Microsoft has unveiled its newest operating system Windows 8 Consumer Edition in the morning of February 29, in Barcelona. This edition is much close to the formal edition and is free for users to download and experience.
It is said that Windows 8 is a revolution of Windows product which has been greatly improved and added with many new features including the new Metro style user interface. This new style of Metro interface design idea is from Windows Phone. Users can freely customize the Metro interface – adding favorite applications, shortcuts, and browser to it. The goal of this design is for more convenient daily operation.
Even though Windows 8 is so much improved and promoted, it still has certain defects such as its built-in disk management tool. When users encounter disk partition space insufficiency and try to use built-in disk management tool to extend partition in Windows 8, they will find it difficult to satisfy actual requirement. Only relying on a piece of third-party partition magic with powerful performance can users realize better disk partition management. At this time, what we need is the partition magic – MiniTool Partition Wizard. This powerful and professional partition magic developed by famous Canadian software company MiniTool Solution Ltd. will help users with various disk partition management operations including extend partition, merge partition, and change cluster size, etc. Next, this is a demonstration of using MiniTool Partition Wizard to extend partition in Windows 8, showing you the detailed operating process of this powerful partition magic.
Extend Windows 8 partition with MiniTool Partition Wizard
Initially, we need do some preparation work. Visit official website http://www.resize-partition.com to download MiniTool Partition Wizard and install it to Windows 8. It is better not to install it to the partition we will operate to avoid rebooting computer.
Firstly, launch MiniTool Partition Wizard. In main interface, right click target partition, and click "Move/Resize" option in pop-up menu.
In the following interface, drag the arrows of partition handle borders to extend partition. Or input exact value in the textbox of "Partition Size" area. Here, we should drag the right partition handle border rightwards to extend partition. After setting, click "OK" button to return to main interface.
In main interface, we can preview effect of extending partition. After making sure, click "Apply" button to execute.
Extending partition in Windows 8 is very similar to extending partition operations in other Windows operating systems. For more detailed information about MiniTool Partition Wizard, please visit official website.