Whether you're upgrading from an old HDD or picking up a better SSD, you can simply transfer your existing Windows installation to the new drive without reinstalling everything.

Different HDDs may have different numbers of platters and heads to speed things up, but the access method is the same. Nearly all HDDs today still use the older SATA interface to connect to a PC.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update actually feels faster if your hardware is equipped with HDD, which is an old generation storage device that uses mechanical platters and is usually slower than SSD hardware.