I'm cloning a boot drive from HDD to SSD. Windows 8 won't boot in ACHI mode, it just goes into a reboot cycle. When I switch back to ACHI disabled, Windows ...

Check this guide and learn how to effectively clone your HDD onto a new SSD. Enjoy the fast bootups and quick launch apps from the SSD.

SSD, Hard Disk or Partition not detected when installing Windows 11/10 First, if you are reinstalling Windows and your PC is normally booted up, your HDD works fine.

Windows 11 24H2 update KB5063878 is breaking SSDs and HDDs, causing disappearing drives, SMART errors, and possible data loss.

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data ...

Sources from within the OEM computer industry have reported that Microsoft may be planning to end HDD boot drive support by as early as next year!

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.

The recent Windows 11 security update didn't cause those SSD failures, according to Microsoft (via BleepingComputer ). But ...

After thorough investigation, Microsoft has found no connection between the August 2025 Windows security update and the types ...

I imagine this question has been asked to death but which is better? Currently I have the page file set on my secondary HDD to conserve space on the SSD. My system has 16GB of DDR3 so I was ...