How to partition the SSD With all the important prerequisites out of the way, let's see how to partition an SSD. This process works for both Windows 10 and 11 PCs.

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.

When upgrading your hard drives, doing a clean install of Windows 10 is the best way to make sure you don't hit any nasty, partition related nonsense that could seriously mess up your PC.

Try the Windows 10 beta safely: Here are the hardware requirements, and how-to's for preparing virtual machines and partitioned hard drives.