It is important to regularly check the health of your SSD (Solid Slate Drive) on your laptop or computer. There are various software tools that give insights into performance, lifespan and overall ...

On Windows 11, you can quickly check the SSD health from the Settings app through the Drive health feature, and for regular SSDs and HDDs, you can use the Performance Monitor app. In this guide, I ...

It's best to update SSD firmware on Windows 11/10 if you want fixes, performance improvement, and to avoid data loss due to such bugs.

HDD and SSD couldn't be more different in this regard. HDDs, being mechanical devices, generate both noise and heat as the platters spin and the read/write arm moves back and forth.