Windows 10: Why does Microsoft make it so difficult to resize the Windows partition?

If you want to extend your Windows partition and you have unallocated space on the same disk, Windows Disk Management won't give you the option to extend the volume, it's greyed out in the options menu. This is because you can only extend into adjacent unallocated space, and the Windows Recovery partition is in the way.However, if you download the free version of EaseUS Partiton Master, although it won't let you resize the Windows partition unless you stump up for the paid edition, it will let you move the Recovery partition to the end of the unallocated space, and you can do the rest in Disk

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Resize Windows 10 System Partition

Hi Adrain,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if that helps.

• Run Disk Management. Open Run Command (Windows button +R) a dialog box will open and type "diskmgmt.msc".
• In the Disk Management screen, just right-click on the partition that you want to shrink, and select “Extend Volume” from the menu
• Locate your system partition — that’s probably the C: partition. Right-click on it and select “Shrink Volume.” If you have multiple partitions on your hard drive, you could also choose to resize a different partition to free up space.

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Resize a Partition/Install

Nevermind. Fixed the issue by Resizing the main partition with a live USB linux OS

 

Resizing C partition

Would suggest using Ease us partition manager for this.Disk Management is kinda useless for resizing.