creating a new partition in Windows 10

Method 1. Windows 10 Disk Management

Step 1: You got three ways to access Windows 10 Disk Management. 

  • Way 1. Right-click on This PC, choose Management and then Disk Management.
  • Way 2. In the search box next to the Windows icon, type disk management, the best match is "Create and format hard disk partitions". Choose the result and Enter in Disk Management.
  • Way 3. Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run box, type diskmgmt.msc and hit Enter. (Also applies to Windows 10/8.1/8/7)

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Step 2: Right-click one hard disk partition and select "Shrink Volume".

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Step 3: Enter the amount of space you want to shrink in MB as shown below then click on the "Shrink" button.

Step 4: Right-click on the unallocated space and select "New Simple Volume".

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Step 5: You'll now enter the New Simple Volume Wizard interface by clicking "Next" and specify a volume size.

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Step 6: Assign Drive Letter or Path, then format the partition into the default file system NTFS. Click "Finish" to complete creating a new partition in Windows 10.

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You can create more partitions by repeating the above steps and manage those partitions for personal files and folders. Now you're doing great in organizing your Windows 10 laptop or PC smoothly and efficiently.

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