How do you partition a hard drive in windows 11?

How to partition hard disk in Windows PC？ Here's a step-by-step guide to free partition a new 4TB hard drive in Windows 11 and create four NTFS partitions:
Step 1: Open Disk Management

• Press Windows + X and select Disk Management from the menu.
• Alternatively, press Windows + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter.

Step 2: Initialize the Disk (if not initialized)

• When you open Disk Management, if your new drive is listed as Disk 1 (or another number) with a black bar indicating Unallocated space, it might need initialization.
• Right-click on the disk label (e.g., Disk 1) and select Initialize Disk.
• Choose GPT (GUID Partition Table) for modern systems, or MBR (Master Boot Record) if you need compatibility with older systems.
• Click OK.

Step 3: Create Partitions
How to partition hard disk in Windows computer, follow these steps:
1. Right-click on the Unallocated space and select New Simple Volume.
2. In the wizard:
Set the size of the first partition (e.g., divide 4TB into four parts, each around 1TB, so specify 1024GB).
Click Next.
3. Assign a drive letter (e.g., D:).
4. Choose NTFS as the file system.
5. Enter a volume label (optional, e.g., Data1).
6. Click Finish.
Repeat this process three more times to create all four partitions, adjusting the size for each (e.g., four 1TB partitions).

Step 4: Format Partitions

• The New Simple Volume wizard will format the partitions with NTFS automatically.
• If not, right-click each new partition and select Format; choose NTFS and click OK.