Use the disk management tool that comes with Windows 10 to complete hard disk partitioning operations. 1. Press Win R to enter diskmgmt.msc or enter the disk management interface through the Start menu; 2. Initialize the disk (when used for the first time); 3. Ensure that there is unallocated space (can be obtained through compressed volume); 4. Right-click the unallocated area and select Create a new simple volume, set the size, drive letter and NTFS format; 5. After the new partition is completed, you can view it in the Explorer. Notes include: keeping some empty space for adjustment, formatting will clear the data and need to be confirmed in advance, the extended volume can be used to merge the unallocated space after the partition, and deleting the volume will cause data loss and must be backed up. Practical suggestions are: avoid excessive partitions affecting management and capacity expansion, reserve more than 50GB of space in the system disk, and keep the system disk in NTFS format. The entire process can be operated in steps, and the key steps need to be handled with caution.

If you are using a Windows 10 system and want to partition the hard disk but don’t know where to start, the operation is not complicated, just find the correct tools and steps. The disk management function that comes with Windows is sufficient to complete basic partitioning tasks and does not require additional software installation.

Open Disk Management Tools

The first step is to enter the "Disk Management" interface. You can press Win R key to open the run window, enter diskmgmt.msc and press Enter; or right-click "Start Menu" and select "Disk Management".

After entering, you will see the current status of all disks, including partitioned volumes, unallocated space and other information. If this is your first partition, you may need to initialize the disk first (the system will prompt you whether to do this).

Basic process for creating a new partition

In disk management, there are mainly the following steps to create a new partition:

• Make sure there is "unallocated" space on the disk. If not, you can right-click the existing partition and select "Compress Volume" to make space.
• Right-click on the "Unallocated" area and select "New Simple Volume".
• Follow the wizard to set the partition size, allocate the disk letter, and format the file system (usually NTFS).
• Once the setup is complete, the new partition appears in Explorer.

It should be noted that when partitioning, do not use up all space, leave a little space for easy adjustment. In addition, formatting will clear the partition data, so be sure to confirm that there are no important files in it before operation.

Adjust or delete an existing partition

Sometimes you want to merge two partitions or re-divider the capacity, and you can use the "Extend Volume" or "Delete Volume" function.

• If there is "unallocated" space behind a partition, you can right-click the partition and select "Extended Volume" to merge this part of the space.
• Deleting a partition is also very direct: right-click the target partition, click "Delete Volume", and then the original space becomes an unallocated state.

However, be aware that deleting the volume will cause all contents of the partition to be lost, so be sure to back up in advance.

Some practical suggestions for partitioning

• Don’t divide too many zones at once : too many partitions are not only troublesome to manage, but may also lead to difficulties in later expansion.
• Don’t be too small for the C drive : try to reserve more than 50GB of the system drive, especially for SSD users, to avoid the system running slower.
• Keep the system disk in NTFS format : Do not change the file system type unless you have special needs.

Basically these are the operations. The whole process is not difficult, but be careful at every step, especially deletion and formatting operations. As long as you do it step by step, there will generally be no problems.

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