Windows 10: How do you run the Windows 11 operating system on an HDD on a computer with a SSD boot drive?

Discus and support How do you run the Windows 11 operating system on an HDD on a computer with a SSD boot drive? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a gaming PC with an SSD boot drive and an HDD. Right now, I am using the SSD, but how can I change it so the operating system can run on the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Drew Virella, Aug 3, 2023.

  1. How do you run the Windows 11 operating system on an HDD on a computer with a SSD boot drive?


    I have a gaming PC with an SSD boot drive and an HDD. Right now, I am using the SSD, but how can I change it so the operating system can run on the HDD?I want to switch to the HDD because I may need more space for storing movies and other files at some point and don't want to use my external HDD because it is formatted for my MacBook.

    :)
     
    Drew Virella, Aug 3, 2023
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  2. Trosk61 Win User

    Windows 10 Dual Drive (HDD and SSD) Boot issue

    Hi,

    I am running a Windows 10 system on a Desktop. I added a 1TB Sandisk SSD and installed Window 10 on it. When my system boots, I get a screen asking me to select which operating system to run: Either the old HDD version, or the newly installed SSD version.
    When I select the newly installed SSD version, the system runs for a while and then I get random BSOD failures. Never the same BSOD Stop Code twice. If I choose the old HDD version, the system boots (albiet very slowly) and remains stable. When I use the BIOS
    settings to make the SSD the priority boot drive, upon re-boot the machine reports that I must provide a bootable source to continue. It seems the SSD is not bootable, and the system will only boot from the HDD. I want to ultimately make the SSD my system
    boot drive and the HDD simply a data drive. Any thoughts on action I should take?
     
    Trosk61, Aug 3, 2023
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  3. puma99dk| Win User
    Windows 10 boot drive

    Why do u even want a HDD/SSD that's 3TB for a operation system?
     
    puma99dk|, Aug 3, 2023
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  4. How do you run the Windows 11 operating system on an HDD on a computer with a SSD boot drive?

    SSD drive as primary drive(250gb) and HDD as storage hard drive(500gb), but system does not boot.

    Does the system boot with just the SSD connected?

    Yes, the system boots only with SSD connected.
     
    HenrySteinberg, Aug 3, 2023
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