Windows 10: Want to make 4TB SSD my new C drive, but Windows 10 won't install because "disk is of the...

SYSTEM INFO:Motherboard: PRIME B760-PLUS BIOS ver. 1402Processor: Intel Core i7-14700kOS: 64-bit Windows 10 Home Ver. 22H2SSD for installation: Predator SSD GM7000 4TBProblem:I bought a Predator GM7000-4TB internal SSD to replace my current C drive as it was getting full.When I tried installing Windows on the new SSD using my Windows 10 Home installation USB flash drive, the windows setup gave the following error message when I tried to select the new SSD as the install location:"Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style".It's my understanding th

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New 4TB drive install..


Ok Len, Take it step by step - ask any questions

All of the steps are in your thread,

Here's a simple outline

1) Clean install Windows 10
The instructions to wipe the drive are in post# 79
Then just continue the install

2) Creating a bootable miniTool PW disc instructions can be found in post# 73

3) Resizing the C: partition instructions can be found in TopGun's post# 58

Good luck - post your progress or questions.

Bill

 

Installing Windows on my new C drive

Current Situation: My C Disk is cramming up and I decided to change a new C disk.

Currently my computer storage is composed of an SSD (being my C disk) and an HDD. I bought a new SSD and desire to somehow transfer my current system into the new SSD along with the current environmental variables, user data, both program files folder, and
various other folders instead of installing a brand new system on my new C drive.

Questions I am currently wondering:

1. I noticed the function provided by windows called "Create a system image". Currently my softwares are distributed evenly in my C drive (SSD) and D drive (HDD). I am not changing my HDD, so softwares installed there will not be removed. If I only choose
   to backup my system in my C drive, can I still run my softwares on my HDD after changing a C drive and reinstalling Windows using the generated ISO file?
2. Does this function "create a system image" pack up the environmental variables, registry, along with all other folders in my C drive, or only the minimal system?
3. If I extract the system image ISO into my new C drive, can I somehow "extract" from the ISO file to create a new system in my new drive? If not, is it possible to make my new C drive a windows Boot USB, and directly installing the windows system onto itself?
4. What is your suggested method of making this move?

Thank you for your help!!

 

Installed a new SSD when starting up it crashes at 100% disk usage (Failed)

I would use the WIndows 10 Install disk to format the new SSD drive and only format. DO NOT DO A FAST FORMAT! Then I would put the old drive back in and clone the old drive to the New SSD Drive. Then DO NOT USE THE SSD AT ALL UNTIL IT IS INSTALLED ON THE LAPTOP AS THE C DRIVE. Then make sure that is the only drive that is installed on the laptop is the SSD drive until your loaded into Windows! I think this will resolve the issue but if doesn't then I think maybe you have a faulty new SSD drive.