Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Let's upgrade our Surface Pro 11 SSD! This process works for the Surface Pro 8, 9, and X. The Surface Pro 11, (also known as Surface Pro Copilot+) just came out recently with much hype surrounding the fact that Windows can finally run well on Snapdragon X ARM-based chips, but how can we jam more SSD storage into our shiny new Surfaces? We cover that in this video.
iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: amzn.to/3yX8CSd
Corsair MP600 Mini SSD: amzn.to/4bXomSX
Resource links:
- Macrium Reflect from Chocolatey: community.chocolatey.org/packages/reflect-free
- Microsoft recovery image: support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface-recovery-image
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I'm a nerd who codes and hacks around with old and new(ish) hardware.
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🔖 Chapters 🔖
0:00 Intro
0:21 Migration considerations
0:34 The 3 upgrade pathways
02:07 Pathway 1: Fresh Windows install process
02:38 Imaging the SSD
04:00 Create Macrium bootable USB
04:31 Swapping the SSDs
05:37 Booting the USB
06:12 Restoring the image
07:23 Expanding partitions to fill new drive
08:23 SSD performance test and comparison
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel.
#surface #surfacepro8 #surfacepro9 #surfaceprox #surfacepro11 #copilot #ssdupgrade
Let's upgrade our Surface Pro 11 SSD! This process works for the Surface Pro 8, 9, and X. The Surface Pro 11, (also known as Surface Pro Copilot+) just came out recently with much hype surrounding the fact that Windows can finally run well on Snapdragon X ARM-based chips, but how can we jam more SSD storage into our shiny new Surfaces? We cover that in this video.
iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: amzn.to/3yX8CSd
Corsair MP600 Mini SSD: amzn.to/4bXomSX
Resource links:
- Macrium Reflect from Chocolatey: community.chocolatey.org/packages/reflect-free
- Microsoft recovery image: support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface-recovery-image
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📹 Related Videos: 📹
Windows on ARM video ► youtu.be/vIPcvj8CA8o
I switched to an Android flip phone ► youtu.be/Axaik_AJLSM
Modding a GameCube for $6 without soldering ► youtu.be/ieIaLnxtvYI
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🔔 Subscribe! 🔔
Subscribe ► youtube.com/channel/UCnco3mwcE21ehUmae02UovQ?sub_confirmation=1
The Channel ► youtube.com/channel/UCnco3mwcE21ehUmae02UovQ
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🚀 About the Channel 🚀
I'm a nerd who codes and hacks around with old and new(ish) hardware.
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🔖 Chapters 🔖
0:00 Intro
0:21 Migration considerations
0:34 The 3 upgrade pathways
02:07 Pathway 1: Fresh Windows install process
02:38 Imaging the SSD
04:00 Create Macrium bootable USB
04:31 Swapping the SSDs
05:37 Booting the USB
06:12 Restoring the image
07:23 Expanding partitions to fill new drive
08:23 SSD performance test and comparison
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel.
#surface #surfacepro8 #surfacepro9 #surfaceprox #surfacepro11 #copilot #ssdupgrade










