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Windows recovery problem

sc754sc754 Member

Hi,

I just wondered if anyone knows how to remove the windows recovery partition on windows 8.1. diskpart won't let me, nor will disk management or creating a recovery usb drive (no option to delete partition at the end). If I boot to a usb drive and use disk part there then it lets me delete it but then windows errors and won't boot. Does anyone know how to successfully remove the dam thing, my netbook only has a 32gb emmc and the recovery is taking up 10gb, when I could just be using a usb drive for that...

Thanks

Comments

  • just reinstall using a wimboot setup. that's what i use for my meegopad which has a 32gb emmc

  • mehargagsmehargags Member
    edited April 2015

    First... you will have to reinstall (reformat)... else it'll be 80% of chance to ruin all data/windows install.

    Second... decide if you want UEFI or MBR

    Third -
    if MBR

    Diskpart List Disk (identify your USB Drive) SELECT DISK 0 CLEAN CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY size=99000 SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE EXIT

    if UEFI

    SELECT DISK 0 CLEAN CONVERT GPT CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY size=99000 SELECT PARTITION 1 ACTIVE EXIT

    Hope that works for you!

  • If you want to reinstall you might have to acquire the ISO from somewhere as I don't think Microsoft makes windows 8.1 with bing available for download anywhere (annoyingly) and that's likely the edition you'll need if it's one of these cheap laptops

  • sc754sc754 Member

    @dragon2611 said:
    If you want to reinstall you might have to acquire the ISO from somewhere as I don't think Microsoft makes windows 8.1 with bing available for download anywhere (annoyingly) and that's likely the edition you'll need if it's one of these cheap laptops

    So I could just make a normal 8.1 bing recovery usb drive along with my key and use that? Would that allow me to remove this annoying partition?

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