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Here I go thinking too much again. I've come up with an idea.
I have 2x 500GB SSDs. One has never been used. The other is my Windows 10 SSD.
I have current full OS image backups, which I can access from Macrium's bootable media.
Here's my idea...
1. Hook up the new SSD and put the exact same partitions on it, as I have on my existing SSD.
2. Use Macrium's bootable media to restore one of my Windows 10 backups, to the "new" SSD.
3. Now I have two identical Win 10 installs on two SSDs.
4. Take one of these SSDs, and boot into Windows 10.
5. Upgrade that Windows 10 SSD to Windows 11.
6. Now I have an SSD with Windows 10, and another SSD with Windows 11.
I'm guessing that I can then... "boot" from whichever one I want to and they will both be activated with the same license.
Sort of like Dual Boot, the hard way. Then I can play around with Windows 11 when I want to, and if I need to do something important, I can just reboot to the Windows 10 SSD.
It will all work, except maybe the license to activate. I'm not sure about that.
I have 2x 500GB SSDs. One has never been used. The other is my Windows 10 SSD.
I have current full OS image backups, which I can access from Macrium's bootable media.
Here's my idea...
1. Hook up the new SSD and put the exact same partitions on it, as I have on my existing SSD.
2. Use Macrium's bootable media to restore one of my Windows 10 backups, to the "new" SSD.
3. Now I have two identical Win 10 installs on two SSDs.
4. Take one of these SSDs, and boot into Windows 10.
5. Upgrade that Windows 10 SSD to Windows 11.
6. Now I have an SSD with Windows 10, and another SSD with Windows 11.
I'm guessing that I can then... "boot" from whichever one I want to and they will both be activated with the same license.
Sort of like Dual Boot, the hard way. Then I can play around with Windows 11 when I want to, and if I need to do something important, I can just reboot to the Windows 10 SSD.
It will all work, except maybe the license to activate. I'm not sure about that.
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My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3194 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Motherboard
- Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
- Memory
- G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U3011 30"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Hard Drives
- 2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
- Cooling
- CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
- Keyboard
- Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-100
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox (latest)
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Internet Security
- Other Info
- Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
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- Operating System
- Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built by Ghot® (not in use)
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
- Motherboard
- ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
- Memory
- TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
- Screen Resolution
- up to 2048 x 1536
- Hard Drives
- WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
- Case
- Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
- Cooling
- ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical M-BT96a
- Keyboard
- Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
- Internet Speed
- 300/300
- Browser
- Firefox 3.x ??
- Antivirus
- Symantec (Norton)
- Other Info
- Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?