CNET editor Dong Ngo shows how you can replace your computer's hard drive with a solid-state drive and be significantly happier with your life.

Our guide will walk you through the complete step-by-step process of buying, installing, and formatting a new budget-focused SSD for your Windows desktop.

Still, there are a few things you should know to make installation as smooth as possible. Installing a hard drive in your PC doesn’t necessarily follow the same procedure as installing an SSD.

Let's take a quick look at a step-by-step guide detailing how to turn an SSD into a boot drive for your new or existing computer.

To make your computer run stable and fast, we recommend installing Windows 11 on an SSD drive. Here we give you a step by step guide on how to install Windows 11 on SATA/M.2/NVMe SSD.

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends How to install Windows on the Steam Deck's SSD If you want Windows only on the Steam Deck, you can install it directly to the SSD.