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How to install Windows 10 on a second drive [QUICK GUIDE]

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Some users wonder how they can install Windows 10 on a second drive, without damaging the system. Setting up Windows 10 on the new drive is not a hard task, but requires attention. Therefore we made a guide for you to follow.

One user onMicrosoft Answersforum asked a similar question:

I have a desktop computer that is runningwindows 10home edition with a 1tb hard drive. I’m installing a solid state drive as a second hard drive. I want to installwindows 10home edition on this drive and make it thebootdrive

Quick guide on installing Windows 10 on the second drive

Quick guide on installing Windows 10 on the second drive

1. Download the Windows ISO files

2. Create a bootable Install Media

3. Install Windows

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Madalina Dinita

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She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.

Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.

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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.