[laumars]

I thought you'd still need to reboot on Windows? Last time I tried to do any changes to the system partition I had to reboot for it to take effect.

If this is still the case then it's not really a far comparison to Windows because you could then do the same thing from a boot media in Linux (ie boot into it, resize and you're done). In fact you probably could also do that via a GUI (maybe gparted?).

In any case I do agree that Linux does still leave a lot to be desired when it comes to making some of the more advanced file system operations far more complicated for end users than they need to be.

[mehrdadn]

> I thought you'd still need to reboot on Windows?

Not if all you're doing is shrinking from the end. When was the last time you tried? I'm guessing the XP days?

[laumars]

> I'm guessing the XP days?

To be fair, it might have been. I'm not a heavy Windows user but the fact I can't recall the last time I resized the system volume probably says more about how long ago it was.

[mehrdadn]

I'm glad you at least phrased it as a question rather than as an assertion then! There is little more infuriating than a *nix fan blasting Windows in 2019 based on their experience with it 15 years ago.