Windows 10: W10 Reformat/Install on New SSD Help Requested

Hi guys. I got my Stimulus money yesterday in my Bank Account, and placed order for 2 2TB Samsung Evo Plus 970 SSD's. They should both arrive this Wednesday. Here is my situation: I have an MSI GT75 Laptop, that has 3 SSD slots. Currently, the slots have 2 1TB Samsung Evo Plus 970s, and the other remaining slot has a 500GB SSD with the Windows 10 OS installed on it. Before I proceed with switching out and swapping around my SSD's, I have a few questions about the System Reformat process, as I think that would be the easiest way to do this.

- How should I go about doing the Reformat? What are my options?

- When I ordered my laptop about 3 years ago, it came with a bootable Windows 10 USB. If I use that, do I need to have an OS currently installed on one of the SSDs? Currently, the W10 OS is on the 500GB SSD and I am thinking about putting the OS on one of the 1TB SSD's I already have. For the 3 SSD slots that are under the Heat Sync, I would put the 1TB SSD (with the OS), and the 2 2TB SSD's.

My Windows 10 Version is 20H2

Thoughts and help appreciated *Smile

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