Windows 10: Boot without primary partition

Hello, My hard disk is starting to run very slow, so I'd like to boot my PC onto my ssd.Would it be possible to change the main partition to put it on my ssd?Thank you for your time

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W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

How do I enlarg the primary Windows 10 partition with windows running?

Hi,


Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

1. Press Windows + R, type diskmgmt.msc.

2. Select the primary partition.

3. If you have already created a partition then back up your data and delete the partition. (Note not the primary partition).
If you have not created a partition then create.

4. To delete the partition right click on the partition and select Delete volume.

5. Then right click on primary partition and select Extend Volume.

6. Click on Next and Finish.





Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help

 

How to go about building a tri-boot system?

i dual boot all the time, and going in to tri boot is easy.

step 1) partition the drive in to 3 partitions ( leaving 1 empty for the linux installer. )
step 2) install windows on the first 2 partitions.
step 3) install linux, and let it auto partition the remaining space. ( i recommend at least 30gb of space for linux, because it will make things a lot easier. )

step 4) enjoy.