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Avoid a reinstall
I was inspired by your Hydra Mini ITX Chassis build (Feb 2024 issue) to go out and spec a similar system to replace my three-year-old setup (also based on one of your builds, namely the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X build from your March 2021 issue). However, having only recently reinstalled Windows 11 from scratch, I’m not looking forward to going through the same process again so soon. Is there any way I can avoid what feels like a colossal waste of time?
—Travis S Gardner
: Given your reinstall is relatively new, you’ll probably get away with fitting the hard drive to your new PC and simply booting from it. In the Doc’s experience, you’ll likely encounter several reboots, driver updates, and potentially one or two blue screens of death before things hopefully settle down. You’ll also need to run through the activation troubleshooting wizard (Settings > System > Activation) to transfer
