See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10  

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10

    How to See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Hardware & Drivers
    26 Sep 2023
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10


    You can easily check to see if the disk type for your drives are SSD or HDD in Windows 10 without having to physically look at them or use 3rd party software.

    A HDD (hard disk drive) is an electro-mechanical data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. The platters are paired with magnetic heads, usually arranged on a moving actuator arm, which read and write data to the platter surfaces. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. HDDs are a type of non-volatile storage, retaining stored data even when powered off.

    A SSD (solid state drive), is a solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. It is also sometimes called a solid-state device or a solid-state disk, although SSDs do not have physical disks. SSDs can use traditional hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces and form factors, or newer interfaces and form factors that exploit specific advantages of the flash memory in SSDs. Traditional interfaces (e.g., SATA and SAS) and standard HDD form factors allow such SSDs to be used as drop-in replacements for HDDs in computers and other devices. Newer form factors such as mSATA, M.2, U.2, and EDSFF (formerly known as Ruler SSD) and higher speed interfaces such as NVMe over PCI Express can increase performance over HDD performance. SSDs have no moving mechanical components. This distinguishes them from conventional electromechanical drives such as HDDs or floppy disks, which contain spinning disks and movable read-write heads. Compared with electromechanical drives, SSDs are typically more resistant to physical shock, run silently, and have quicker access time and lower latency. While the price of SSDs has continued to decline over time, SSDs are still more expensive per unit of storage than HDDs and are expected to remain so into the next decade.

    This tutorial will show you how to see if a disk type is SSD (solid state drive) or HDD (hard disk drive) in Windows 10 and Windows 11.


     CONTENTS:

    • Option One: See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Microsoft Drive Optimizer
    • Option Two: See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Task Manager
    • Option Three: See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in PowerShell
    • Option Four: See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Command Prompt





    OPTION ONE

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Microsoft Drive Optimizer


    1. Open Optimize Drives.

    2. In the Media type column, you will see the disk type shown for each drive listed. (see screenshot below)

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10-disk_type_in_optimize_drives.png






    OPTION TWO

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Task Manager


    This option is only available starting with Window 10 build 18898 and higher.

    1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).

    2. In the Performance tab, you will see the disk type (SSD or HDD) for each disk listed. (see screenshot below)

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10-disk_type_in_task_manager.jpg






    OPTION THREE

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in PowerShell


    To see more Get-PhysicalDisk command usage options and details, see: Get-PhysicalDisk | Microsoft Docs

    1. Open PowerShell.

    2. Copy and paste the command below into PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    Get-PhysicalDisk | Format-Table -AutoSize

    3. In the MediaType column, you will see the disk type (SSD or HDD) for each disk listed. (see screenshot below)

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10-disk_type_in_powershell.jpg






    OPTION FOUR

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Command Prompt


    To see more Get-PhysicalDisk command usage options and details, see: Get-PhysicalDisk | Microsoft Docs

    1. Open a Command Prompt.

    2. Copy and paste the command below into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    PowerShell "Get-PhysicalDisk | Format-Table -AutoSize"

    3. In the MediaType column, you will see the disk type (SSD or HDD) for each disk listed. (see screenshot below)

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10-disk_type_in_command_prompt.jpg


    That's it,
    Shawn Brink






  1. Posts : 41,412
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #1

    What would cause Windows to misinterpret a HD as a SSD?

    Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 - 750GB 7.2K RPM SATA 9.5mm 2.5" Hard Drive - CPU Medics



    Code:
    Windows PowerShell
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6
    
    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> get-physicaldisk | format-table -autosize
    
    Number FriendlyName            SerialNumber   MediaType CanPool OperationalStatus HealthStatus Usage            Size
    ------ ------------            ------------   --------- ------- ----------------- ------------ -----            ----
    0      Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 J3340084K1LYTA SSD       False   OK                Healthy      Auto-Select 698.64 GB
    
    
    PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

    Code:
    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1466]
    (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic diskdrive get Name, Manufacturer, Model, InterfaceType, MediaType, SerialNumber
    InterfaceType  Manufacturer            MediaType              Model                    Name                SerialNumber 
    SCSI           (Standard disk drives)  Fixed hard disk media  Hitachi HTS727575A9E364  \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0  J3340084K1LYTA
    
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

    See if Disk Type is SSD or HDD in Windows 10-ten-forums-optimize-drive-displaying-ssd-hd-01222022.png



    Code:
    Description	Disk drive
    Manufacturer	(Standard disk drives)
    Model	Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Bytes/Sector	512
    Media Loaded	Yes
    Media Type	Fixed hard disk
    Partitions	4
    SCSI Bus	0
    SCSI Logical Unit	0
    SCSI Port	0
    SCSI Target ID	1
    Sectors/Track	63
    Size	698.64 GB (750,153,761,280 bytes)
    Total Cylinders	91,201
    Total Sectors	1,465,144,065
    Total Tracks	23,256,255
    Tracks/Cylinder	255
    Partition	Disk #0, Partition #0
    Partition Size	499.00 MB (523,239,424 bytes)
    Partition Starting Offset	1,048,576 bytes
    Partition	Disk #0, Partition #1
    Partition Size	689.16 GB (739,976,937,472 bytes)
    Partition Starting Offset	524,288,000 bytes
    Partition	Disk #0, Partition #2
    Partition Size	2.01 GB (2,155,872,256 bytes)
    Partition Starting Offset	740,501,225,472 bytes
    Partition	Disk #0, Partition #3
    Partition Size	6.98 GB (7,495,221,248 bytes)
    Partition Starting Offset	742,657,097,728 bytes
      My Computer


 

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