Installing Windows 10 from a flash drive to an SSD. Installing media into your computer

An SSD solid-state drive differs in its properties and method of operation from hard HDD disk, but the process of installing Windows 10 on it will not be much different; there is a noticeable difference only in preparing the computer.

Preparing the disk and computer for installation

Owners of SSD drives know that previous versions For the OS to work correctly, long-lasting and fully functional, it was necessary to change the system settings manually: disable defragmentation, some functions, hibernation, built-in antiviruses, the paging file and change a few other parameters. But in Windows 10, the developers took these shortcomings into account; the system now performs all disk settings itself.

You especially need to focus on defragmentation: before, it greatly harmed the disk, but in the new OS it works differently, not harming the SSD, but optimizing it, so you should not disable automatic defragmentation. It's the same with other functions - in Windows 10 you don't need to configure the system's work with the disk manually, everything is already done for you.

The only thing is that when dividing a disk into partitions, it is recommended to leave 10–15% of its total volume as unallocated space. This will not increase its performance, the recording speed will remain the same, but the service life may be slightly extended. But remember, most likely, the disk will last longer than you need even without additional settings. You can free up free interest both during the installation of Windows 10 (we will focus on this during the process in the instructions below) and after it using system utilities or third party programs.

Preliminary PC setup

In order to install Windows on an SSD drive, you need to switch the computer to ACHI mode and make sure that the motherboard supports the SATA 3.0 interface. Information about whether SATA 3.0 is supported or not can be found on the official website of the company that developed your motherboard, or using third-party programs such as HWINFO (http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html).

Switching to SATA mode

1. Turn off your computer.
2. As soon as the startup process begins, press special key on the keyboard to go to BIOS. Typically the Delete, F2 or other hotkeys are used. Which one will be used in your case will be written in a special footnote during the inclusion process.
3. BIOS interface different models motherboards will be different, but the principle of switching to ACHI mode on each of them is almost identical. First, go to the Settings section. To move through blocks and items, use the mouse or arrow keys with the Enter button.
4. Switch to additional settings BIOS.
5. Go to the sub-item “Built-in peripherals».
6. In the “SATA Configuration” block, find the port to which your SSD is connected and press Enter on the keyboard.
7. Select ACHI operating mode. It may already be selected by default, but we needed to make sure of this. Save the settings made in the BIOS and exit it, boot the computer to proceed to preparing the media with the installation file.

Preparing installation media

If you already have a ready installation disk, then you can skip this step and immediately proceed with installing the OS. If you don’t have one, then you will need a USB flash drive with at least 4 GB of memory. Creation on it installation program will look like this:

1. We insert the USB flash drive into the port and wait until the computer recognizes it. Open the explorer.
2. First of all, it is important to format it. This is done for two reasons: the memory of the flash drive must be completely empty and divided in the format we need. While on home page Explorer, right-click on the flash drive and select “Format” in the menu that opens.
3. We select the NTFS format mode and begin the operation, which can last up to ten minutes. Please note that all data stored on the formatted media will be permanently erased.
4. Let's go to official page Windows 10 (https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows10) and download the installation tool.
5. Launch the downloaded program. Read and accept the license agreement.
6. Select the second option “Create” installation media", since this method of installing Windows is more reliable, because at any time you can start all over again, and also in the future use the created installation media to install the OS on other computers.
7. Select the system language, version and bit depth. You should take the version that suits you best. If you regular user, then you should not load the system with unnecessary functions that will never be useful to you, install home Windows. The capacity depends on how many cores your processor has: one (32) or two (64). Information about the processor can be found in the computer properties or on the official website of the company that developed the processor.
8. In the media selection, select the USB device option.
9. Select the flash drive from which the installation media will be created.
10. We wait until the media creation process is completed.
11. Reboot the computer without removing the media.
12. During startup, enter the BIOS.
13. We change the boot order of the computer: your flash drive should come first, not HDD, so that when you turn on the computer, it starts to boot from it and, accordingly, starts the Windows installation process.

