How to Add a Volume or Partition on a Windows 10 VPS

Introduction

When you order a VPS with Windows 10, the operating system doesn’t always assign all of the available disk space automatically. That means you could be sitting on gigabytes of unused storage simply because Windows only recognizes part of the disk allocated to your server.

This guide walks you through creating a new volume (partition) on your Windows 10 VPS so you can take full advantage of the storage you’re paying for. The process is straightforward and happens entirely in Windows Disk Management.

What you’ll need

Before you start, make sure you have:

An active Windows 10 VPS in your Truobox account.
Access to your client area at truobox.com.
Unallocated disk space on your VPS (storage you’ve paid for that Windows hasn’t partitioned yet).

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Go to truobox.com and click “My Account” in the top right. Enter your credentials (email and password) to reach your account management panel.

Step 2: Open your active VPS

Once inside the client area, go to Services → My Services. In the list of active services, find and select the Windows 10 VPS you want to configure.

Step 3: Open the remote console (noVNC)

On your VPS details page, look for the “noVNC Console” option and click it. This opens a remote console window that gives you direct visual access to your Windows 10 VPS desktop, as if you were sitting in front of the machine.

Step 4: Open Disk Management

Now that you’re on your VPS desktop, open the Windows disk management tool:

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog. You can also search for “Run” in the Windows search bar.
In the text field, type the following command:

diskmgmt.msc

Click OK. The Disk Management window opens, showing all your partitions and any unallocated space on your disk.

Step 5: Create a new simple volume

The Disk Management window shows a graphical view of your disks. Unallocated space appears as a black bar labeled “Unallocated”.

Follow these steps to create the new partition:

Right-click the unallocated space.
Choose “New Simple Volume” from the context menu.
The New Simple Volume Wizard opens. Click Next.
Set the volume size you want to create. By default, Windows uses all available space. Leave it as is, or lower it if you’d rather create several partitions.
Assign a drive letter (for example D:, E:, or F:). Windows suggests one automatically.
Pick the file system (NTFS is recommended on Windows) and, optionally, give the partition a name in the volume label field.
Click Next and then Finish to complete the process.

Step 6: Verify the new volume

Once the wizard closes, the new volume shows up right away in Disk Management with its assigned drive letter and a “Healthy” status.

To confirm everything works:

Open File Explorer (press Windows + E).
In the left pane, under “This PC”, you’ll see the new local disk with the letter you assigned.
Check that the size shown matches what you configured.

You can now use this new partition to store files, databases, backups, or any other data you need on your VPS.

Alternative: Extend an existing volume

If you’d rather expand the existing C: volume than create a new partition, you can do that instead:

Open Disk Management with diskmgmt.msc as described above.
Right-click the C: volume (or whichever one you want to expand).
Choose “Extend Volume”.
Follow the wizard, select the unallocated space, and confirm.

This is the better option if you prefer keeping all your storage on a single drive rather than splitting it across multiple partitions.

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Conclusion

Adding a new volume or extending a partition on your Windows 10 VPS is a quick job you handle directly from Disk Management. It’s worth checking that you’re actually using all the storage you’re paying for, since Windows doesn’t always allocate the full space on its own.

If you have questions or need a hand configuring your VPS, reach out to the Truobox support team. We’re here to help.