If you just built a PC, or added a brand new hard drive or SSD to an existing computer, you have to format it before you can actually store data on it. This is called 'initializing' the drive.

Are you trying to clone Windows 10 to SSD for increased performance on your computer? We outlined the thorough process of connecting both HDDs and SSDs to your computer and step-by-step ...

These are the best free FAT32 Format Tools for Windows 11/10. Use them to format HDD, SSD, and USB drive in the FAT32 file format.

Step by step tutorial on how to format a Hard Drive or Disk. Use built-in tools such as Diskpart, CMD, Disk Management, etc, to format.

Migrating a Windows installation can be tricky. Thankfully, our guide will show you how to move Windows 10 to an SSD from your dusty old hard drive in no time.

Whether you're installing a brand-new PC, or renewing an older PC with a freshly formatted system drive, this clean install checklist will ensure you don't miss any key steps along the way.

For your information, Windows 10 and Windows 11 have no pre-installed settings to enable users to clone either an HDD or SSD. The only option is to seek out some third-party disk cloning software.

Here are Microsoft's own guides on building a Windows To Go drive, native booting from VHDs on a USB drive, as well as editing Windows boot files with BCDBoot and operating DISM via Command Prompt.

Adding or upgrading the SSD in Acer's Nitro 5 can add storage and boost performance while gaming. Check out our guide on how to get it done.

The HP Omen 15 is already a powerful gaming laptop, but if you need more oomph here's how to change out the M.2 SSD, RAM, and HDD.