Copy of How to Check Drive Health on Windows 11

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

Windows 11 can also monitor the health of solid-state drives (SSDs) and report any problems before a critical error occurs to give you enough time to back up your data before it's too late. However, you can check the estimated remaining life, spare information, and temperature at any time.

This guide provides you with instructions on How to Check Drive Health on Windows 11.

2. Resolution

Follow the below instructions to Check Drive Health on Windows 11:

1. The customer needs to first open Settings by pressing the Windows+I keys together simultaneously.

2. And click on System.

3. They need to click the Storage page on the right side.

4. Under the Storage management section, they need to click on Advanced storage settings. 

5. And click the Disks & volumes settings.

6. Next, they need to select the drive to create a new volume.

7. And select the available volume and click the Properties button.

8. Now, they need to confirm the drive health, including estimated remaining life and temperature.

9. Once they complete the steps, they will have a better understanding of the current health of the drive.