Let's take a quick look at a step by step guide detailing how to partition an SSD in Windows using the built in Disk Management tool.

Step 1. Install and launch EaseUS Partition Master, then select Disk Clone on the left side. Step 2. Choose Clone Partition to clone the target partition from HDD to SSD.

I was using the SSD with Windows XP, but the partition created by Windows 7 worked fine. I switched between the HDD and SSD three or four times, restoring the latest image in this way.

Whether you're doing a fresh installation of Windows 7 or formating your hard drive to reinstall Windows XP from scratch, a separate data partition comes in handy.

One drive, three partitions. Partitioning your hard drive essentially tells your computer to treat portions of that drive as separate entities.

We show you how to install Windows 11/10 on a new or secondary SSD or HDD. Using this you can have two versions of Windows on the same computer - but different drives.