Windows 10: Use DiskPart to Create the OS Partition on Clean Install.

I have a Laptop HDD [ my preferred option as opposed to an SSD on this Laptop ] arriving on Friday and I want to use DiskPart to Setup the size of the OS Partition. The main reason I want to do it this way is because DiskPart can create an exact 30 GB Partition [ my OCD ] for example. Here are the steps that I tried the other day which did NOT work . . . Boot from the install USB. On the Windows Installation Screen press Shift + F10. diskpart list disk select disk 0 clean create partition primary size=30000 exit exit I intend to leave assign AND format fs=ntfs for Windows to perform as normal during the installation. Thanks.

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Use DiskPart to Create the OS Partition on Clean Install.

I have a Laptop HDD [ my preferred option as opposed to an SSD on this Laptop ] arriving on Friday and I want to use DiskPart to Setup the size of the OS Partition. The main reason I want to do it this way is because DiskPart can create an exact 30 GB Partition [ my OCD ] for example. Here are the steps that I tried the other day which did NOT work . . .

• Boot from the install USB.
• On the Windows Installation Screen press Shift + F10.
• diskpart
• list disk
• select disk 0
• clean
• create partition primary size=30000
• exit
• exit

I intend to leave assign AND format fs=ntfs for Windows to perform as normal during the installation.

Thanks.

 

Use DiskPart to Create the OS Partition on Clean Install.

Those were the steps I did.

Because I figured that Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, would have required Windows setup to create a separate system and/or recovery partition.

 

Use DiskPart to Create the OS Partition on Clean Install.

Thanks for the reply @NavyLCDR, it is appreciated.

So basically, these are the steps . . .

[1] Boot from the installation USB.
[2] On the Windows Installation Screen press Shift + F10.

• diskpart
• list disk
• select disk 0
• clean
• convert mbr
• create partition primary size=30720
• format fs=ntfs
• active
• exit
• exit

[3] Continue to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen.
[4] Highlight Drive 0.
[5] Click Next to continue the installation.