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Microsoft has plans to do this by 2023, so we should expect the world of all-SSD PCs of the future by next year.

In all likelihood, Microsoft's decision will mean that hard drives will remain only in dual-drive PCs that combine an SSD boot drive with an HDD for mass storage, leading to a significant drop-off ...

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!

Boot your PC with the USB drive as the primary storage, select the SSD when prompted, and follow the instructions on-screen. Is it OK to use SSD and HDD together?

Analysts say Microsoft is in talks with its OEM partners to transition from HDD to SSD as its main storage component by 2023.

As the video (below) demonstrates, the SSD was able to finish booting and connect to a wireless network while the HDD model was still spinning its gear on the grey boot screen.