Windows 10: How do I delete a volume that still has Windows on it?

I recently used the Media Creation Tool to create Windows on a SSD, because I wanted to get faster boot times. When I did this, shortly after I chose all the options and signed in, I realized that now my hard drive wasn't getting picked up in file explorer. So I restarted my computer and when it started booting Windows, it asked me which operating system I wanted to go into, and I was really confused at first because I thought it would just automatically delete the OS that was on the hard drive and it would just start fresh like resetting it but it didn't. And now I'm stuck with the OS on the SSD which is what I am currently on and another OS on the hard drive. My main problem is that I cannot use my hard drive while being on the SSD, but I would also like to just have 1 OS like I did in the past. Is there anyway I can just start completely fresh with just the OS on the SSD? My version of Windows is: Version 21H1 (OS Build 19043, 928) Windows 10 Home

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Cannot delete volume

Hello Machael,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

• What is the type of the volume?

You may check the type of the volume in disk management by following the below steps:

• Press Windows + R.
• Type "diskmgmt.msc" and press Enter.

I request you to attach screenshot of the Disk Management page.

I would suggest you to check this link and see if it helps.

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I hope this helps you. If you have any further queries, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you.

Thank you.

 

Deleting contacts from Windows 10


When you say Windows Mail Live are you referring to Mail app or Windows Live Mail?

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

• Open Windows Live Mail.
• Press Ctrl + 3 using your keyboard. Right-click on the contact to delete it if it is a single contact.
• Highlight all contacts by pressing Ctrl + A.
• Click Delete located on the Ribbon bar.
• Click OK when you see the message These contacts will also be deleted from Hotmail, Messenger, and other Windows Live services.

After following the steps above, all your contacts that you have manually added to your account will be deleted however, contacts coming from third-party sites such as Facebook will not be deleted unless you remove Facebook from your account.

For Mail app:

Open People app then delete the contact.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Cannot delete volume

Thank you Very much.

Michael Bereece.