Windows 10 installation process on SSD

1. Installation begins with choosing a language; set the Russian language in all lines.
2. Confirm that you want to start the installation.
3. Read and accept the license agreement.
4. You may be asked to enter license key. If you have it, then enter it, if not, then skip this step for now and activate the system after installing it.
5. Switch to manual installation, since this method will allow you to configure disk partitions.
6. A window will open with disk partition settings, click on the “Disk Settings” button.
7. If you are installing the system for the first time, then all memory SSD drive will not be distributed. Otherwise, you need to select one of the partitions to install and format it. Divide unallocated memory or existing disks as follows: allocate more than 40 GB to the main disk on which the OS will be located, so that in the future you do not encounter the fact that it is clogged, 10–15% of shared memory leave the disk unallocated (if all the memory is already allocated, delete the partitions and start forming them again), allocate all remaining memory for an additional partition (usually drive D) or partitions (drives E, F, G...). Don't forget to format the main partition allocated for the OS.
8. To begin installation, select the drive and click Next.
9. Wait for the system to install in automatic mode. The process may take more than ten minutes, do not interrupt it under any circumstances. After the procedure is completed, creation will begin. account and setting basic system parameters, follow the instructions on the screen and select the settings for yourself.

Video tutorial: how to install Windows 10 on an SSD

Windows installation 10 on SSD is no different from the same process with HDD disk. Most importantly, do not forget to enable ACHI mode in BIOS settings. After installing the system, there is no need to configure the disk; the system will do it for you.

Let's talk about how to set up an SSD for Windows 10. Let's start simply: in most cases, there is no need for any configuration and optimization of solid-state drives for the new OS. Moreover, according to Microsoft support staff, independent optimization attempts can harm both the operation of the system and the disk itself. Just in case, for those who accidentally came in: .

However, some nuances should still be taken into account, and at the same time we should clarify things related to how SSD drives work in Windows 10; we’ll talk about them. The last section of the article also contains more general (but useful) information related to the operation of solid-state drives at the hardware level and applicable to other versions of the OS.

Many have noticed that by default automatic optimization (in previous versions of the OS - defragmentation) is enabled for SSDs in Windows 10 and some rushed to disable it, others to study what was happening during the process.

In general terms, Windows 10 does not defragment the SSD, but optimizes it by clearing blocks using TRIM (or rather, Retrim), which is not harmful, and even useful for SSDs. Just in case, .

Some have written lengthy articles on how SSD optimization works in Windows 10. I will quote part of such an article (only the most important parts to understand) from Scott Hanselman:

I dug deeper and spoke with the team of developers working on the storage implementation in Windows, and this post is written exactly in accordance with what they answered the question.

Drive Optimization (in Windows 10) defragments the SSD once a month if Volume Shadow Copy (System Protection) is enabled. This is due to the impact of SSD fragmentation on performance. There is a misconception here that fragmentation is not an issue for SSDs - if the SSD becomes highly fragmented, you can reach maximum fragmentation where the metadata cannot represent any more file fragments, causing errors when attempting to write or increase file size. Besides, large quantity file fragments means that more metadata needs to be processed to read/write a file, which results in performance losses.

As for Retrim, this command runs on a schedule and is required due to the way the TRIM command is executed on file systems. The command execution occurs asynchronously on the file system. When a file is deleted or space is otherwise freed, the file system queues a request for TRIM. Due to peak load restrictions, this queue may reach its maximum number of TRIM requests, causing subsequent ones to be ignored. In the future, Windows drive optimization automatically performs Retrim to clean up blocks.

Summarizing:

• Defragmentation is performed only if system protection is enabled (restore points, file history using VSS).
• Disk optimization is used to mark unused blocks on the SSD that were not marked when TRIM was running.
• Defragmentation for SSDs may be necessary and is automatically applied if necessary. At the same time (this is from another source) a different defragmentation algorithm is used for solid-state drives compared to HDDs.

However, if you want, you can.

What functions to disable for SSD and is it necessary?

Anyone who has wondered about setting up an SSD for Windows has come across advice related to disabling SuperFetch and Prefetch, disabling the page file or moving it to another drive, disabling system protection, hibernation and indexing of disk contents, moving folders, temporary files and other things to other drives , disabling disk write caching.

Some of these tips came from Windows XP and 7 and are not applicable to Windows 10 and Windows 8 and to new SSDs (disabling SuperFetch, write caching). Most of these tips can actually reduce the amount of data written to the disk (and SSDs have a limit on the total amount of data written over their entire service life), which in theory leads to an extension of its service life. But: through loss of productivity, convenience when working with the system, and in some cases, to failures.

