“I have an old Dell Inspiron 580S that I want to use as a second computer. It was upgraded at some point to run Windows 10. I want to change the hard drive to a new one ( WD Mainst.) but then, what do I have to do to have Windows 10 on a new hard drive?”
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If you have the physical disc (DVD-ROM) of the operating system, then the process is quite easy. As long as the motherboard and processor is unchanged, you can install the operating system to this hard drive in the same way that you did to your old one. Your product key will still work. If you got Windows 10 another way, then the process is trickier. In that case, your best bet is to check the support pages for Windows 10 on the Microsoft website to find the procedure for this.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Do a quick Google for hard drive cloning programs. I personally used Macrium Reflect the free/trial version and was extremely pleased. That's an easy way to get an exact copy of everything onto the new drive; however, if you would rather have a fresh clean install of windows without any old documents or programs just search up "create installation USB with windows." I'll put in a link to both the cloning software and the USB install media sites to hopefully give you some help. Windows install USB: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15088/windows-10-create-installation-media Macrium Reflect cloning software: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.depending on how old it is, you may never get the performance you're hoping for. If Linux just won't do it for you, and you can't get new hardware to run it on, it is possible to clone the drive. Windows makes it tricky though, because of "activation". Check out this article... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/moving-windows-10-to-a-new-drive/40e22fc2-c85e-47a4-82d0-116b894872f1
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