Windows 10 launches a new feature that can check the health and temperature of SSD solid state drives
Since solid-state drives (SSDs) are much faster than traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) and are becoming increasingly affordable, we are seeing more and more SSDs as the primary storage device for computers.
Users who use their computers to store critical data may want to check the health of their SSDs from time to time to avoid losing data in the event of a storage device failure.
Most SSD manufacturers offer their own software to configure and monitor the health of your SSD. For example, Kingston offers a utility called SSD Manager, which allows you to change various SSD settings, monitor the health of your SSD, and find other important information about your SSD.
In addition to the tools provided by SSD manufacturers, there are many third-party applications that can monitor the health, performance, and temperature of your SSD.
The good news is: Windows 10 now offers (currently only available in Windows 10 Insider Builder 20226 and later) a feature that allows you to view more information about your SSD. With this new feature, you can view the health of your SSD, available spares, and current temperature. This means that you will not need to install third-party software to monitor the health of your SSD, as Windows 10 will also alert users when the SSD is about to fail or when the health has deteriorated to a certain percentage.
The temperature and health monitoring features are not available for external drives like pen drives and memory cards, these features currently only support internal NVMe SSDs.
How does Windows 10 calculate the estimated remaining life of an SSD?
According to Microsoft, Windows 10 calculates the estimated remaining life of an SSD using an approximate percentage of the manufacturer’s prediction for the drive’s life. Therefore, this may not be accurate. Also, please note that if Windows 10 displays the estimated remaining life of an SSD as 0%, this does not necessarily mean that the SSD is failing or will soon fail, it only means that the drive has completed the write/erase cycles predicted by the manufacturer.
Note: As mentioned at the beginning of the article, this is a new feature currently only available to users testing Windows 10 Insider (20226 and later). To check the build number, type winver.exe in the Start/taskbar search and press Enter.
Check the estimated remaining life and temperature of an SSD in Windows 10
1. Open the Settings app and navigate to System > Storage.
2. In the More storage settings section, click the Manage disks and volumes link.
Win10 launches a new feature that can check the health and temperature of SSD solid-state drives
3. The page that appears will show the number of drives and partitions on your PC. Click the hard drive or SSD entry to display the hidden “Properties” button.
Win10 launches a new feature that can check the health and temperature of SSD solid-state drives
Note: If you have more than one SSD on your computer, scroll down the page to view all entries.
4. Click the “Properties” button.
5. The “Drive Health” section displays the estimated remaining life of the hard drive or SSD, the available spare disks, and the current SSD temperature (in degrees Celsius).
Win10 launches a new feature that can check the health and temperature of SSD solid-state drives
By the way, we recommend that you always back up your data to a cloud storage service or external drive to avoid data loss.
This article is transferred from “51CTO” Author: Micro Class Media