Here I note that despite the fact that the service life of an SSD is considered shorter than that of an HDD, it is highly likely that an average-priced solid-state drive purchased today with normal use (games, work, Internet) in a modern OS and with reserve capacity (to avoid loss performance and extending the service life, it is worth keeping 10-15 percent of the space on the SSD free, and this is one of the tips that is relevant and correct) will last longer than you need (that is, it will eventually be replaced with a more modern and capacious one). The screenshot below shows my SSD, it has been used for a year. Pay attention to the column “Total recorded”, the guarantee is 300 Tb.

And now point by point about various optimization methods SSD operation in Windows 10 and the advisability of using them. Let me note again: these settings may only slightly increase service life, but will not improve performance.

Note: I will not consider such an optimization method as installing programs on the HDD if there is an SSD, since then it is not clear why the solid-state drive was purchased in the first place - is it not for the quick launch and operation of these programs?

Disabling the page file

The most common advice is to disable the page file ( virtual memory) Windows or move it to another drive. The second option will cause a decrease in productivity, since instead of fast SSD And random access memory a slow HDD will be used.

The first option (disabling the paging file) is very controversial. Indeed, computers with 8 or more GB of RAM can work with the page file disabled in many tasks (but some programs may not start or detect failures during operation, for example, from Adobe products), thereby preserving the reserve of the solid-state drive (fewer write operations occur ).

At the same time, it must be taken into account that in Windows file Swap is used in such a way that it is accessed as little as possible, depending on the size of the available RAM. According to official Microsoft information, the read-to-write ratio for the page file during normal use is 40:1, i.e. no significant number of writes occur.

It’s worth adding here that SSD manufacturers such as Intel and Samsung recommend leaving the page file enabled. And one more note: some tests (from two years ago, actually) show that disabling the page file for underperforming cheap SSDs can lead to improved performance. See if you suddenly decide to try.

Disabling hibernation

The next possible setting is to disable hibernation, which is also used for the fast Windows startup 10. The hiberfil.sys file, written to disk when a computer or laptop is turned off (or put into hibernation mode) and used for subsequent quick startup, takes up several gigabytes on the drive (approximately equal to the occupied amount of RAM on the computer).

For laptops, disabling hibernation, especially if it is used (for example, automatically turned on some time after closing the laptop lid) may be impractical and lead to inconvenience (having to turn the laptop off and on) and loss of time battery life (quick start and hibernation save battery compared to normal switching on).

System protection

Automatically created by Windows 10 recovery points, as well as File History, when the corresponding function is enabled, are, of course, written to disk. In the case of SSDs, some recommend disabling system protection.

Among some is Samsung, which recommends doing this both in its Samsung Magician utility and in the official SSD manual. It is stated that backup can cause a large number of background processes to run and reduce performance, although in fact, system protection only works when changes are made to the system and while the computer is idle.

Intel does not recommend this for its SSDs. Just like Microsoft does not recommend turning off system protection. And I wouldn't: a significant number of readers of this site could fix their computer problems many times faster if they had Windows 10 protection turned on.

Read more about enabling, disabling and checking the status of system protection in the article.

Transferring files and folders to other HDDs

Another proposed option for optimizing the operation of an SSD is to transfer user folders and files, temporary files and other components to a regular hard drive. As in previous cases, this may reduce the amount of data written, while reducing performance (when moving temporary file and cache storage locations) or usability (for example, when creating photo thumbnails from user folders transferred to the HDD).

However, if you have a separate capacious HDD in the system, it may make sense to store really large media files (movies, music, some resources, archives) that do not require frequent access on it, thereby freeing up space on the SSD and extending the lifespan services.

Superfetch and Prefetch, disk content indexing, record caching and record cache buffer flushing

There are some ambiguities with these functions, different manufacturers They give different recommendations, which, I think, should be read on the official websites.

According to Microsoft, Superfetch and Prefetch are successfully used for SSDs, but the functions themselves have changed and work differently in Windows 10 (and Windows 8) when using SSDs. But Samsung believes that this function is not used by SSD drives. Cm. .

Regarding the write cache buffer in general, the recommendations boil down to “leave it on,” but on clearing the cache buffer they vary. Even within the same manufacturer: in Samsung Magician it is recommended to disable the write cache buffer, and on their official website it is said about this that it is recommended to keep it enabled.

Well, as for indexing the contents of disks and the search service, I don’t even know what to write. Search in Windows is a very effective and useful thing to work with, however, even in Windows 10, where the search button is visible, almost no one uses it, out of habit, looking for the necessary items in the Start menu and multi-level folders. In the context of SSD optimization, disabling indexing of disk contents is not particularly effective - it is more of a read operation than a write operation.

