Windows 10: Resetting PC (Reinstalling Windows) causes SSD to not be recognizable by anything

Reinstalling windows makes my SSD unrecognizable by anything. There's nothing wrong with the SSD as it worked fine before the re-installation. The SSD is plugged in right so it's something with windows. What can I do to make it appear again?

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I was resetting my pc and I ended up having to reinstall Windows.

Hi Donald,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. I will try my best to fix the issue.



To assist you better, please provide us more information.

• 
  How are you exactly trying to reset your PC?
  
• Do you received any error message while trying to reset your PC?

Meanwhile, I suggest you to go to the below link Microsoft article and try the steps.

Recovery options in Windows 10



Hope this helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Reinstalling windows 10 on SSD

Step 1: Backup your important files:

• How to manually backup and restore your files

Step 2: create a new bootable copy of Windows 10. The Windows 10 USB you have is the original version of Windows 10 which quite outdated.

Step 1: How
to download official Windows 10 ISO files

Step 2:

• How
  to Prepare Bootable Install Media for Windows 10 - DVD, USB or SD Card

Step 3: Shutdown the computer, remove the HDD then install the SSD

Step 4: Perform a clean install.

• How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10

When you upgraded from a previous version of Windows or receive a new computer preinstalled with Windows 10, what happened is the hardware (your PC) will get a digital entitlement, where a unique signature of the computer will be stored on Microsoft
Activation Servers. The Windows 7 or Windows 8 genuine license you were previously running will be exchanged for a diagnostics key.

Anytime you need to reinstall Windows 10 on that machine, just proceed to reinstall Windows 10. It will automatically reactivate. You will prompted to enter a product key a couple times through the installation, click I don't have
a key and Do this later.

There is no need to know or get a new key, but if you have issues with Digital Licensing or the Activation Troubleshooter, you can utilize an existing Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 product key you already own to
reactivate if necessary. or use the reset function in Windows 10.

Activate Your Windows 10 License via Microsoft Chat Support

 

PC Build Steps

1.1 - Ideally put optical in SATA 0, and SSD in SATA 1, this will cause the optical drive to be the default 1st boot option. You can change it manually if not, but I like it this way
2.infinity - yes, that's fine. if it's above 70 +/- 5 degrees, then it may just need a repaste/remount