Disk Management (Windows)
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Disk Management (Windows) is a built-in Microsoft Windows utility that allows users to create, resize, format, and manage disks, partitions, and virtual drives through a graphical interface.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows component
ⓘ
disk management utility ⓘ system administration tool ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
Computer Management console
ⓘ
diskmgmt.msc ⓘ |
| allowsAction |
attach VHD files
ⓘ
change drive letters ⓘ convert disks between basic and dynamic ⓘ create VHD (virtual hard disk) files ⓘ create partitions ⓘ delete partitions ⓘ detach VHD files ⓘ extend volumes ⓘ format volumes ⓘ initialize disks ⓘ mark partitions as active ⓘ shrink volumes ⓘ |
| category |
Windows administration tools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
disk partitioning software ⓘ |
| componentOf | Microsoft Management Console NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Windows 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| primaryFunction |
disk management
ⓘ
partition management ⓘ virtual disk management ⓘ volume management ⓘ |
| requiresPrivilege | administrative rights ⓘ |
| showsInformation |
disk layout
ⓘ
drive letter ⓘ file system type ⓘ partition size ⓘ volume status ⓘ |
| supportsDiskType |
basic disk
ⓘ
dynamic disk ⓘ |
| supportsFileSystem |
FAT32
ⓘ
NTFS NERFINISHED ⓘ exFAT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
create RAID-5 volumes
ⓘ
create mirrored volumes ⓘ create simple volumes ⓘ create spanned volumes ⓘ create striped volumes ⓘ |
| supportsPartitionStyle |
GPT
ⓘ
MBR ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.