Cloning Windows 11 and Getting it to Boot

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...here's a complex subject. Just rough notes for now;

1st, remember to disable Ready Boost (it can cause some funky Blue Screen issues): https://support.bromium.com/s/article/Disabling-Windows-10-Fast-Startup (and don't forget to mount the proper SYSTEM Hive, the System Hive from the Bootable Media or Rescue Media is different)

Be prepared to fix BCD stuff (the BOOTREC command is next to useless. Imagine spinning around in a circle seven times, and then pinning the tail on the donkey, that's about the success chances of BOOTREC) with: BCDBOOT: https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/the-requested-system-device-cannot-be-found.html (Documentation from Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdboot-command-line-options-techref-di?view=windows-11)

BCDBOOT might require using DISKPART to manipulate drive letters: See above BCD Article and these: https://winaero.com/remove-drive-letter-windows-10/, https://winaero.com/change-drive-letter-windows-10/