Windows 10: Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe?

Discus and support Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe? in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hey everyone, I have a 1TB HDD which has been partitioned into 4 drives C, D, E and F. I have attached a screenshot below. [ATTACH] As you can see... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Jyotirmay Kumar Jha, Dec 6, 2020.

  1. JYOTIRMAY KUMAR JHA
    Jyotirmay Kumar Jha Win User

    Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe?


    Hey everyone,

    I have a 1TB HDD which has been partitioned into 4 drives C, D, E and F. I have attached a screenshot below.


    Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe? f41e3863-3809-4c15-83bf-12cc26efe581?upload=true.png


    As you can see that my D: drive is mostly unused so i was wondering what if I shrink the size of D: by 50GB and this unallocated space, I will add it to my System partition C:. Will it be safe or will it cause some problems? I read somewhere that shrinking it may cause some issue with "recorded size" but there was nothing about expanding it.


    I will be using AOMEI Partition assistant for this because I'm familiar with it. So, if you think it is not safe or have some better methods to do that and if there will be some issue kindly give me precaution, I will be greatly obliged.


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    Jyotirmay Kumar Jha, Dec 6, 2020
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  2. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Dec 6, 2020
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  3. SCRIZZ
    Scrizz Win User
    Windows 10

    no, you can't go back..
    I suggest creating a backup image of your os drive
     
    Scrizz, Dec 6, 2020
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  4. MRGENIUS
    MrGenius Win User

    Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe?

    Download Windows 10 TH/RS

    For the convenience of not having to use the installation media for startup repairs. But you should be able to use your installation media to do whatever the recovery partition does(including startup repairs). AFAIK. I could be wrong about that though.
    I'm not sure if I follow you there. But if you clean install Windows 10 there will be at least 3 partitions.
    • (EFI System Partition)
    • (Primary Partition)
    • (Recovery/OEM Partition)
    If you install from an OEM installation media there might(should?) be 4 partitions. Since there might(should?) be a Recovery partition and an OEM partition.

    Is expanding the Windows partition in Windows 10 safe? partitions-10-png.png


    Back on topic...

    Download May 8 CU KB4103721 x64 (326.5MB)

    Brings system to 17134.48

    List of improvements and fixes found here.
     
    MrGenius, Dec 6, 2020
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