Microsoft confirms its DirectStorage API works on Windows 10 to help streamline and optimize high-speed PCIe 4.0 gaming SSDs.

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If you're still gaming on an HDD in 2025, it's time to level up to an SSD. I did some testing with modern games to show how much faster it can actually be for you.

SSDs also generally run cooler than hard drives. However, high-performance SSDs, like those used for gaming, can generate a lot of heat and may require a heatsink to help dissipate it.

Optimizing a Windows 8.1 system for SSD disables ReadyBoot. So I am sure that the big question on some of your minds is whether optimizing Windows for SSD use disables defragmentation.

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