.
Optimize SSD: After cloning, you may need to enable TRIM and other SSD-specific optimizations to improve performance.
By following these steps, your new SSD will be fully bootable with all your original data intact, including system files and boot configurations.