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would windows 10 pro be able to do this without the additional software?

Not sure if this is the right place for this. I was hoping to bring some life into my old laptops by creating a virtual machine on my current desktop and logging into a dedicated "profile" with my laptop to the virtual machine desktop. Anyone can help point me to the right direction on this one? Is it possible? Also, having each desktop created completed isolated in the event of virus, malware, etc.? Thanks everyone!

I am not too concerned about those, to be honest. I may need to swap my power supply though sometime soon. I apologize that I sound so obsessed with RAID at the moment. How would I go about using Windows 10 to convert these drives to a RAID6 without losing data?

You're definitely right, backups are the way to go. However, doesn't the double parity provide more than enough protection from data loss? If one of my three drives goes down then I can easily swap in a new one and allow the system to rebuild... Thanks for your super fast reply!

Thanks, Wizardy! Will windows storage spaces allow for RAID6?

Hi everyone, I am hoping someone could point me in the right direction. My current build: Ryzen 1700 Asus B350 Plus Corsair Vengeance DDR4 16GB 2400MHz Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250gb (Windows OS) Sapphire RX480 8GB Storage 1: WD Red 10TB Storage 2: WD Red 10TB Storage 3: WD Red 8TB Case: Fractal Design Define R6 The Primary purpose of my build is for storage and everyday use (office, email, editing, etc.); I save all my files and records to these storages. Recently, someone brought to my attention that a raid setup would be a good idea in the event of one of my drives going down. I have searched high and low for a software solution for a Raid6 setup and came up short. 2 questions: 1. What would be the best software solution for this? 2. Will I be able to convert to raid without data loss? If more drives are required, Black Friday is around the corner lol. I also have an SDD laying around if that helps. Thanks for your time and help!