Windows 10: If I delete the recovery partition on Windows, would this make Windows 10 unusable?

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  1. /U/UNIX21311
    /u/unix21311 Win User

    If I delete the recovery partition on Windows, would this make Windows 10 unusable?


    If I delete the recovery partition on Windows, would this make Windows 10 unusable? Would I still be able to boot into Windows and use it normally (except having any sort of backup)?

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    /u/unix21311, Jul 20, 2020
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  2. TRICKSON
    trickson Win User

    Will deleting the factory partition render the recovery disk useless?

    More than likely it is of no use NOW . The recovery disk is nothing more than drivers and some BS . You will not get the OS and recovering from a recovery disk only works if the drive partition is fine and has been untouched by any one .
    The best thing to do is delete all the partitions and just install windows on the HDD make your own recovery disk and your done not to mention you get all that drive space back .
     
    trickson, Jul 20, 2020
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  3. ANUSHA
    Anusha Win User
    How To: Create recovery partition.

    it worked when i copied all the files of the disk to the recovery partition i created, but i had to use WinPE tab to add the entry.

    Type: WIM Image (Ramdisk)
    Name: Recovery
    Path: Z:\Sources\boot.wim
    and hit Add Entry
    I tried it in VirtualBox and it worked.
    At first, it would add a second "Windows 7" entry to the list, but when the installation is finished, the old one is deleted. (I formatted only C: partition)
     
    Anusha, Jul 20, 2020
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  4. MRGENIUS
    MrGenius Win User

    If I delete the recovery partition on Windows, would this make Windows 10 unusable?

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    For the convenience of not having to use the installation media for startup repairs. But you should be able to use your installation media to do whatever the recovery partition does(including startup repairs). AFAIK. I could be wrong about that though.
    I'm not sure if I follow you there. But if you clean install Windows 10 there will be at least 3 partitions.
    • (EFI System Partition)
    • (Primary Partition)
    • (Recovery/OEM Partition)
    If you install from an OEM installation media there might(should?) be 4 partitions. Since there might(should?) be a Recovery partition and an OEM partition.

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