Windows 10: 4 Partions created during clean install - any workaround?

As the title say, is there any workaround to avoid creating 4 different partitions during a clean install of Windows 10?
Here is a sample of what I mean:

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I think one is necessary and unavoidable (the MSR one), but the other ones should be used for optional services that you may not require, like restore etc.
I couldn't find a work around yesterday and in the end I gave up and accepted those 4 partitions...

:)

 

How to install windows 10 Iso on a clean os computer

By mistakely I did not partitioned the hard disc using the windows 7 os and booted to install windows 10 Iso.

It showed some of hard disc partions I deleted all others expect the system one and the other which was free

I clicked the that was free partion and during installation it showed they cannot create an extra partion.

I restarted the computer,

windows 7 gone

CAN ANY ONE HELP ME

 

Fix " User profile cannot be loaded"

I have finally arrived at windows setup..

But ,in one step(Which type of installation do you want?)

there are two options...

1) upgrade (it was unsuccesfull)

2) Custom:

And here I am unable to choose which drive to install

Here is what it looks like:Guide me plz

total. Free. Type

space space



Drive 0 Partion 1

|260MB|170MB|System

Drive 0 Partion 2

|16 MB|16MB|MSR(reserved)

Drive 0 Partion 3:Windows

|27.9 GB|1 GB |primary

Drive 0 Partion 4:Windows RE tools

|979 MB|652 MB|recovery

Drive 1 Partion 1:Windows USB

|7.5 GB. | 3.1 GB|primary

It also warns: drive 0 partion 1 cant install windows

plz guide me which to format and where to install

*I dont want any of my files and application*

I just want is a clean windows

 

That's completely normal and all needed.

• 450MB is the recovery partition containing a set of tools to trouble shoot windows
• 100MB contains boot code. Without it, Windows won't boot
• 16MB is Microsoft Reserved (MSR)
• C: Drive

 

Those are the Correct partitions that Windows 10 makes for a clean install using the GPT (UEFI) style. Yours right now is setup with GPT style, Which is the newer type. Mine is also setup the same way as yours. I have no problems with those 4 partitions being made by Windows. I would leave them alone. The older style is called MBR. You can read more about this in an old post here, for more information if you like.
https://www.tenforums.com/installatio...artitions.html

 

Thanks for all the useful information guys, guess I did the right choice in just giving up and accepting those 4 partitions! *Biggrin

 

With a GPT partition scheme - you can now create 124 more partitions if you wanted....

 

work around is to boot in MBR mode and then get MBR install (1-2 partitions); but GPT is better