Move Win8.1 from the stock HDD to an SSD

Move Win8.1 from the stock HDD to an SSD
I have a Lenovo K450e ... DeskTop -Model Number:10181
win 8.1... 32 GB RAM
Going to install ...
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
And it appears after searching/reading some other post that this May be the only way it can be done >
{ http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-8-and-8-1/Moving-Windows-8-1-from-HDD-to-SSD/m-p/1843542/highlig... }Move Win 8 to SSD
See above link for other links
"AFAIK, there's no official guide yet on how to move Win8.1 from the stock HDD to an SSD (upgrade) except by using a recovery disc or a recovery drive but for any given model, may it be a laptop or a desktop, your other choices are the following:
Option 1: ( I have Not yet decided on this )
Clone / migrate the OS from the HDD to the SSD
- this is ideal if you don't want to re-install all of the soft-wares
To do this, while booted on the stock HDD, you will need to connect the SSD to the machine (eg. using a 2.5" SATA enclosure) and use a data migration software to clone/migrate the HDD to the SSD. After the process is finished, remove the stock HDD and replace it with the SSD and all should be good.
Other guides:
- OS Migration (using Paragon Backup & Recovery Home)
- Disk Cloning (using Macrium Reflect)
Option 2: [ I will most likly to do this ]
Clean install the OS to the SSD
- this is ideal if you wanted to start fresh
To do this, you will need to:
1. Check this guide on how to obtain a Windows 8.1 ISO (see Option One) {{ Done > DL Win 8.1 burned ISO }}
2. Follow this guide to make a bootable UEFI Win8.1 installer via DVD/USB flashdrive and use it to install Windows (the installation should be able to detect the Windows 8.1 product key in the UEFI firmware that will let you activate Windows).
Is this still the BEST/Only way to move Win8.1 from the stock HDD to an SSD ??
I assume there is NO way to use OneKey Recovery or windows Recovery ( I have both on USB Flash Drives )
Thank You
Purplemtn/Rick

Macrium Reflect, but it has been a while since I cloned a drive.
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