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Difficulty: HardMicrosoft Command-Line Tools

A systems administrator needs to reconfigure a single-partition disk on a Windows 11 workstation to establish a dedicated data volume using command-line tools. The administrator launches an elevated Command Prompt and starts the DiskPart utility. In what order should the administrator execute the DiskPart sub-commands to reduce the OS partition size and initialize the new formatted data volume?

  1. 1select volume 1
  2. 2shrink desired=50000
  3. 3create partition primary
  4. 4format fs=ntfs quick
  5. 5assign letter=D

Answer

The correct operational sequence in DiskPart is: 1) select volume 1, 2) shrink desired=50000, 3) create partition primary, 4) format fs=ntfs quick, 5) assign letter=D.
The sequence follows the standard DiskPart workflow for non-destructive volume splitting: target selection (`select volume`), releasing unallocated space (`shrink`), building the partition metadata (`create partition`), file system initialization (`format`), and OS drive mounting (`assign`).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Execute `select volume 1`
Sets the focus of the DiskPart session to the existing primary system/data volume.
DiskPart requires a target volume context before performing volume modification actions.
2
Execute `shrink desired=50000`
Reduces the size of Volume 1 by 50,000 MB (approx. 50 GB) and creates contiguous unallocated space.
Unallocated space is required on the disk before a secondary partition can be established.
3
Execute `create partition primary`
Allocates the unallocated space into a new primary partition structure.
DiskPart must define the partition boundaries on the disk prior to file system creation.
4
Execute `format fs=ntfs quick`
Initializes the NTFS file system metadata structures on the new partition.
Raw partition space cannot store files until it is formatted with a compatible file system.
5
Execute `assign letter=D`
Mounts the formatted partition under drive letter D: in the operating system.
Assigning a letter completes the disk configuration and makes the volume available to users and services.

Key Concept

DiskPart command-line partition management workflow
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Microsoft Command-Line Tools

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