Have you tried creating the install media by downloading the new Win 10 build using the Media Creation tool and then trying a clean install?  You may not have to leave it that way, just for testing..

I don't know much about the 9550 but is you Bios fairly up to date? And I assume you know about UEFI installs...

Hi there, that was my last resort approach, at least to show the disk is comparable and the setting would work..

Yes all aware of the UEFI settings etc. , this one has stumped me, I have done so many before without a hitch.. 

Did the clean install work?

Yes, I'm typing on it now... 3,500 Read/3050 Write... very impressed... just copying stuff from old disk as well... boots up in less than 2 secs, no bloatware at all

Glad that part worked. 

When you clone an OEM install, it will use the OEM controller configuration which means the SATA controller would be set to RAID.   It may not have to be set to RAID but since you are an experienced cloner, the problems you had would seem to suggest something wasn't working as you expected.

Hi,

I am having the same problem trying to clone my SATA drive onto an NVME drive. Used Macrium and after the wheels spin but Windows doesnt load and tries to repair my install which does nothing! Of course a clean install works, short of weird bluescreen lockups, but my original install has years of work rather not have to start fresh. Anyone have any solutions to this issue?

Thanks

@dmohebanMaybe three things to try.  If your Bios is still set to RAID, maybe boot into Safe Mode then reboot.

You could try changing the Bios SATA to the other option setting to see of it would help.

Since I have no cloning experience, you might try using the Windows 7 utility to create an image backup and use that to image the new drive.

But you should be able to get it working, if the install is workable.  Are you wanting to run the NVMe drive using the NVMe controller?

NVMe drivers aren't installed in advance by the user, only SATA drivers are necessary when installing a NVMe drive in that mode.

The clone may not have been successful, as you can see with the OP in this thread.  Since I have no cloning experience, you may need to follow the directions in your other thread.

Well I tried both Raid and AHCI mode and it didn't help. Its my goal to have it run off of the Nvme controller yes.

I have some ideas though. For one going to image the drive after turning on Safe mode so it reboots in Safe mode and also make sure the nvme driver is installed in advanced. Hope it works. Otherwise I have no idea.

Thanks