This is probably because it ran Windows 7 or 8 a few years ago or just because I never changed it from the default mode. In that old BIOS, my storage devices were set to Legacy mode instead of UEFI. I was running a really old BIOS, and never properly set it up when I initially installed Windows 10 many years ago. I’m still not 100% sure why, so feel free to comment below! In the end however, my problem had more to do with the difference between BIOS and UEFI, and how storage devices are addressed. While googling for solutions, many solutions mentioned the bootrec.exe, bcdedit.exe and diskpart commands to solve the boot issues. The main recurring error was Inaccessible Boot Device, however in my troubleshooting attempts I saw many more errors. Long story short: I cloned the old SSD to the M.2 SSD, rebooted from the M.2 SSD, and… was greeted with a variety of errors. Instead, I wanted to clone Windows 10 from SATA SSD to M.2 SSD.Īfter a little bit of research, I ended up with Macrium Reflect, which is freeware disk cloning software. There’s just too many applications, settings and licenses on that system that I didn’t want to recreate or re-enter. I wasn’t really looking forward to a full reinstallation of Windows 10 though. The physical installation is dead simple: remove graphics card, install M.2 SSD, reinstall graphics card. Nevertheless, those specs got me to pick up a screwdriver and install the new M.2 SSD. I already had a SATA SSD installed in my gaming/photo editing PC.
Open the Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment as Administrator (See Figure 3.)įigure 3.A few weeks ago I received a 1TB Western Digital Black SN750 M.2 SSD, boasting an impressive 3470 MB/s read speed on the packaging.Extract the Windows 10 PE CAB file to a temp directory such as C:\DC\temp\Win10PECAB.Download the Windows 10 PE CAB file from the following location at the Dell Techcenter: Windows 10 PE CAB.Download and install the 7-Zip utility program from the following location: 7-Zip Utility.Selecting Windows Deployment Tools and windows PE options Select Deployment Tools and Windows PE from the list of features to install: (See Figure 2.)įigure 2.Downloading the Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) 1511 Download: Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) 1511 and choose the Install Path for installation: (See Figure 1)įigure 1.NOTE: This article is based on the user having a good working knowledge of Macrium Reflect, the Windows 10 Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) 1511 and Windows imaging in general.
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