Windows 10: Will upgrading Windows format hard drive?

Discus and support Will upgrading Windows format hard drive? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, I am currently having Windows 10 Enterprise 1803 installed on my laptop. I want to upgrade it using the ISO file downloaded from Microsoft's... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Jyotirmay Kumar Jha, Feb 18, 2020.

  1. Will upgrading Windows format hard drive?


    Hi,

    I am currently having Windows 10 Enterprise 1803 installed on my laptop. I want to upgrade it using the ISO file downloaded from Microsoft's official website. So, my question is, will upgrading windows clear my hard drive all partitions: c,d&e?


    Thanks,

    Regards,

    Jyotirmay Kumar Jha.

    :)
     
    Jyotirmay Kumar Jha, Feb 18, 2020
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  2. little cat, Feb 18, 2020
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  3. How to Partiton a Hard Drive in Vista

    This is a way to get Vista to see another hard drive that is not associated with the OS. There is some times when your new hdd doesn't seem to want to work well with Vista. But, there is a solution in it.

    Open the Computer Management By doing these steps.
    • Click on the Start Button
    • Click on Control Panel
    • Click Administrative Tools
    • Double click on Computer Management
    You are now in the Navigation panel of the Computer Management.
    When in Computer Management, you then have to allow the new drive to be recognized.
    • Double click on Storage
    • Double click on Disk Management
    Now in the middle of your screen there is the layout of the Disk Drives that you have. The drives that are partitioned will show by the drive lettering. The others will just show up as having nothing at all in them. Below that there will be the Disk drives that are installed into the computer. You'll see that the primary one will all ways read as "Disk 0". Then you will have Disk 1 and so on. Under the Disks there will also see your CD-Rom drives.. If there is more then one, it will be labeled the same as Disk drives..

    On to the Partitioning of the drive in question.
    • Right Click on the drive
    • Click to format the drive or Enable Volume. There will be a series of windows that open up. This is Vista's formatting. Just go threw the windows, and make sure everything is the way you want it to happen.
    • Once the formatting is done, will take some time depending on the drive size.
    • Right click on the drive
    • Click on Mark the Partition as Active
    After you have done those steps, The drive will be up and running threw Vista.



    :Side Notes:
    If you are not the Administer to the Os, then you will have to enable it..
    You may also want to redo the drive lettering of it all. But, I really don't see a reason to do so. If you do, you have to redo drive paths and so forth.. A lot of work on something so small...
     
    Cold Storm, Feb 18, 2020
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  4. Paolo Mag Win User

    Will upgrading Windows format hard drive?

    Formatting a dual boot system with windows 10 and ubuntu

    Hi,

    In Windows 10, you can easily format a hard drive or a partition by accessing Computer Management. For us to assist you, we suggest that you follow the steps listed below:

    • Press the Start button.
    • Type Computer Management.
    • On the left side, click on Disk Management under Storage.
    • Locate the drive that you want to format.
    • Once located, right-click on the drive and choose Format.

    If the hard drive has not been formatted with the steps that we have provided above, we recommend that you contact the manufacturer of your hard drive. Some hard drive requires a software that you'll need to use just to format it.

    Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
     
    Paolo Mag, Feb 18, 2020
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