About installing windows 10 on multiple ssd-drive

[vivid vector]

I have windows-10-home laptop, UEFI bios, with an extra ssd slot, and I would like insert a new ssd-disk into the new slot, and install a windows-10-pro, on-to that disk...
now both the the ssd disk-with different versions of windows-10 in it, will be connected, and from bios, I will be booting through, one or another disk, based on needs.... wanted to clarify if this will cause any booting clashes?...
Now, there are two ssd's, that is, Windows-pro-ssd, and windows-home-ssd..
Now, is it possible to disconnect a - disk at software level, instaed of physically disconnecting them,, cause when im in home-version i dont want the pro-version ssd disk to be connected and its files accessible?.. so how should i do that?.. should I add, restriction in the file-permissions-with username of windows home ssd disk, or can I, disconnect pro-drive, from windows home- using diskmanagement or any other software.. Simply put, I dont want the home-version windows to access the pro-version-windows-ssd-files,...how do I do that?

[viral light]

If its Windows + Windows dualboot, there shouldn't be any issue

Haven't had one when I dual booted (or even quad booted) windows

But basically you gotta learn which version of Windows is where because this is what you get when you will start the computer

[vivid vector]

will there be issue, if I install windows 7, instead of windows 10?

one ssd with windows 7 and another with windows 10

[viral light]

I dunno really

I believe you would need to install Windows 7 in Legacy Mode, and if Windows 10 is in UEFI mode you would need to hit the BIOS boot menu key (on my HP its F8) whenever you want to boot to a different OS (example Win10 UEFI bootloader is the first selection, Win7 Legacy is the second. Will always boot to Win10 unless you press that boot menu keybind and select the Win7 manually)

Though what might happen as well I believe is 2 Windows Boot Manager options appear in BIOS, so you have no clue which is Legacy or UEFI

This is a belief I haven't tested it in practice (also because I don't use Legacy at all)

[vivid vector]

ok..

i was talking about, boot from bios only,,.. choosing, boot disk..etc

[vivid vector]

how did you do this>,, windows itself giving option to boot? with- other os?

[viral light]

Default thing with UEFI

Just install Windows as normal with the drive with the other Windows inserted

Or do you mean like win10 + 7

[vivid vector]

so, its better that i install windows 10, than>, windows 7?
for this, I dont need to boot-into bios screen? --- but windows login screen itself will give me option to choose?

[viral light]

I know with Linux it’s not possible to add it to the windows bootloader (so Linux adds windows to its bootloader instead)

[viral light]

If you want that blue boot menu I posted, I would install Windows 10 first, in Legacy mode, then 7

Yes it will also give you the option to choose OS before it goes into it

[vivid vector]

no, I have a laptop with windows 10- home,.. and an extra ssd slot,.. where, Im yet to choose, if I install windos 7 or windows 10-pro, or even windows 11!... Im confused

i was thinking windows-7, to relish the nostalagia, but if its gonna give problems, then maybe win-10 or 11?

?

[vivid vector]

can i have windows 11 on the other ssd?..also, can windows 10, install a windows 10, on the other connected ssd, or should I do it the usual, boot-installer-pendrive way?

[quick delta]

I have seen issues with it between diffrent versions, by its more rare now

[uneven parrot]

Yes you can install 11..on the other ssd..
Pendrive is the optimal way!..

[vivid vector]

Honestly, I have a-lot of wuestions, and confusions to clarify...

Is there anything, such that windows will automatically format the other connected drive SSD-1, while im installing windows in another drive SSD-2?

is there any other way- of installing OS, to the SSD-2, other than Pendrive way?..!... like.. connecting the ssd to a external reader, and installing directly from there, instead of installing windows to ssd-only after it is being connected to motherboard..!.. like, Can I create a Windows-Already Installed SSD, that, I can later - just plugin to motherboardd and boot..

[arctic estuary]

Yeah, you can do that. Induvidually installing windows on an SSD and using it directly in another motherboard.

[arctic estuary]

No, it won't, unless you do it.

[vivid vector]

how do I do that, ?
Install windows directly on an external SSD, before I connect it, inside mother-board?

[arctic estuary]

I think you're saying that you can install windows on any ssd and just remove it and plug it into another motherboard?

in that case, yes, it will work.

[vivid vector]

no, instead, ....Im saying, is its possible, Before opening-up laptop motherboard, get the newly bought internal-ssd, and connect it, to an SSD-Reader-Enclosure, and install windows-on that SSD,
and then plug it in laptop motherboard....

[lime sedge]

i believe the only way to do that is to either clone your current system to that ssd or install windows to go installation which would work but is discontinued and no longer receives updates.

[vivid vector]

wow, you just gave me, an idea, of cloning my current setup disk, and putting it in as ssd, and plugging that in.....
now that gave me even more questions...

cloning my current c disk, and flashing it on another ssd would mean, that even same boot-partition etc will be cloned too?.. right?..

[lime sedge]

yes

everything would be the same

[vivid vector]

will that cause any clashesh?..or something,,,

also same User-Name of the admin account

[lime sedge]

yep

[vivid vector]

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[lime sedge]

all of the files stuff names passwords whatever is in your main drive that you're cloning over to the other will transfer

[vivid vector]

so, every time I boot, I have to enter in to SSD, and select New-SSD as boot option, after login, in File Explorer, will show, my old connected ssd?.. will also show old ssds, boot partition, and also the file permissions.. same.. will there not be any clashess?

[lime sedge]

Yes. you'll essentially have 2 of the same drives with the same information in them.

[vivid vector]

ok, ThankYou for your, guidence,,, this makes, it easier now, I wont have to buy new windows license..

[lime sedge]

windows license is usually stored in your laptop/computer's Motherboard so you dont need to have another license for a second install of windows. atleast not as far as i know

[vivid vector]

also, Im on laptop, not on desktop... OEM installed Windows home version,,,, and I wanted two systems, one already in my Pre-installed ssd, and one in extra-SSD-slot, in which - I will install..

now...

does the new ssd, should have same-volume, and same number of partitions as old ssd?.. or can I make, any way I want..

[lime sedge]

It needs to be the same size or bigger. it cannot be smaller. as for partitions after you've done the clone you can set new paritions for it.

[vivid vector]

OK, THankYou, I will try this..

Thanks

👍🏻

[vivid vector]

hello

[vivid vector]

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for, this, to clone current windows on-to other ?.. do i neeed to disable, fastboot and secureboot?

should I disable it, at bios level?

[lime sedge]

Nope you dont need to mess with any settings. You just need software such as balena etcher

[vivid vector]

ok

[vivid vector]

a new confusion,,

my current system is in a wd-512gb nvme ssd, and if i clone that to, a crucial-2.5inch ssd, will that now, create a new conflict?