How to install Windows 10 from the internal hard drive partition

Here’s how to install Windows 10 from an internal hard drive partition, as well as how to create a new partition, get it working and bootable.

The methods to install Windows 10 from the internal hard drive partition

There are several methods that can be used to install Windows 10 from the internal hard drive:

first. Method via internal partition (clean install): In this case, you need to create a boot partition to boot your PC, then use the Windows installation files to reconfigure the partitions and then to install Windows.

2. The Reset option is a clean install: It can be booted directly from Windows when it boots or by simply booting the PC from the repair drive to boot, then performing the reset process. The reset is also performed using word recovery options Advanced Startup (through repair or any similar method).

3. Direct setting when the Windows operating system is started (upgraded): This method is performed using Windows installation files stored on disk. Just click setup.exe and continue to follow the next steps on the screen.

4. Use other methods when the drive has been configured by the manufacturer to perform operating system recovery: This can be done while Windows is running through an application provided by the device manufacturer. Or the recovery process can be started via the restore key like F1, F4, F10 or any other button, depending on your computer model (Some models have a special button for this purpose).

5. Alternatively, another setting can be performed by boot your PC from the repair drive and use the copy previously stored on your PC.

How to install Windows 10 from the internal hard drive partition

To install Windows 10 from an internal hard drive partition, do the following:

Download the Windows 10 ISO file

You can download an original copy of Windows 10 from Microsoft. You need a separate partition to turn on the boot partition and copy the Windows installation files into it. If you only have one C: local drive, then you need to create a new partition from the same drive.

How to create a new partition in Windows 10

1. Right click on the icon “This PC”, then click Manage.

2. Click “Disk Management”.

3. Right-click C: drive, and then click “Shrink Volume”.

4. Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB for the new partition, then click “Shrink”.

5. Right-click the newly created space, and then click “New Simple Volume”

6. Click “Next” twice, enter Volume Label, click “Next”, then click “Finish”. Don’t forget to format the new volume.

Now copy, extract Windows installation files from Windows 10 ISO file or from DVD, USB drive to new partition

To copy a file from the ISO, double-click the file or right-click the file, then click “Mount”. When you click the ISO, the file will be mounted as a virtual DVD drive. When open “This PC ”You will see two new drives, a new HDD partition and the other a virtual DVD created from an ISO file. So copy all files from DVD to new partition.

Make the new partition work through Diskpart

1. Click Start menu, import “Cmd”, right click “Run as Administrator” to open Command Prompt with administrator privileges.

2. Enter “Diskpart”, Press the button Enter.

3. Enter “List disk”. If you only have one hard drive, enter “Select disk 0”. If you have installed more than one hard drive, select the drive on which you created the new partition.

4. Now, enter “List partition”, determine the number of new partitions, then import “Select partition x”. Replace “X” by partition number.

5. Enter “Active” then type “Exit” to close Diskpart.

Be careful in this section, clearly identify the drive or partition.

Create a new bootable internal hard drive partition in CMD

1. Click Start menu.

2. Enter “Cmd”, on the icon “Command Prompt”, right click “Run as Administrator”.

3. Specify the drive letter of the new partition (where you extracted the Windows ISO files).

4. In Windows CMD, type:

X:bootbootsect.exe /nt60 X:

Replace “X” is equal to the drive letter of the new partition (in this example it is E:) and press Enter.

Now, the new partition is ready to perform a clean install.

Restart your computer and follow the standard procedure to install Windows

After installing Windows, you will see the boot menu every time you restart your PC. One option is to boot Windows and another is to run a reinstallation of Windows.

You can choose to leave or delete this option. If you want to delete, enter “Msconfig” into the “Boot” then delete the newly created option to reinstall Windows.

Alternatively, you can remove the option to reinstall Windows and Windows setup files. But remember, never delete files created during Windows setup, nor do you format a new volume. You can only delete files that you have extracted from Windows 10 ISO.

Use the Reset, Recovery option to do a clean install of Windows 10

Use the Reset, Recovery option to do a clean install of Windows 10Windows 10 can be cleanly installed from Windows 7 or Windows 8 without booting from a DVD or USB drive.

If using this method, you will have a clean install of Windows 10, but cannot downgrade to a previous operating system, the Windows activation status will be the same.

1. Click Start Menu new Windows 10 or click the search icon on the taskbar

2. Type Recovery, press Enter.

3. Click the link “If you’re having problems with your PC, go to Settings and try resetting it”.

4. In Reset this PCClick Get Started

5. You can choose to keep files, but it’s best to delete everything for a clean version of Windows 10.

If there are 2 or more partitions, you can choose to delete only the partition on the installed window or all partitions.

In the next step, the example will choose “Only delete my files” to save time, as another option might take 4 hours or more to complete the setup.