Install Windows On Hard Drive For Another Computer May 2026

Windows asks for previous computer's password Cause: User profile carried over. Fix: Use sysprep /generalize (as in Phase 3). Do not skip this.

# Run as Administrator on Host PC list volume 2. Apply Windows image to the drive dism /apply-image /imagefile:D:\sources\install.wim /index:1 /applydir:E:\ 3. Write boot files to the EFI partition (for UEFI) bcdboot E:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI install windows on hard drive for another computer