How to create a New Basic Partition in Windows 10

Description: This article will show how to create a New Basic Partition in Windows 10.

  1. Right click on the Windows logo in the lower left hand corner.
    Windows 10 Start Button
  2. Click on Disk Management.
    Windows 10 Classic Start Menu, Disk Management
  3. Right click on the unallocated space section on the drive and select New Simple Volume.
    Windows 10 Disk Management
  4. Click Next.
    Disk Management Wizard, Next
  5. Click Next. You may also make changes to the size of the new partition in the simple volume size in MB; by default it set to use all the unused space.
    Simple Volume Wizard, Size, Next
  6. Click Next. You may change the drive letter here if needed, but the letter already assigned will do for a basic setup.
    Simple Volume Wizard, Path, Next
  7. Click Next. Here you may create a name for new partition here in the volume label field. No further changes are recommended on this screen.
    Simple volume Wizard, Format Partition, Next
  8. Click Finish.
    Simple Volume Wizare, Finish

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