Windows 10: WIN 10 C DRIVE

i need help i downloaded my windows 10 in E drive but now i gonna reinstall it but in c drive i already had win 8 in c drive and i have deleted folders but program files folder is not delete idk how to format c drive without usb or and cd plz help

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Win 10 Parallel Installation - Win 8.1 in C: Drive & Win 10 in D: Drive

Hi,

I have subscribed to auto upgrate on 29th July. Currently in my laptop Win 8.1 is on C: Drive.

1. Will I have a choice to install the Win 10 on E: Drive? I don't want to touch C: drive at-all.

2. Will the installation steps ask me what customized applications are needed to be installed?

3. The WiFi connection settings are fixed and passwords are all stored with Win 8.1; If the installation does not happen in the E: Dirve, will my setting be deleted in C: Drive?

4. If the installation does not happen in E drive, do I need to remove all my data from C drive to other drive?

Thanks

Rishu

 

How in WIN 11 do I change the drive letter of the CD/ROM drive?

Thanks, Greg.

So this is what worked, step by step.

Reboot

Drive is listed as E: in file explorer.

Drive not listed in Disk Management.

Insert DVD, it plays after short pause.

Disk management now shows Audio CD as E:

Right click, change letter to R: (while playing!)

Reboot.

Drive now shows as BD-RE drive as R: in File Explorer.

The bottom line is

- File Explorer does not provide for changing drive letter afics.

- Disk Management seems to need a disk to be in the drive for it to "see" the drive. I can't recall is this is Win 10 behaviour

I don't recall having any difficulty with this in Win 10 (its possible that the Win 10 default drive allocation was "after" my external drives; or I "just changed it").

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

 

Win 10 Parallel Installation - Win 8.1 in C: Drive & Win 10 in D: Drive

You can do this but it is a little trickier. Here is my advice:

• If I understand correctly, you have 2 partitions at this moment: a drive C were your current windows resides and a drive D, probably with your files (this is also my setup)
• The first step will be to create a partition for Windows 10 (cut part of drive D). You can do this in disk manager. If you don't know how, please ask and I will give you the details
• Create a system image of your current Windows
• Upgrade your current Windows to Windows 10 (you cannot skip this part if you want the free upgrade)
• Restore your previous Windows to it's current location (partition)
• Do a clean install of Windows 10 in the partition you reserved in step 2

Windows 10 will see that you have another windows installation and add it to the boot manager. At this point you will be able to boot both Windows versions