2019-8-17

[amogussussybakaboy]

Hi! I am using xbox for the time being and does this work in 2019?
Thanks, XxXbinarystudiosXxX1

[JW0914]

Provided you have the OEM HDD accessible, it is possible to use a larger HDD, but you'll need to WIM the OEM HDDs partitions (ensuring all updates have been installed to the XB1 beforehand by connecting the XB1 to the internet and signing into your account), apply the WIMs to the correctly set up partitions on the new HDD, and try to boot from it.

• Once you have the WIM images, store them in a safe place, keeping two copies on two different storage mediums, as they make this a much easier process when replacing the HDD.

However, if you don't have the OEM HDD, not that I'm aware of... Microsoft changed the update structure back ~2017ish when it overhauled the UI. I was able to successfully get Windows to reinstall on the XB1 with a 1TB HDD after the UI change, however it took ~1 week of trial and error, and I have no clue what steps resulted in Windows successfully re-installing.

• The issue lies with the correct files being present in the A and B directories and it's not a simple process to find the update files. You have to answer the Xbox support site's questions in just the right way for it to provide you the link to the page housing all the update files. It took me a day or so to figure it out, and again, I don't recall because it was repeated trial and error.
  • Microsoft used to make this page easily accessible but removed the page links when it updated to the most current UI. While Microsoft isn't as bad as Apple, it's clear they don't approve of users upgrading the HDDs as they've made the process far more difficult than it originally was.