What do I do before I remove my m.2 ssd boot drive?

[Alan_48]

I want to remove my m.2 ssd since I am returning my laptop, but I have already made it my boot drive. Can I just take it out or do I need to do something else before? I haven't removed the OS from the original HDD.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, Alan_48.

There's no need for you to do anything before you remove your M.2 SSD. You can just unplug it and replace it with the stock one. If you still have the OS on it, you should be able to boot to Windows properly and everything should be fine. If at some point you decide to use your M.2 SSD with another computer, you'd just have to reformat it and make a fresh install of Windows on it.

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD