How Would I Migrate the Windows 11 OS from One Drive to Another?

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I recently installed a new SSD that I want to move my operating system to so that my computer can boot up faster, but I want to keep all of my other data, such as my downloads folder, applications, games, and videos, on my old HDD drive. How do I do that?

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If you want to migrate Windows 11 completely from one drive to another without reinstalling OS and other data, the best way is to Clone Your Hard Drive to the New SSD.Cloning a hard drive means creating a 1-to-1 copy of the source disk, including the operating system, system-related files, boot sectors, settings, etc. You can boot your computer from the cloned disk and run the Windows operating system like before. How can you clone a hard drive to another? Unfortunately, Windows OS doesn't have an inbuilt disk cloning software. So, you can seek help from a professional disk cloning tool, like EaseUS Disk Copy. 1Supported by advanced technology, the EaseUS disk cloning tool enables its users to clone HDD to SSD, migrate OS from one disk to another, upgrade to a larger disk, or even clone hard drives with bad sectors. It quickly creates a copy of the original disk, and all the data is duplicated to the new disk without any hassle. Additionally, it has a system clone feature to migrate the operating system to the new disk. Suitable for both beginners and experts, it allows you to migrate Windows 11 OS from one drive to another. Download EaseUS Disk Copy and migrate Windows 11 to the new disk right now. Note that you have connected the new disk to your computer and backed up all data on it.Step 1. Launch EaseUS Disk Copy, a new window will ask, A new drive on this computer was found, do you want to migrate OS to the new drive?. Click the Yes buttonStep 2. Adjust the target disk layout to fit into the new disk. Tick the Check the option if the target is SSD option to put your SSD in its best performance.Step 3. Click Proceed to start the system cloning process now.When the disk clone is completed, you can restart your computer and enter the BIOS setting to change the boot order so your device can run smoothly from the new cloned disk.

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