To partition and format your drive, you can use Windows’ built-in tool called Disk Management. You can repartition and format your hard drives in Windows using the Disk Management tool.

We discuss the difference between Partition, Volume and Logical Drive in Windows 11/10. All are data storage units with some differences.

Once you do this, you can use the Disk Management tools in Computer Management (Program Files, Administrative Tools, Computer Management) to configure the used portion of your disk drive.

If Mark Partition as Active is greyed out in the Disk Management utility of Windows 11/10, follow the solutions mentioned here to resolve the issue.