2 Ways to Resize Windows 10 before Upgrade to Windows 11🔥

You can resize Windows 10 before upgrade to Windows 11 using a comprehensive partition manager or Disk Management. But before that, you need to pay attention to some important preparations for the Windows 11 upgrade.

To prepare disk for Windows 11 upgrade, you can resize Windows 10 before upgrade to Windows 11 using EaseUS Partition Master or Disk Management. This entails decreasing a partition to create unallocated space for a new partition or extending an existing one.

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Preparations for Windows 11 Upgrade

Meanwhile, there are some preparations before the Windows 11 upgrade that deserve your attention. Please check them out below. If you want to find more details about how to prepare disk for Windows 11 upgrade, please read this article.

#1. Resize Windows 10 before Upgrade via EaseUS Partition Master🔥

Applies to: Resize/move, extend system partition, partition a hard drive, create, delete, copy, merge, split, or format partition in Windows 11/10/8/7.

Based on our assessment, EaseUS Partition Master is a handy and comprehensive partition manager that helps Windows beginners manage their partitions and disks.

Step 1: Locate and select the target drive/partition

Launch EaseUS Partition Master and go to Partition Manager, select the target drive or partition you need to adjust its size, right-click on it and choose "Resize/Move".

Step 2: Resize or move the partition

1.To shrink the partition, simply drag one of its ends to free up unallocated space. Once done, click "OK". 

2. To extend the partition, make sure that there is unallocated space aside (if there isn't, follow the above steps to create some). In the same way, drag your mouse into the unallocated space. Click "OK".

3. To move a partition position, suppose you have created and left the unallocated space next to the target partition. If no, free up some unallocated space first.

Then, right-click the target partition, select "Reize/Move". Then drag the whole partition leftward or rightward to adjust its position. Click "OK" to confirm. 

Step 3: Confirm the result and apply changes

At this step, you will see the new disk partition information & diagram.

To save changes, click the "Execute Task" button and then "Apply".

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#2. Resize Windows 10 before Upgrade via Disk Management

In addition, you can use Disk Management to organize and maintain your computer storage space. In this case, this advanced Windows storage utility can help you extend or shrink volumes by adjusting the size of the existing partition to better utilize available space.

Please refer to the following steps to resize Windows 10 before upgrade to Windows 11 via Disk Management.

Step 1. Open Disk Management in one of the following ways.

• Press Win + X > select Disk Management to open it.
• Press Win + X > select Computer Management > click Disk Management to open it.
• Press Win + R to open the Run box > type diskmgmt. msc > click OK or press Enter to open it.

Step 2. Identify the partition that you want to resize. In this case, I select the system partition > right-click on it > select Shrink Volume.

Step 3. Type an available number beside the Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB tab (the number is no more than the size of available shrink space in MB) > click Shrink. Then, this space will be unallocated.

Step 4. Right-click on the unallocated space you just created > select New Simple Volume.

Step 5. If the unallocated space is adjacent to your targeted partition, right-click on it > select Extend Volume. In this case, my targeted partition is the C drive.

Step 6. Click Next > enter the size of the unallocated space to add to your C drive > click Finish.

Bonus tips: Manually Resize your Partition to Install the WinRE Update

Microsoft has modified the way it upgrades PCs running the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). WinRE will be updated with the monthly cumulative update.

• This change only affects PCs that get updates via Windows Update (WU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
• This modification takes effect on June 27, 2023, with the Windows 11, version 22H2 cumulative update.

If this applies to your system, follow the steps below to manually resize your recovery partition. Please note that your device must have the recovery partition located after the OS partition.

Step 1. Type cmd in the search bar > click Run as administrator to open the elevated command prompt window.

Step 2. Type reagentc / info to check the WinRE status. If WinRE is installed, you can see a Windows RE location with a path to the WinRE directory.

Step 3. Type reagentc / disable to deactivate the WinRE status.

Step 4. Follow the following command lines to shrink your system partition and prepare the disk for a new recovery partition.

• Type diskpart > hit Enter
• To select the OS disk, type sel disk > hit Enter
• To check the partition under the OS disk and select the system partition, type list part > sel disk > hit Enter
• Type shrink desired=250 minimum=250 > hit Enter
• To select the WinRE partition, type sel part > hit Enter
• To delete the WinRE partition, type delete partition override > hit Enter

Step 5. Create a new recovery partition

• To check if there is an asterisk character (*) in the "Gpt" column, type list disk > hit Enter. If there is an asterisk character (*), the drive is GPT. If not, the drive partition style is MBR.
• For GPT disks, type create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac > type gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001
• For MBR disks, type create partition primary id=27

Step 6(1). To format your partition, type format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools"

Step 6(2). If your disk is MBR, type set id=27

Step 7. To ensure you've created the WinRE partition, type list vol.

Step 8. Type exit to end the command prompt window.

Step 9. To re-enable WinRE, type reagentc /enable.

Step 10. To confirm where WinRE is installed, type reagentc /info.

Conclusion

How to resize Windows 10 before upgrade to Windows 11? In short, both EaseUS Partition Master and Disk Management can resize Windows 10. You can select a suitable one based on your needs. Compared with Disk Management, EaseUS Partition Master is a better choice due to its comprehensive and powerful features, friendly GUI, and easy-to-follow operating steps.

FAQs about Partition Resize and Windows 11 Upgrade

In addition, this part lists several related tips about partition resizing and the Windows 11 upgrade. Please get an overview of them if you're interested.

1. About the minimum system requirements for running Windows 11

These are the minimum system requirements your PC must meet:

• Processors/CUPs: 1 GHz or faster, with two or more cores, and appearing on our approved CPU list.
• RAM: The least RAM is 4GB. If your PC has less than 4GB of memory, there may be possibilities for upgrading to gain more RAM.
• Storage: A storage device with at least 64 GB capacity. If your PC does not have a storage disk that is large enough, there may be solutions for upgrading it.
• System Firmware: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), a newer version of the PC BIOS, and Secure Boot are supported. If your device does not match the basic criteria, it cannot support Secure Boot.
• TPM: Need a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
• Graphics card: Be compatible with DirectX 12 or later with a WDDM 2.0 driver.
• Display: A high definition (720p) display with a diagonal measurement of more than 9 inches and 8 bits per color channel. If your screen is smaller than 9", the Windows user interface may not be fully visible.
• Internet connectivity and Microsoft accounts: Windows 11 Pro is for personal use, and Windows 11 Home requires internet access and a Microsoft account for the first device configuration.
• Windows version or upgrade: Your Windows PC needs to run Windows 10, version 2004 or later.

2. Do I need to install Windows 10 before upgrading to Windows 11?

No, you don't need to install Windows 10 before upgrading to Windows 11. If your device matches the system requirements, you can upgrade straight from a supported version of Windows 10 to Windows 11.

3. How do I stop Windows 10 from resizing and repositioning my Windows when my computer goes to sleep?

To prevent Windows 10 from resizing and relocating windows when your computer goes to sleep, turn off the Snap windows feature and make sure your monitor drivers are up to date. In addition, you may need to check power settings or disable rapid startup.

4. How to change your screen resolution and layout in Windows?

Here are the specific steps.

Step 1. Press Win + I to open Windows Settings > click System > select Display.

Step 2. Scroll down to the Scale & layout section, find the Display resolution tab > select a display resolution you want.

Step 3. Click Keep changes to save your modifications.

Step 4. If you have numerous monitors, you can change their configuration (for example, which monitor is primary or where they are positioned) under the Display settings.

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