Create partition

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Create partition

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

Creates a partition on a disk.

Syntax

	$lib:\\createpartition.bmp$ Copy Code
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.

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