This post will tell you how to check if your Windows 11/10 PC is using a Hard Disk Drive or a Solid State Drive (HDD or SDD). Windows can run on both SSDs & HDDs.

We show you how to install Windows 11/10 on a new or secondary SSD or HDD. Using this you can have two versions of Windows on the same computer - but different drives.

A newer PCIe Gen 4 SSD, such as Samsung's 980 Pro, pushes 7,000 MB/s. For context, a 7200-rpm SATA HDD like the Seagate Barracuda manages around 200 MB/s.

Install a new SSD on your computer: If you want to replace the old hard drive with a new SSD, you can clone Windows 10 OS to new SSD and boot from the new SSD for quicker performance.

HDD and SSD are both used for storing data, but their functions and benefits are quite distinct. Let's break down the key differences between the two to help you understand which one might be the ...