Microsoft wants Windows to boot only on SSDs, reportedly pushing OEMs to get rid of HDD boot drives by 2023 - Notebookcheck.net


6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Vaidyanathan Subramaniam

Microsoft could be mandating all OEMs to ditch HDDs and opt for SSDs as the primary Windows boot drive by 2023. Currently, Windows 11 can be installed just fine on both SSDs and HDDs but going forward, Microsoft wants all PCs, including budget ones in emergin…

Microsoft may soon make solid state drives (SSDs) mandatory for booting into Windows. The company is reportedly trying to get OEMs to ensure that the boot drive is always an SSD and not an hard disk … [+1647 chars]

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