Windows 10: I want to delete the system reserved partition

Ok, on the 3rd install of Windows 10 Home (after many tweaking accidents on the first two installs), I ended up with a system reserved partition. :/

I want to remove it, to make my backup software happier. I really don't want to install Windows 10... again.

Here's a screen shot from EaseUS Partition Master 13.5 Technician...
It "looks" like the C: drive is bootable w/o the reserve partition, but I'm not 100% positive.





















I have EaseUS Partition Master Technician Edition installed on Windows 10, and I have the good old Partition Wizard Boot CD as well.







IS it possible? What are my options?
Oh, I also have Macrium Reflect 7 (free) installed and have IT'S boot CD too.

The one problem I do have, is that this is my ONLY computer. I don't have a smart phone either. So I can't look things up online, while I'm doing this.

Windows 10 Home x64
OS Version 10.0.18363.836 (Win10 19H2 [1909] November 2019 Update)






/e I was trying to solve a video issue and reinstalled Windows 10 for the 4TH time! Once I discovered the issue was NOT a Windows problem, I restored from a Macrium backup. It didn't work the 1st time, so I used my old Partition EWizard boot CD to wipe everything on Disk 0. The restored again... it still wouldn't boot, so I loaded the Macrium Reflect boot CVDE again and used the option: "Fix booting problems", and I THINK it moved all the system/boot files to the actual C: drive???

:)

 

Deleting a "System Reserved" partition

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Please be assured that we will do our best to help you.

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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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W10 System Reserved Partition Error

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Have you tried all the suggestions above? If not, we suggest the resolution provided above. We also suggest that you follow the steps on this link:

“We couldn’t update system reserved partition” error installing Windows 10.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Recovery Partition vs System Reserved Partition

Thanks for all the info guys.

Both original & target SSD's are listed as MBR as opposed to UEFI. I may have created a partition unknowingly in getting the original/new unformatted drive recognized, but I don't recall taking any steps that Windows did not step me through.

Not that an upgrade to WIN 10 Pro is contemplated, but I suspect that having no System Reserved partition will not allow that to happen, after seeing how the original WIN 10 upgrade created a problem for some WIN 7 users that had a smaller 100mb vs 500mb System Reserved partition.