Windows 10: Dell pc, windows recovery image and restore issues

ResetPartitions.txt
Code: rem == ResetPartitions.txt == Select Disk 0 Clean convert gpt rem == 1. System partition ========================= create partition efi size=100 format quick fs=fat32 label="System" assign letter="S" rem == 2. Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition ======= create partition msr size=16 rem == 3. Create the Windows partition ============= create partition primary shrink minimum=450 format quick fs=ntfs label="WinOS" assign letter="W" rem == 4. Windows RE tools partition =============== create partition primary format quick fs=ntfs label="WinRE Tools" assign letter="T" set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac" gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001 list volume exit[/quote] Apply.Bat
Code: diskpart /s %~dp0ResetPartitions.txt Dism /apply-image /imagefile:%~dp0install.swm /swmfile:%~dp0install*.swm /index:1 /applydir:W:\ W:\Windows\System32\bcdboot W:\Windows echo F | xcopy /h W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ W:\Windows\System32\Reagentc /Setreimage /Path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /Target W:\Windows Exit[/quote] The Apply.Bat assumes that the apply.bat, Resetpartitons.txt, Boot.wim and the install*swm(s) are all in the same directory... And that the Image file also contains the winre.wim....

Otherwise:
echo F | xcopy /h W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\
Copy %~dp0boot.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim

Apply.Bat Revised to search for WinRE.wim in image File else copy file from USB
Code: diskpart /s %~dp0ResetPartitions.txt Dism /apply-image /imagefile:%~dp0install.swm /swmfile:%~dp0install*.swm /index:1 /applydir:W:\ W:\Windows\System32\bcdboot W:\Windows If exist W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim ( echo F | xcopy /h W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ ) Else (Copy %~dp0boot.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim) W:\Windows\System32\Reagentc /Setreimage /Path T:\Recovery\WindowsRE /Target W:\Windows Exit[/quote] Now, Because you are using my bootable disk >
You can go into S: and see the UEFI Boot Files
You can go into T: and see the WinRE.wim
You can go into W: and see the Windows OS
Which should now be Bootable upon Restart

 

So after all of this. Do I still need to use your Windows 10 recovery tools to boot from instead of Dell's Windows recovery USB?

 

I think I found the problem. I ran apply.bat and I'm getting error.
Code: D:\sources>If exist W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim (echo F | xcopy /h W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\ ) Else (Copy D:\sources\boot.wim T:\Recovery\WindowsRE\WinRE.wim ) W:\Windows\System32\Recovery\winre.wim 0 File(s) copied[/quote] The size of the D:\sources\boot.wim is 530Mb and partition is only 450Mb.
I'm thinking to change shrink minimum=450 to 550.

Is this what you guys think?

Thanks

 

OK. Changing amount to 550 helped. The file was copied successfully, but I'm back stuck on boot logo. Any ideas?

I will try Kyhi recovery disk and do full system AOMEI backup. I have 32 usb drive and hope it would enough for original 32 gb ssd.

Still don't get it how or what Dell did to prevent installing full version of windows.

 

I'm not sure about the Dell Recovery Media you downloaded either........
My only other thought is you're needing a missing driver for the new SSD...

I would suggest using macrium to image your old 32gb SSD to USB
Then apply (restore) that image on the USB to new SSD...

Have you used the Rescue Disk to actually see what is being applied to the New SSD Partitions???

 

How do I know or find out if my original ssd is using gpt or mbr? I also wondering. Would I be able to uncompact it when I will clone my original ssd into new one?

Correct me if I'm wrong. When windows is compact it will use more cpu uncompress on the fly. Right?

This is the first time I couldn't install windows on blank drive and I have done them a lot.*Mad

Thanks

 

You can use diskpart > List Disk > and look for GPT flag
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You can also un-compress the OS
Compact OS - Compress or Uncompress Windows 10

 

First of all. That is a really really nice set of tools you got in windows 10 recovery tools iso.
Just fyi. I didn't see any clipboard managers in there. If you want one, I use ditto.

Now to my problem
Are there any particular screenshots you want me to take? Here is one

 

So here is a funny thing. I just made a bootable usb using rufus default settings "MBR partition for BIOS or UEFI-CSM" with NTFS from windows 10 1607 ISO. Did set the BIOS to UEFI with Legacy enabled then booted from legacy portion of boot menu. Finally did install Windows 10, but in legacy MBR.

Does it really matter? I'm at the point to give up on UEFI and GPT. Are there any advantages to have Windows setup using GPT? Is "UEFI with Legacy enabled" the same as UEFI-CSM?

Thanks

 

YES

GPT allows for more then 4 Primary Partitions

 

And if I don't care about 4 Primary partition?

I thought that GPT has better protection against corruption vs MBR. Is it true?

 

Just got a New Dell Laptop with Windows10 and have been playing with the OEM Recovery and the Recovery Media download from Dell Support...

Download the Media - Create USB - Boot - go into advanced options - command prompt

use diskpart and clean the drive - exit - run factory recovery...

 

Yeah, I have Dell and it's pretty standard these days that you download a recovery ISO. I myself have never been able to get the pre-installed recovery FS to work, and have used a downloaded ISO several times.

 

Does you Dell a separate recovery partition? Mine does not.

 

The OEM uses 6 partitions....
partition 5 is the recovery "Images" partition
partition 6 is the "DellSupport" partition

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