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William Bell
February 7, 2020
Updated June 20, 2023

How to increase disk space on Windows Server 2022

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Introduction

In order to increase disk space on Windows Server 2022 you just need to follow a few simple steps. This step-by-step instruction explains in detail what steps you need to take before the system detects that a disk has been expanded or a new disk has been added.

Let's take two virtual servers running Windows Server 2022 from serverspace as an example: 1) vStack cloud 2) VMware cloud.

vStack cloud

You can expand your disk space in two ways:

Adding a completely new disk

Adding a new disk in serverspace console
Screenshot 1. Adding a new disk in serverspace console
Configure new disk
Screenshot 2. Configure new disk
  • After that open Windows Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management
  • Windows Administrative Tools
    Screenshot 3. Windows Administrative Tools
    Computer Management
    Screenshot 4. Computer Management
    Disk Management
    Screenshot 5. Disk Management
  • In order to start working with a new disk the following steps are required:
    1. Open a context menu on the new drive;
    2. Select "Online";
    3. Context menu
      Screenshot 6. Context menu
    4. Then "Initialize Disk";
    5. Initialize Disk
      Screenshot 7. Initialize Disk
    6. Select the required layout of the disk space;
    7. Partition the disk space.
      Screenshot 8. Partition the disk space.
    8. Call the context menu of the new disk and select "New Simple Volume";
    9. New Simple Volume
      Screenshot 9. New Simple Volume
    10. Select a file system for the new volume, its name and a disc letter in the installer;
    11. Selecting the disc name and file system
      Screenshot 10. Selecting the disc name and file system
    12. New disc is successfully added and is displayed in the system
    13. New disc is being displayed in the system.
      Screenshot 11. New disc is being displayed in the system.

Expanding memory for existing disc

Extending disk space
Screenshot 12. Extending disk space
Selecting your desired size of additional disk space.
Screenshot 13. Selecting your desired size of additional disk space.

The disc space is then automatically enlarged.

Disk space increased automatically
Screenshot 14. Disk space increased automatically

VMware cloud

To increase a disk space or add a new one, go to "Change configuration" tab

Change configuration
Screenshot 15. Change configuration

Then select how you would like to expand the disc space: by creating a new disc or expanding an existing one.

Add new disk

Add new disk
Screenshot 16. Add new disk

Choose the required amount of memory, drive type and name.

Configuration of the new drive
Screenshot 17. Configuration of the new drive
  • After that, open Windows Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management
  • Windows Administrative Tools
    Screenshot 18. Windows Administrative Tools
    Computer Management
    Screenshot 19. Computer Management
    Disk Management
    Screenshot 20. Disk Management
  • Proceed as follows:
  1. Open a context menu on the new drive;
  2. Choose "Online";
  3. Context menu
    Screenshot 21. Context menu
  4. Then "Initialize Disk";
  5. Initialize Disk
    Screenshot 22. Initialize Disk
  6. Choose the required storage space layout;
  7. Partitioning disk space.
    Screenshot 23. Partitioning disk space.
  8. On the new disc, press "New simple volume";
  9. New Simple Volume
    Screenshot 24. New Simple Volume
  10. Choose a file system for the new storage, its name and a disc letter in the installer;
  11. New disc drive letter designator
    Screenshot 25. New disc drive letter designator
    New disc name and file system
    Screenshot 26. New disc name and file system
  12. New disc is successfully added and is displayed in the system
  13. New drive appears in the system
    Screenshot 27. New drive appears in the system
From the Server Configuration menu, select the Change Configuration option. Then add the required amount of memory to the disk.
Configuration of an existing disk
Screenshot 28. Configuration of an existing disk

On the server, go to the Windows Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management tab.

  1. Open a context menu on the drive tab and choose "Extend Volume";
  2. Extend Volume
    Screenshot 29. Extend Volume
  3. Select in the installer the amount of memory to be added (it is recommended to select all of it);
  4. Selecting the amount of memory
    Screenshot 30. Picking amount of memory
  5. Once you complete, the drive will expand.
  6. Successful disk space expansion window
    Screenshot 31. Successful disk space expansion window
    Disk space increased
    Screenshot 32. Disk space increased
    Disk space on the system is increasing.
    Screenshot 33. Disk space on the system is increasing.
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