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Why is Windows on the C: drive of the hard drive?


Some Windows beginners wonder why Windows is on the C: drive of the hard drive and not on A:, or B :!



The Microsoft operating system, such as Windows, or the first operating system MS-DOS, was always installed on C: and still serves as the first drive on the hard disk on which Windows is installed!

Why is drive C: the first available drive letter for installation?

The computer still assigns drives A: and B: as floppy disks, today also for sometimes other removable media.

Even if there is partially no floppy disk drive on the computer, drive letters A: and B: are reserved for floppy disk drives, Windows is installed on drive C :.

This is also important for better downward compatibility.

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