When you get a new hard drive and install it to your computer, you are not allowed to use it directly. You need to initialize it by using Windows snap-in Disk Management first, and then partition it. Till this moment, the partitions in the hard drive will be displayed on your computer. So you must want to know how to partition Windows?

In general, you know Disk Management. But you may don’t know the limitation in it. For example, in a basic disk, you can only extend primary partition if there is adjacent unallocated space right behind the target partition, or extend logical partition if there is adjacent free space right behind it. Otherwise, the basic disk will be converted into dynamic disk.

These limitations will prevent you to make full use of your hard drive. Then, a third-party Windows partition manager is necessary for you. Among all good and bad partition software, MiniTool Partition Wizard is really a good choice. The following introduction will let you know more about its partition functions

How to Partition Windows by MiniTool Partition Wizard

MiniTool Partition Wizard is a piece of professional partition manager, and its free edition can be used to partition Windows basic disk. For your use, you should download and install it to your computer.

Create Partition by MiniTool Partition Wizard

Step 1. Open the software and select the target partition on the main interface. Then click “Create Partition” from the function menu on the left.

Step 2. Drag the black arrows to change the size of partition and click “OK” to back to the main interface.

Step 3. Press “Apply” to save the change.

Resize Partition by Using MiniTool Partition Wizard

If you want to resize Windows partition when there is/are adjacent unallocated space/spaces in the same disk, you can apply the function “Move/Resize Partition”.

Take partition (E:) in as an example.

Step 1.In the main interface, select partition (E:), and click “Move/Resize Partition” from the left function menu.

Step 2. Pull the black arrow to right to enlarge the size, or shrink the size by pulling it to left. And then click “OK” to go back to the main interface.

Step 3. Don’t forget to press “Apply” to keep the change.

When there is no unallocated space or adjacent unallocated space in the same disk, you need to use the function “Extend Partition” to enlarge the target partition.

Besides, with this professional tool, you are also allowed to delete partition, wipe partition, convert disk style between MBR and GPT, convert file system between NTFS and FAT, and more.

Obviously, MiniTool Partition Wizard is powerful. It not only breaks some limitations in Disk Management, but also enables you to free partition and manage the basic disks in Windows OS easily.

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