Windows 10: A program deleted my system partition

So now will not boot... cannot seem to find an OEM type version of Windows 10/11 which it seems I must buy to repair system. I have approximately 8 different partitions and some are immovable and now it 'appears' unrecoverable bugger!......one too many Linux installations Oops! I preferred Windows 10 but will consider to purchase 11 if I must.NB: I have a no CD so I think I need to buy a genuine usb stick? I was automatically upgraded from 7 to 10 & now 11 oh & it's a HP i7 gaming laptop. The F9 gives no help tries to boot Linux=bash no system partitionThen falls over?Thank you fo

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How to recover files off a HDD from a deleted partition? help!!!

Thanks for your reply. I used my m8s program and it worked like a dream, recovered all the files and also deleted ones from yrs back, was amazed how well it did. Next step is i will use that Partition Table Doctor to recover the deleted partition. Thanks for the link *Toast :toast:

 

Can I safely delete certain partitions?

All the partitions to the right of C:\ can be safely deleted. I noticed you have some substantial unallocated disk space that you should try recovering.

After deleting the suggested partitions, the Volumes you deleted will now appear as ‘Free space’, you will also notice that the disk icon no longer appears in the list of volumes.

Right click the Free space partition, and click Delete, click Yes on the Disk Management warning that appears.

The volume will now appear as Unallocated. Our next step is to merge back that unallocated free space with the system partition (C. Right click the System volume then click the ‘Extend Volume’ option on the contextual menu, click ‘Yes’ when the warning appears.

A wizard will now begin that will guide through the steps to merge back the unallocated space with your system partition.

The wizard provides a simple procedure to merge back the unallocated space with the system drive. Once you have selected the space, click Next, at the end of the wizard, you will see the amount allocated.

 

Deleting a "System Reserved" partition

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  What happens when you try to delete the System Reserved Partition?
  
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  Do you receive any error code/message? If yes, what is the exact error code\message you get?
  

I suggest you to start your computer in safe mode with Networking and check if you are able to delete the System Reserved Partition.

Safe mode is a diagnostic mode that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run Windows are started.

Refer the article below:

Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 10

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

The system reserved partition contains boot files, you may create a recovery drive before deleting it.

Hope it helps.

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