Windows 10: how do i create two dynamic partitions using Windows 10 disk management?

I wish to have a second dynamic partition. What software for Windows 10 will allow me to perform this disk management operation?

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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

 

Windows 7 and Dynamic Disk

I'd never heard of dynamic volumes but apparently they are not supported on laptops - so it's odd that your lappy has one. Here is an article that might help - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757696(WS.10).aspx

From a quick scan it looks like you will need to convert the dynamic volume to a standard one. Then you should be able to use disk management or a partition manager to shrink the existing partition, create a new partition in the unallocated space and then install x64 to the new partition.

 

Disk management console view is not up-to-date

i dont know how to fix your disk management, but i can fix your partition problems...




open up Command Prompt with admin rights. (Right click, run as admin)


enter in
DISKPART
list disk

then find the Disk number for your Raid array... lets call it number 7 ( you can tell what disk is what by the total size)
type in

Select Disk 7
List Partition (will give you a list of all the partitions..)
Select Partition 1 (im assuming you only have 1 partition on Disk 7) repeat this step if you have more partitions.
ASSIGN


that should get the array up and running ready to use.


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Still EDITING *Stick Out Tongue

side question, have you tried restarting the PC?