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The thread discusses a user who replaced their HDD with an SSD and attempted to restore Windows using a USB recovery, but encountered issues with login and a black desktop. The user clarifies they did not clone the HDD before replacing it, which led to suggestions that cloning the original drive onto the SSD would be the best approach. The conversation concludes with advice to reinstall the HDD and clone Windows onto the SSD, possibly using manufacturer-specific tools for the process.
krisjoy

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Hello !

I changed my HDD with an SSD. I had kept an image of Windows to a usb.

After putting the SSD , put the USB , windows automatically recognize it and start recovery proccess, selecting "Remove files and clean the drive ".
After completing, instead of the first steps after recovering (choose keybord layout,time etc) it goes to the log in step of windows and there is a "other user" and requires name and password. I tried and bypass this step through safe mode and logged in windows with administrator user, but I cannot do anything and desktop is black. Tried safemode,netplwiz etc.. nothing..

Should I put back the HDD and do something with that and put after the ssd again? Or put the HDD temporary at the optical drive so to have both and do something?

Thank you !
 

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krisjoy

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Hello admin !

I did not clone the HDD. Just replaced with the new SSD and started the laptop for the format.
 

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AH, cloning the hdd to the ssd would be the easiest way to transfer windows.
 

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Should I put back the HDD ( I had done nothing to it, no format etc) and put the SSD to the optical drive (Ι have no caddy yet) and do the clone ?
 

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I most certainly would. Check the manufacturer of the SSD they may have a tool for doing the clone.
 

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