Windows 10: Windows 10 Partition and Licence question

Discus and support Windows 10 Partition and Licence question in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I thought I had set my laptop up for a lifetime of data use but it's obviously caught up with me now. I attach a screenshot of my partitions below and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by meridius, Dec 26, 2018.

  1. meridius Win User

    Windows 10 Partition and Licence question


    I thought I had set my laptop up for a lifetime of data use but it's obviously caught up with me now.

    I attach a screenshot of my partitions below and have a few questions:

    1. I don't understand what the 'Disk 0 Partition 3' is?

    2. If I wanted to hypothetically reduce C Drive space and add this space to the end of my D Drive (Data) could this be done without reformatting the D Drive? However it looks as though I may have to buy a new 2 TB HDD now...

    I can't remember how I upgraded to Windows 10 Professional but it was a clean install.

    I can't remember my licence key and am not sure how this was done but in Settings > Activation it says 'Windows 10 Pro', 'Windows is activated with a digital licence'. Can I find this key within the operating system as I think I will have to buy a new bigger HDD and do a clean install of Windows 10.

    :)
     
    meridius, Dec 26, 2018
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  2. W1zzard Win User

    W7 Hard drive partition issue

    to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

    - press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
    - diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
    - list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
    - select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
    - clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
    - create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
    - exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
    - click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that
     
    W1zzard, Dec 26, 2018
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  3. 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 26, 2018
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  4. Scrizz Win User

    Windows 10 Partition and Licence question

    Windows 10

    no, you can't go back..
    I suggest creating a backup image of your os drive
     
    Scrizz, Dec 26, 2018
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