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Merge pull request #266105 from roygara/partState
Adding partition alert
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articles/virtual-machines/windows/attach-disk-ps.md

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The script file can contain code to initialize the disks, for example:
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> [!NOTE]
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> The example script uses MBR partition style. If your disk is two tebibytes (TiB) or larger, you must use GPT partitioning. If it's under two TiB, you can use either MBR or GPT.
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```azurepowershell-interactive
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$disks = Get-Disk | Where partitionstyle -eq 'raw' | sort number
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articles/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal.md

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1. Select the Windows **Start** menu inside the running VM and enter **diskmgmt.msc** in the search box. The **Disk Management** console opens.
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1. Disk Management recognizes that you have a new, uninitialized disk and the **Initialize Disk** window appears.
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1. Verify the new disk is selected and then select **OK** to initialize it.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If your disk is two tebibytes (TiB) or larger, you must use GPT partitioning. If it's under two TiB, you can use either MBR or GPT.
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1. The new disk appears as **unallocated**. Right-click anywhere on the disk and select **New simple volume**. The **New Simple Volume Wizard** window opens.
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1. Proceed through the wizard, keeping all of the defaults, and when you're done select **Finish**.
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1. Close **Disk Management**.

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