Install Windows On Hard Drive For Another Computer ((install)) Jun 2026
# Run as Administrator on Host PC
Command Syntax: VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "C:\path\to\physical.vmdk" -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive# install windows on hard drive for another computer
(Note: S: is the EFI system partition on the target drive) # Run as Administrator on Host PC Command
If you simply install Windows on Host, shut down, and move drive to Destination: install windows on hard drive for another computer
Windows ties the license to the hardware "fingerprint" of the computer.