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[How to] Make partition Active or Inactive using DISKPART

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The system will boot from the partition only if it has Active flag set.

To make partition Active:

  1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator
  2. Type:

    diskpart

  3. Type:

    list disk

    Remember the desired disk number

  4. Type:

    select disk #

    where # is the desired disk number

  5. Type:

    list partition

    Remember the desired partition number

  6. Type:

    select partition #

    where # is the desired partition number

  7. Type:

    active


To remove Active flag:

  1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator
  2. Type:

    diskpart

  3. Type:

    list disk

    Remember the desired disk number

  4. Type:

    select disk #

    where # is the desired disk number

  5. Type:

    list partition

    Remember the desired partition number

  6. Type:

    select partition #

    where # is the desired partition number

  7. Type:

    inactive


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