Once the C: drive was shrunk, a new block of unallocated space appeared in the Disk Management window. Alex right-clicked on it and selected "New Simple Volume."
| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | "Shrink Volume" option is grayed out | You cannot shrink a partition beyond where unmovable files (like pagefile) are located. Use third-party software (e.g., EaseUS, GParted) instead. | | Can't create more than 4 partitions | Windows 7 allows only 4 primary partitions per drive. Delete one or convert to inside an Extended Partition. | | New drive doesn't show in Computer | Reboot your PC, or refresh Disk Management (Action > Rescan Disks). | how to make partition in windows 7