Recent content by jel

Thanks to @glasskuter & @Try3 for your help. I've ended up doing the upgrade from the Windows Update, then using the method suggested by @glasskuter to move my user folders to a separate SSD. Currently everything appears up and running 🙏.

Now that you ask the question, I'm wondering if I'm looking to do it for reasons that aren't valid anymore. Part of the thinking was to shrink the size of the C: drive, but with the amount of storage available these days that isn't as much of an issue. Another was to reduce clutter in the C...

Thanks for your reply. Yep, I've done a system backup. The method you describe is what I have been doing, but I was thinking it would be good to also get the 'appdata' folder onto a separate drive. Just wondering why you have a preference for doing it before upgrading to win11. I believe you...

I'm about to upgrade my Win10 machine to Win11. Ive recently upgraded my PC and it's now Win11 ready and windows update is offering to download and install. I also want to move my USERS folder to a separate SSD. I believe the guide on tenforums below will also work for win11...

If you have a digital license associated with your MS account and sell the PC (after wiping windows from the PC) as @NavyLCDR mentioned when the new owner installs windows it uses that license. Are you still able to use that license using by logging in with your MS account or is that license...

Makes for a strange situation. So to ensure you keep a license for later use, you need to keep the PC until you can transfer the license to a new PC.

Hi, just trying to get my head around HWID 3. If I have a PC I want to sell, and I remove windows, when the new owner installs windows (assuming no H/W changes), it will pick up my digital license and activate their windows? Is there some sort of safeguard that ties the license to your...