General principles for optimizing SSD operation in Windows

Up to this point, most of the talk has been about the relative uselessness of manual SSD settings in Windows 10. However, there are some nuances that are equally applicable to all brands of solid-state drives and OS versions:

I guess that's all for now. The general result of the article: in general, you don’t need to do anything with a solid-state drive in Windows 10 unless there is a clear need for it. If you have just purchased an SSD, then you may find the instructions interesting and useful. However, it would be more appropriate in this case, in my opinion, clean install systems.

It's time to talk about the proper use of solid-state drives in Windows 10. According to Microsoft, using an SSD on the “ten” does not require any settings or preliminary preparation of the system for installing such a digital storage medium, and changing the parameters yourself operating system can only harm the flash drive.

But despite all the assurances Windows developer 10, you should still pay attention to some points, and also study what the “ten” does to ensure maximum performance and save SSD resource.

With the release of Windows 10, tutorials appeared online. correct setting systems for optimizing solid-state drives. But in fact, all of them were copies of similar instructions for the “seven” and “eight”, because in the latest OS many actions are performed automatically by the system when an SSD is connected to the PC (disabling defragmentation, paging file).

What does the “ten” do to extend the life of an SSD without compromising its performance?

Initially, Microsoft configured the "ten" in such a way that when a solid-state storage medium is detected, it is already ready for use, without the need to make any changes to the OS configuration. It is known from official sources that the list of settings when using flash memory-based drives includes:

• deactivating defragmentation;
• using Superfetch;
• disabling ReadyBoost;
• optimization of the SSD power circuit;
• activation TRIM functions for storage.

Remembering the instructions for setting up other Windows versions, you can note that file indexing and caching are not disabled, as is system protection (restore points are created regularly, reducing the device’s working life). It’s the same with folders for temporary files - there’s not even a suggestion to move them to the hard drive. Let's look at all this in order, starting with defragmentation.

SSD defragmentation in the “ten” is disabled, but some kind of optimization option is activated instead. Having learned about this, many users immediately disable this function, some study the mechanism of its functioning. And, as it turns out, clearing blocks using TRIM technology is a useful function for solid-state digital storage media.

SSD defragmentation in Windows 10 is carried out only when shadow copying is enabled (system protection is active) once a month, but for such drives its essence is not much different from defragmenting files on the HDD. In some cases, not defragmenting a file is useful (for example, when its size subsequently increases).

What to manually disable and what not to do

Many users who read the old article on Windows setup 10 to work with SSDs, prove that SuperFetch, caching and file indexing should be disabled. These tips have their place in life; following them will lead to a loss of productivity and ease of use of the computer.

Next, we will consider all the options for optimizing the operation of a solid-state drive in the “ten”, noting that in order to obtain speed advantages when using it, at least 15% of the space on the disk must be free. And this is very important.

Deactivating the paging file

If you have insufficient RAM for comfortable work and performing some tasks, it is advisable to use a swap file.

This fact is also supported by the fact that the mechanism of its operation implies a minimum number of accesses to the pagefile.sys file for writing, regardless of the amount of installed and free RAM. The number of its read operations exceeds the number of write accesses by approximately 40 times.

When the page file is disabled, even with 8 GB or more of RAM, some “heavy” applications refuse to start (for example, Adobe Premier) or regularly crash. You may have to pay this price to increase the SSD resource.

Disabling hibernation

Another controversial feature is deactivating the ability for the computer to go into hibernation mode. It is also used to implement quick start Windows 10. To do this, a hiberfil.sys file is created on the system volume. The “ten” writes the contents of RAM (in case of hibernation) or files necessary for a quick start of the system into it. The file size takes up the same amount of space as the RAM installed on the computer, and the amount of data written to it does not exceed the current size of the RAM used.

If deactivating the function of putting the system into hibernation mode is not critical for a computer, then for laptop owners this will result in accelerated battery drain and the need to wait for the device to turn on. The process may take a long time large quantities programs placed in startup programs, especially on old devices. In the case of a PC, waiting for it to fully boot is important if you want to extend the life of an expensive SSD.

It is also possible to reduce the volume of hiberfil.sys by disabling hibernation without disabling fast boot.

