Bdehdcfg: target
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Prepares a partition for use as a system drive by BitLocker and Windows Recovery. By default, this partition is created without a drive letter. For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Syntax
bdehdcfg -target {default|unallocated|<DriveLetter> shrink|<DriveLetter> merge}
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
default |
Indicates that the command-line tool will follow the same process as the BitLocker setup wizard. |
unallocated |
Creates the system partition out of the unallocated space available on the disk. |
<DriveLetter> shrink |
Reduces the drive specified by the amount necessary to create an active system partition. To use this command, the drive specified must have at least 5 percent free space. |
<DriveLetter> merge |
Uses the drive specified as the active system partition. The operating system drive cannot be a target for merge. |
Examples
The following example depicts using the target command to designate an existing drive (P) as the system drive.
bdehdcfg -target P: merge