But for home labbers who plan to stay on a single-node setup, you can disable them to prevent (or rather, considerably slow down) the wear rate of your boot drive.

If your Windows 11/10 PC won't boot after upgrading or installing a new SSD, check the boot order. The solutions provided here will help you fix this issue.

Is your once roomy boot SSD getting full? Now that there are lots of options for NVMe models, it's worth considering whether you should snag one for your upgrade.

Sandisk WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD | 1 TB | PCIe 4.0 | 7100MB/s sequential read speed | 5-year warranty | $82.99 $79.99 at Sandisk Small but definitely mighty, this SSD could make for the perfect, ...