I'm planning to buy a new laptop and want to move everything from my current Windows 11 Home system, including all my apps and data, to the new one. Once I do that, I'd like to reset my old laptop to a clean system. What's the simplest and cheapest way to achieve this? I'm open to ideas, including switching out SSDs, but I'm concerned about voiding the warranty on the new laptop and issues with drivers and licensing. Any suggestions?
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One of the best ways to handle this is by using disk cloning software. You’ll need an external enclosure or a USB adapter for your old drive to connect it to the new laptop. Consider using Rescuezilla, which is a user-friendly version of Clonezilla. Boot from a USB with Rescuezilla on it, connect your old drive, and then you can clone everything to the new one. Just make sure you have good backups in case something goes wrong!
But what do you do about the Windows license and drivers during the process?