“My original SSD (Samsung 2.5" 256 Gb (SATA 6.0Gbs) which came with my HP All in One Recline 27 Smart Touch I purchased in 2014 , crashed. I have lost my OS (Windows 10). How can I install it in the 860 EVO, if I buy it?”
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If the laptop shipped with Windows 10, the "key" is stored on the motherboard. Microsoft has a download tool to create a USB or DVD installer from a working computer.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Using another computer, you will first need to download and run the Windows Media Creation Tool from Microsoft and write Windows 10 to a 16Gb or larger USB Flash Drive. Then you will need install the new SSD in your AIO. Boot from the USB Flash Drive and install Windows 10. You don't need to re-purchase Windows. It will self-activate immediately or perhaps after several reboots. Good luck!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi Valeuffa, You can download Windows 10 directly from Microsoft's website and install it onto a USB flash drive (they have instructions there on how to do this). You will need to use another computer for this as yours is down for repair. Once you have Windows 10 installation media of some kind, you will have to physically install your new SSD and then use the flash drive to reinstall Windows 10. Depending on the innards of your HP, you may need a bracket to help mount the SSD correctly. Brackets can be purchased almost anywhere. If you logged into your HP All-in-one pc with a Microsoft account before (email address), instead of just a Local account, then Microsoft will have associated that computer's install and Windows serial key with your login and Windows will activate automatically. They quit putting the stickers on pc's with the Windows serial key so I doubt you have one of those stickers. I'm afraid all of your old installed programs and files will probably be lost though. Unless you backed anything up or used cloud storage.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.this happened to me a while ago, i had to use a 3rd party software to clone the drive into the new one, i was able to use the same OS and features as in my old drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Either purchase another copy of windows or try to recover the data from the old HDD.
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