Transfer OS from previous hard drive to new one via SATA on your desktop computer
Transfer OS from previous hard drive to new one via SATA on your desktop computer
I don't think this is a really a problem anymore. The only low-level issue with cloning was if the HDD was not 4K aligned. This shouldn't be an issue on modern systems. The only other things Windows will do that is detrimental to SSDs is leave disk defragging on, but I think it's smart enough to figure out on boot what its booting off of and adjusting its services from there. But I dunno. I could put my money where my mouth is on a weekend project to test this.
It's unclear how Windows interacts with it, but a new installation will definitely improve your experience.