I plan to upgrade to Win10 but first I want to install an SSD to run my current OS, Win8.1. My question is whether the following plan will work:
I have a Dell XPS 8700 running Win 8.1 with Office 2013. I plan to install a 480 Gb Sata III drive, then use my USB recovery key to install Win8 on the SSD. (I made the recovery key when I first acquired the XPS over a year ago.) Then I hope to run the OS off the SSD for a while, then install Win 10.
Will this approach do what I expect for Win 8.1?
Will my other SW (Office, other apps) be able to run from my original disk? Or will they be transferred to the SSD from the recovery key?
Any advice on what might go wrong? I would appreciate any thoughts.