Partitioning, Setting Active, MBR Fix before Ghosting, Windows Installation

Partitioning allows users to create new partitions with designated space. If you have two partitions on the same hard drive, one for the operating system (usually C drive) and the rest for personal data (usually D, E, ...), your personal data is less likely to be lost in case of computer failure. Additionally, partitioning a hard drive into multiple partitions allows you to manage different types of data more easily.

Partitioning, Setting Active, MBR Fix before Ghosting, Windows Installation

1. How to Partition a Hard Drive using MiniTool Partition Wizard.

First, you need to download the latest version of MiniTool Partition Wizard.

Step 1: Click on Create Partition on the left-hand menu and then select Create on the drive you want to partition.

Step 2: Enter the partition label, partition type, hard drive name, file system, size, partition volume, partition location, and Partition Alignment Method, then click OK.

Step 3: Click on the ' Apply' button at the top left corner to confirm the creation if you agree.

2. Setting Active for the partition.

Step 1. Select the partition you want to Set Active.

Step 2. Select ' Set Active ' as follows:

Go to 'Partition Management' > 'Partition' > 'Modify' >'Set Active' from the submenu.

Step 3. Click on the ' Apply ' button to execute

Step 4: Press Yes

Step 5: Press OK and complete the process of Setting Active for the partition.

3. Fix MBR for the hard drive.

Step 1: You need to create a CD / DVD / USB drive, then connect the flash drive and restart the computer

Step 2: Access BIOS. Press '+' '-' to navigate to the CD section and then press F10 to save settings

Step 3: Restart your computer, then select 'MiniTool Boot Disc' to continue.

Step 4: After successful booting, you'll see the main window of MiniTool PE Loader, where you can select MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD.

Step 5: To fix MBR for Windows, users need to select the target disk and choose the 'Rebuild MBR' function. Finally, click on the 'Apply' icon to implement the changes.

Partitioning the hard drive, Setting Active, Fixing MBR are essential tasks to be performed before and after Ghosting and reinstalling Windows. The instructions above will help you easily perform these operations on MiniTool Partition Wizard, and you should also read more about hard drive partitioning on Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 here.

With Windows 11, you can easily partition your hard drive without needing to install supporting software. Simply follow the article on How to Partition a Hard Drive in Windows for easy execution.

More information: How to partition a hard drive in Windows 11