Perfect 👍 Let me give you the full step-by-step guide — from making the Ubuntu USB to fully wiping Windows and installing Ubuntu on your SSD only.
- Go to 👉 ubuntu.com/download/desktop
- Download Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (recommended)
- Get Rufus 👉 rufus.ie
- Run it (no install needed).
- Use at least 8 GB USB
- Back up data on it (everything will be erased).
- Device → select your USB drive
- Boot selection → “Disk or ISO image” → choose the Ubuntu ISO you downloaded
- Partition scheme → GPT
- Target system → UEFI (non-CSM)
- File system → FAT32
- Click Start → wait until done
Now your USB is ready ✅
- While it’s booting, press the boot menu key (common:
F12,F2,ESC, orDEL). - From the menu, choose your USB drive.
- Select “Try or Install Ubuntu”
- Click Install Ubuntu on the desktop.
- Choose Language & Keyboard layout.
- Choose Normal installation
- Check Install third-party software
- Continue
Here’s the critical step:
- Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu ✅
- Click Advanced features (optional) → confirm use LVM if you want easier resizing later (optional).
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You will see your disks:
/dev/sda (~931 GB)→ your HDD (Disk 0: D:, E:, F:)/dev/sdb (~465 GB)→ your SSD (Disk 1: C:)
👉 Select /dev/sdb (465 GB SSD)
/dev/sda (~931 GB HDD)
Ubuntu will erase only the SSD and install itself there.
- Confirm → it will warn all data on SSD will be erased.
- Choose time zone.
- Create username + password.
- Installation runs (10–20 minutes).
- When it’s done, remove the USB.
- Reboot → your PC now boots directly into Ubuntu 🎉
- Windows is completely gone.
- Open Files app in Ubuntu.
- On the left, under “Other Locations”, you’ll see your HDD (D:, E:, F:).
- Ubuntu can read/write them (NTFS is supported).
- You can use them as extra storage.
✅ Done: Windows is fully removed, Ubuntu runs on SSD, and your HDD remains safe.
Would you like me to also give you instructions for auto-mounting your HDD (D:, E:, F:) every time Ubuntu starts, so you don’t need to click them manually each time?