System Restore

When the “File History” function is enabled and system rollback points are automatically generated before performing operations affecting the system (installation/removal software) physical SSD resource decreases. In this regard, it is recommended to disable file history and the creation of restore points. But such careful treatment of the drive can result in data loss or the need to reset the system in the event of a serious failure and the impossibility of rolling back to its previous state.

When using a Korean solid-state drive from Samsung, this can be done using the proprietary Samsung apps Magician. Backup in the background can lead to reduced SSD performance when performing many other tasks when working with file system carrier. Therefore, data backup should be performed when the computer is idle.

Intel and Microsoft categorically do not recommend disabling the operating system protection function. With it you can quickly return your computer to working condition without loss or with minimal loss of user data.

Transferring temporary and user files to your hard drive

Another option for reducing wear on a solid-state drive is to transfer temporary files and user data to partitions physically located on the hard drive. Thus, repeatedly rewriting work files and regularly changing them (for example, stored on the desktop or in My Documents) will slightly reduce the number of writes to the SSD.

Usually, solid state drives are used as system drives, so storing a multimedia library or image catalog on them is not advisable (this does not apply to games). Indeed, during the optimization process, many of the files for which reading speed is not of great importance are affected, their blocks are moved many times.

Superfetch, file indexing for faster search, record caching and others

Using or disabling these features is more problematic than others. Various manufacturers post contradictory information regarding each other on their resources. It is up to the user to decide which of them to believe, but you should definitely read the recommendations of leading SSD developers.

According to Microsoft representatives, the Prefetch and Superfetch functions are also successfully used on SSDs, having undergone significant changes in Windows 10. Samsung claims that solid state drives should not be used with Superfetch enabled.

As for clearing the cache buffer, the information here also differs radically, even within the same SSD manufacturer, without reliable information to account for one or another point of view. The cache buffer itself can be used; this will in no way affect the service life of the flash memory.

Search and Indexing

In Windows 10, the Instant Search Indexing Service does more active indexing, but without it, the always-visible search icon will be useless, and you won't be able to instantly launch a system tool or open a frequently used file. Whether it is worth slightly extending the operating time of the SSD at the expense of convenience - decide for yourself.

As already mentioned, for high-performance operation of an SSD, it must have about 15% or more free space, which is due to the peculiarities of storing digital data on such media. Many SSD developers provide proprietary utilities, whose task is to reserve this ~15% of space by creating a hidden volume.

The drive must operate in AHCI mode. This can be checked in the Task Manager (called via Win → X).

It is strongly recommended to connect solid-state drives, no matter who their manufacturer is, to a high-speed third-generation SATA interface that does not use controllers from third-party manufacturers. It happens that the motherboard has a chipset for Intel processor or AMD and additional ports on third-party controllers.

Naturally, you should connect the SSD to the first. You can identify them either by the markings on the motherboard or by using the instruction manual for the motherboard or laptop.

Periodically visit the website of your digital media manufacturer or device support resource and check for the latest firmware. Software updates have a positive impact on hardware performance, and this applies not only to solid-state drives.

To summarize, we can say the following: for beginners, Windows 10 is well set up in terms of minimizing unnecessary write operations. There is little point in interfering with its settings, but experienced users can transfer temporary files to the hard drive and deactivate several functions (indexing, hibernation) to extend the life of the SSD while compromising the usability of the computer.

An SSD solid-state drive differs in its properties and method of operation from a hard HDD drive, but the process of installing Windows 10 on it will not be much different; there is a noticeable difference only in preparing the computer.

Preparing the disk and computer for installation

Owners of SSD drives know that in previous versions of the OS, for correct, durable and full-fledged operation of the drive, it was necessary to change the system settings manually: disable defragmentation, some functions, hibernation, built-in antiviruses, the page file and change a few other parameters. But in Windows 10, the developers took these shortcomings into account; the system now performs all disk settings itself.

You especially need to focus on defragmentation: before, it greatly harmed the disk, but in the new OS it works differently, not harming the SSD, but optimizing it, so you should not disable automatic defragmentation. It's the same with other functions - in Windows 10 you don't need to configure the system's work with the disk manually, everything is already done for you.

The only thing is that when dividing a disk into partitions, it is recommended to leave 10–15% of its total volume as unallocated space. This will not increase its performance, the recording speed will remain the same, but the service life may be slightly extended. But remember, most likely, the disk will last longer than you need even without additional settings. You can free up free interest both during the installation of Windows 10 (during the process in the instructions below), and after it using system utilities or third-party programs.

