Step 10: Windows is installed and restarted automatically during the process. This time, my Windows 10 installation process begins normally. My SSD was formatted and partition in my Windows 10 before I clean install it, I don't know why this error occurs.Īt last I reformat my SSD with command, and repartition it by clicking on the New button during this Windows 10 installation process.Īfter partition, I select the target partition, and then click on Next. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style.'

And then I click on it to show details, it says: 'Windows cannot be installed to this disk.

On this step, when I selected a partition on SSD drive and click on Next, Windows 10 can't be installed and give the error message 'Windows can't be installed on drive 0 partition 2'. Step 9: When goes to 'Where do you want to install Windows' screen, select one of the partitions on SSD drive to install Windows 10. Step 8: Click on the option 'Custom: Install Windows only'. Step 7: Check the box next to 'I accept the license terms', and then click on Next. Step 5: When boots to the Windows Setup, select the language and other preferences, and then click on Next. If your computer can boot from the USB or CD installation disk automatically, you don't need to set it from BIOS, you can ignore Step 4 and go to Step 5 directly. Tips: If the SATA Mode is not set to AHCI, you need to change it manually. Step 4: When PC logo appears, press BIOS entering key (F2, Esc, Del, or others) to get into BIOS to set the USB or CD installation disk as the first boot option, save the change and exit, then boot computer from the installation disk. Step 3: Insert the Windows 10 installation media into computer, reconnect the computer to the power cable, and power on it. Step 2: Remove the old HDD from computer and connect the SSD to computer only. Step 1: Shut down system and disconnect computer from the power cable. If have finished the preparation work and going to clean install Windows 10 in the SSD drive, follow the steps below. Especially check out the product keys of your Office or other software that you need to reinstall on your Windows 10 again. Here only take Windows 10 as example to show you the detail steps.īefore cleaning install Windows 10, we need to create a Windows 10 installation disk, back up the important data and save it to the safe place like external USB drive or the cloud. Detail Steps to Clean Install Windows 10 on A New SSDĪfter showing the way how to install a new SSD in PC and how to format and partition a SSD drive, now in this article will show about how to install Windows 10 on a new SSD.Īctually, the steps to install Windows 10 on SSD are the same with the other versions of Windows, like Windows 7/8/8.1, Windows Server 2016/2012/2008/2003.

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