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Buy a 2TB M.2 NVME Predator SSD to retire my 1TB Kingston SSD.

• Download Windows 11 on a USB to install it on the new SSD.

• A window pops up saying my PC is not compatible with Windows 11... while I’m already using Windows 11.

• Plan B: install from the operating system to bypass the compatibility check.

• The process takes a freaking 4 hours.

• Now, clone Windows from my old 1TB Kingston to the 2TB Predator SSD.

• Make the grave mistake of not clicking “expand storage” during the cloning process and end up with a 1TB Predator.

• Spend hours fixing that mistake.

• During the process, discover the compatibility warning no longer appears.

• Install Windows properly, taking only a few minutes this time.

• Everything goes great, so I decide to shut down and disconnect the old Kingston SSD.

• Turn the PC back on, and now it shows a black screen saying “insert boot device.”

• Reconnect the old Kingston SSD, and the problem disappears. Apparently, a dependency was created between both SSDs.

• Reinstall Windows 11 to remove that link and discover the compatibility window only pops up when the old Kingston is disconnected.

• Decide to keep it connected and, right when Windows asks to select the disk for installation, disconnect the old Kingston.

• Install everything perfectly and error-free after 12 hours of trying to install Windows 11.

Another reason to hate Windows 11.