

This way is for people who may have Windows 11 on another device and wish to move it to an SSD or system update failed. How to install Windows 11 on SSD?Īfter you set up your SSD, let’s see how to install Windows 11 on your new SSD. Tip: If you have an extra SSD with MBR partition style but you wish to use it, you need to convert it to a GPT table before installation. Right-click the SSD, select “Initialize Disk”, and choose “GPT (GUID Partition Table)”, then click “OK” to save your choices. Boot your computer, press “Windows” + “R” and type “diskmgmt. Open the PC case and plug your new SSD in the SSD slot. You can select an appropriate SSD based on the situation of your device.īecause of the requirements of system firmware of Windows 11, the OS only supports UEFI with Secure Boot, users need to initialize a new SSD in the GPT partition table. So far so good, M.2 NVMe SSD might be the most popular and the best choice for many users as the boot disk, for its bandwidth can reach 10GB/S while M.2 SATA SSD only reaches 600 MB/S.

Preparation- Get a new SSD for installing Windows 11

Thus, if you want to use Windows 11 now, for a better experience, compared with HDD, SSD is a better choice to be set as your Windows 11 system disk. Why do we choose to install Windows 11 on SSD? Now Windows 11 22H2 will come with new features but the basic system requirements are the same. After Windows 11 was officially released, some people have already upgraded and some others choose to keep Windows 10 because the hardware requirements of Windows 11 are not easily accessible for some old devices.
