wish I could figure out how to do that. 8.1 took away 'easy transfer'. did you pay someone to do it?
Actually I did pay someone to do it. But that was mostly laziness on my part.
In my case I just backed up my files and forgot about all the applications that had I installed most of which I don't use. And I added a solid-state C:/ drive, moved my old C:/ to F:/ and installed 8.1. I re-installed the Apps that I actually use - mostly Office and some video editing programs like Sony Vegas.
Boot up is about 30 seconds. Sleep mode works like a champ and turns on in 2-3 seconds. I love the tile based Start Screen. I'm happy. My next upgrade will probably be Windows 12.