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What are System Partition and Boot Partition in Windows?

Posted on 28/05/202331/05/2023 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on What are System Partition and Boot Partition in Windows?
What are System Partition and Boot Partition in Windows?

Welcome to the exciting world of Windows system files and boot partitions! If you’ve ever been curious about what these sections are and how they’re important to the way your computer works, you’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll go into detail about system partitions and boot partitions. We’ll talk about how to…

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How to enable Secure Boot on PC to install Windows 11

Posted on 28/05/202225/03/2024 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on How to enable Secure Boot on PC to install Windows 11
How to enable Secure Boot on PC to install Windows 11

în this article, we shall discuss how to enable Secure Boot on PC to install Windows 11. To install Windows 11, a device must have “Secure Boot” activated in addition to a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Secure Boot is a security feature present on most current hardware with UEFI firmware that provides a secure environment…

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System Drive Conversion: MBR to GPT on Windows 10

Posted on 28/05/202221/03/2024 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on System Drive Conversion: MBR to GPT on Windows 10
System Drive Conversion: MBR to GPT on Windows 10

In this article, we shall discuss System Drive Conversion: MBR to GPT on Windows 10. Upgrading your System Drive from MBR to GPT is crucial for Windows 10 to Windows 11 transition on older hardware with UEFI support. This change ensures proper booting, especially when “Secure Boot State” is Off and “BIOS Mode” is set…

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How to create a BitLocker System Partition [Part 2]

Posted on 27/04/202208/12/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to create a BitLocker System Partition [Part 2]
How to create a BitLocker System Partition [Part 2]

If your device is missing the BitLocker partition, this guide will show you how to create a BitLocker System Partition. Securing your data and operating system is paramount, and the BitLocker System Partition is pivotal in achieving this. BitLocker Drive Encryption secures offline data and OS, preventing drive tampering. Please see What are System Partition…

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Adding a new partition to an existing Linux server

Posted on 20/09/202025/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on Adding a new partition to an existing Linux server
Adding a new partition to an existing Linux server

Suppose you have an up and running Linux server and you have a need for a new partition, here is an easy way to do that from the command line. For this demonstration, I am using a CentOS. Read on to learn how to add a new partition to an existing Linux server. Here is…

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How to convert a GPT disk into an MBR disk error: Windows cannot be installed on drive 0 Partition 1

Posted on 06/04/201908/12/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to convert a GPT disk into an MBR disk error: Windows cannot be installed on drive 0 Partition 1
How to convert a GPT disk into an MBR disk error: Windows cannot be installed on drive 0 Partition 1

Had to convert the GPT disk to MBR when I was unable to install Windows OS on the Disk Partitions available. Master Boot Record (MBR) disks use the standard BIOS partition table. GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). One advantage of GPT disks is that you can have more than…

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How to extend System Drive Partition on Windows

Posted on 15/11/201727/04/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to extend System Drive Partition on Windows
How to extend System Drive Partition on Windows

You can use Disk Management to add space to an existing volume, extending it into empty space on the drive, but only if the empty space doesn’t have a volume on it (it’s unallocated) and comes immediately after the volume you want to extend, with no other volumes in-between, as shown in the following image….

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