The 'OS Partition' trick: Why I never install Windows on the whole drive ...

This is related to the Win10 upgrade but I did not want to clutter that thread. One of the issues with the WIn10 upgrade is that it seems to have a problem trying to upgrade when there is a system ...

is partition alignment just for ssd? if not, is there any advantage for non-ssd? i've heard of the paragon alignment tool..doing it.. though prob not free and don't know if it's good. Only plain old ...