The simplest way to upgrade from a smaller SSD (or HDD) to a larger one is to pull the old drive, install your new drive, and then install your version of Windows from scratch onto the empty drive.

How to upgrade the HDD in your Lenovo Legion Y740 Note: Before beginning any upgrades on a PC, it's a good idea to back up your data in the unlikely event something should go wrong.

In this How to guide we show how you can, in almost all cases, easily upgrade your old laptop's creaky old hard disk drive (HDD) with a lightning fast, state-of-the-art solid state drive (SSD ...

By adding a solid-state drive to a budget laptop, either as a hard-drive replacement or companion, you can realize noticeable gains and get additional life from your portable PC.

If you're upgrading from an HDD to an SSD, make the most of the extra speed it offers by setting the SSD as your boot drive.

There are few ways to make a laptop faster that are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD).