Win10 system how to install the software to other partitions

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.

to install the software to a different partition

Open disposed & mdash; & mdash; system & mdash; & mdash; storage, see the right side of & ldquo; save location & rdquo; provided, where You can set up the app to install 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 files 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 app can be restored to normal.

When you choose to install the app to another partition, the system will automatically create three new folders in the partition: one of the folders with the same name as your computer, used to save the user profile, the other two files The 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 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.

Transferring Installed Software to Other Partitions

After changing the application installation location, only new applications will be installed to the new location and the installed apps will not be automatically transferred. However, Microsoft provides the ability to transfer installed applications, as shown in the following figure.

Unfortunately, this feature doesn't 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 for the C drive as the system disk is limited. Installing the software to other partitions can improve the system speed.