How to install software to other partitions in Win10 system

The Win10 system software is installed on the C drive by default, which is the same as other systems. But the pitfall is that the software downloaded from the Win10 store can only be installed on the C drive. This article will introduce the method of installing Win10 system software to other partitions.

Install the software to other partitions
Open the settings ——system——save, you will see the "Save Location" setting on the right side, where you can set the application to install Go to other partitions, even mobile storage devices (including mobile hard drives or USB sticks), but not to network drives.
This feature does not require you to format the selected partition, so the original file in the partition can be retained. However, for insurance reasons, you should back up your own files.
If you choose to install to a mobile storage device, when you disconnect the mobile storage device, the application installed on the mobile device will not open, but the system will still work normally. After reconnecting the mobile storage device, the application can be restored. normal.
When you choose to install the app to other partitions, the system will automatically create three new folders in the partition: one of the folders has the same name as your computer, and is used to save the user profile. The other two folders are WindowsApps and WpSystem, WindowsApps is used to save application files, and WpSystem is used to save application-related data. You can open these folders to view the files.
Among them, the files in the WindowsApps folder are encrypted, so if you install the app to the mobile storage device, you don't have to worry about this part of the data leakage if the device is lost. However, the saved user configuration folder is not encrypted. It is still a preview version and may be encrypted in subsequent versions.
Transfer installed software to other partitions
After changing the application installation location, only new applications will be installed to the new location, and the installed applications will not be automatically transferred. However, Microsoft provides the ability to transfer installed applications, as shown in the following figure.
Unfortunately, this feature does not seem to work in the 10122 version. For an installed app, you can only uninstall it and then reinstall it to transfer it.
This feature is very useful for Windows tablets with only 32GB of storage space, users can finally install applications to external storage devices such as SD cards. As for the computer with a large capacity hard disk, if you allow it, it is recommended that you try to give the C drive more space.
The above is the way to install the Win10 system to other partitions. The space of the C drive as the system disk is limited. Installing the software to other partitions can improve the system speed.