Скачать или смотреть How to Partition a New Laptop: Split C Drive and Create D & E Drives in Windows 11/10 [Step-by-Step]

Learn how to partition a new laptop hard drive in Windows 11/10 using Disk Management. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to shrink the C: drive and create new D: and E: drives without third-party tools. Perfect for organizing files, separating system and data, and improving backup workflows.

What you’ll learn:

Open Disk Management in Windows 11/10

Shrink C: drive safely to free up unallocated space

Create new partitions and assign D: and E: drive letters

Format partitions (NTFS) and label volumes

Tips to avoid data loss and common errors

Chapters (timestamps):
00:00 Intro and what partitions are
00:35 Open Disk Management (Windows+X — Disk Management)
01:05 Shrink C: drive (enter size in MB)
02:00 Create New Simple Volume (D:)
03:00 Create New Simple Volume (E:)
03:45 Assign drive letters and format (NTFS)
04:30 Verify drives in File Explorer
05:00 Tips, warnings, and FAQs

Steps overview:

Right-click Start — Disk Management

Right-click C: — Shrink Volume — enter size (in MB) — Shrink

Right-click Unallocated — New Simple Volume — set size — assign letter (D or E) — format (NTFS) — Finish

Repeat for additional partitions

Important notes and safety:

Back up important data before shrinking or formatting

Formatting erases data on that partition

Use NTFS for Windows system/data drives

If shrink is limited, disable hibernation/pagefile temporarily, then retry

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