Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows 7,Windows Vista

Creates a partition on a disk.

Syntax

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create partition efi
create partition extended
create partition logical
create partition msr
create partition primary

Parameters

Parameter Description

Create partition efi

On Itanium-based computers, creates an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) system partition on a GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk.

Create partition extended

Creates an extended partition on the disk with focus.

Create partition logical

Creates a logical partition in an extended partition.

Create partition msr

Creates a Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition on a GUID Partition Table (GPT) disk.

Create partition primary

Creates a primary partition on the basic disk with focus.

Additional references

Command-Line Syntax Key

DiskPart