Discussing the process of installing a fresh Windows 10 version
Discussing the process of installing a fresh Windows 10 version
You can remove all partitions except the one you wish to use for Windows 10. This will erase everything else, including your other drives. After formatting, you’ll need to choose the SSD during installation to ensure it’s selected. Deleting only the SSD won’t leave your other hard drives intact; they remain unaffected.
Windows will continue to recognize the additional storage devices.
You might format each drive individually. Removing a drive and disabling it during installation can result in Windows recognizing it in Drive Manager yet not in "My Computer."
Your disk1 has a system-reserved partition that remains locked because it's designated for essential operations, preventing deletion.