Preliminary PC setup

In order to install Windows on an SSD drive, you need to switch the computer to AHCI mode and make sure that the motherboard supports the SATA 3.0 interface. Information about whether SATA 3.0 is supported or not can be found on the official website of the company that developed your motherboard, or using third-party programs such as HWINFO (http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html).

Switching to SATA mode

1. Turn off your computer.
2. As soon as the startup process begins, press the special key on the keyboard to go to the BIOS. Typically the Delete, F2 or other hotkeys are used. Which one will be used in your case will be written in a special footnote during the inclusion process.
3. The BIOS interface will differ in different motherboard models, but the principle of switching to AHCI mode on each of them is almost identical. First, go to the Settings section. To move through blocks and items, use the mouse or arrow keys with the Enter button.
4. Go to advanced BIOS settings.
5. Go to the “Built-in peripherals” sub-item.
6. In the “SATA Configuration” block, find the port to which your SSD is connected and press Enter on the keyboard.
7. Select AHCI operating mode. It may already be selected by default, but we needed to make sure of this. Save the settings made in the BIOS and exit it, boot the computer to proceed to preparing the media with the installation file.

Preparing installation media

If you already have a ready-made installation disk, you can skip this step and immediately begin installing the OS. If you don’t have one, then you will need a USB flash drive with at least 4 GB of memory. Creating an installation program on it will look like this:

1. We insert the USB flash drive into the port and wait until the computer recognizes it. Open the explorer.
2. First of all, it is important to format it. This is done for two reasons: the memory of the flash drive must be completely empty and divided in the format we need. While on the main page of Explorer, right-click on the flash drive and select “Format” in the menu that opens.
3. We select the NTFS format mode and begin the operation, which can last up to ten minutes. Please note that all data stored on the formatted media will be permanently erased.
4. Go to the official Windows 10 page (https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows10) and download the installation tool.
5. Launch the downloaded program. Read and accept the license agreement.
6. Select the second option “Create installation media”, since this method of installing Windows is more reliable, because you can start all over again at any time, and also use the created installation media in the future to install the OS on other computers.
7. Select the system language, version and bit depth. You should take the version that suits you best. If you are an ordinary user, then you should not load the system with unnecessary functions that will never be useful to you; install Windows at home. The capacity depends on how many cores your processor has: one (32) or two (64). Information about the processor can be found in the computer properties or on the official website of the company that developed the processor.
8. In the media selection, select the USB device option.
9. Select the flash drive from which the installation media will be created.
10. We wait until the media creation process is completed.
11. Reboot the computer without removing the media.
12. During startup, enter the BIOS.
13. We change the boot order of the computer: your flash drive should be in first place, not the hard drive, so that when you turn on the computer, it starts booting from it and, accordingly, starts the Windows installation process.

Windows 10 installation process on SSD

1. Installation begins with choosing a language; set the Russian language in all lines.
2. Confirm that you want to start the installation.
3. Read and accept the license agreement.
4. You may be asked to enter a license key. If you have it, then enter it, if not, then skip this step for now and activate the system after installing it.
5. Proceed with manual installation as this method will allow you to configure the disk partitions.
6. A window will open with disk partition settings, click on the “Disk Settings” button.
7. If you are installing the system for the first time, then all the SSD disk memory will not be allocated. Otherwise, you need to select one of the partitions to install and format it. Divide unallocated memory or existing disks as follows: allocate more than 40 GB to the main disk on which the OS will be located, so as not to encounter it being clogged in the future, leave 10–15% of the total disk memory unallocated (if all the memory has already been allocated, delete the partitions and start forming them again), we allocate all the remaining memory for an additional partition (usually drive D) or partitions (drives E, F, G...). Don't forget to format the main partition allocated for the OS.
8. To begin installation, select the drive and click Next.
9. Wait until the system installs in automatic mode. The process may take more than ten minutes, do not interrupt it under any circumstances. After the procedure is completed, the creation of an account and installation of basic system parameters will begin; follow the instructions on the screen and select the settings for yourself.

Video tutorial: how to install Windows 10 on an SSD

Installing Windows 10 on an SSD is no different from the same process with an HDD drive. Most importantly, do not forget to enable ACHI mode in the BIOS settings. After installing the system, there is no need to configure the disk; the system will do it for you.