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Thank you all. i am going to give this a try over the weekend . In response to Zaheer Iqbal i am not installing a SSD drive and it is an HP Notebook
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hi all the above comments are helpful and relevant. how do i reward all the experts?
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select first a best answer + all that helped<br />
then click on the bottom &quot;next&quot;
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I am installing a new <b>hard drive </b>in a PC which has had a failed hard drive. I would be most grateful if i could be shown how to install windows 10 pro onto a brand new hard drive. i have a bootable usb flash drive for windows together with a product key for win 10 pro.<br />
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i am not clear as to if i need to format the new hard drive for example.<br />
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Thank you.
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I am installing a new hard drive in a PC which has had a failed hard drive. I would be most grateful if i could be shown how to install windows 10 pro onto a brand new hard drive. i have a bootable usb flash drive for windows together with a product key for win 10 pro.

i am not clear as to if i need to format the new hard drive for example.

Thank you.

Installing a new hard drive

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