Windows 10: Multiple EFI partitions on the same drive

Discus and support Multiple EFI partitions on the same drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I currently have one 100MB EFI partition and I use grub to boot Windows 10, Manjaro, and Arch. I'm going to be installing macOS which requires a 200MB... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by robo731, Feb 8, 2019.

  1. ROBO731
    robo731 Win User

    Multiple EFI partitions on the same drive


    I currently have one 100MB EFI partition and I use grub to boot Windows 10, Manjaro, and Arch. I'm going to be installing macOS which requires a 200MB EFI partition. I have read though, that Windows may have issues with there being more than one EFI partition on a given disk, but I couldn't find anything specific on it.

    Can anyone substantiate or refute that claim?

    :)
     
    robo731, Feb 8, 2019
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  2. TROG100
    trog100 Win User

    Move EFI partition

    its to enable win 10 to update to its anniversary edition.. it cant do this due to lack of C drive space i have had a quick try with the trial version of easus.. it didnt seem to be able to do what i want..

    i am assuming i cant just delete the efi partition but maybe i could.. as yet i havnt even figured out how to get into the bios of the thing.. maybe that should be my next step.. *Smile Multiple EFI partitions on the same drive :)

    diskpart could probably do it but figuring out how (it aint that user friendly) might be difficult without step by step instructions..

    trog
     
    trog100, Feb 8, 2019
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  3. DIA01
    Dia01 Win User
    Partition or multiple hard drives?

    As the title suggests. Is it worth installing say a 36GB drive for the OS soley or partitioning an existing larger drive with either 2 or more partitions? I am currently running Vista 32bit and want to try out 64bit and am sick of reformatting the whole drive. Any suggestions?
     
    Dia01, Feb 8, 2019
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  4. JOISEYJOHN
    joiseyjohn Win User

    Multiple EFI partitions on the same drive

    Multiple drive o recovery and EFI partitions

    On my drive 0, I have multiple (6) recovery and EFI partitions (12 in all). Why do I have so many? Do I need them? How do I get rid of the ones I do not need? I am using Windows 10. Does Windows Updates create new recovery partitions?

    John

    *** Email address is removed for privacy ***
     
    joiseyjohn, Feb 8, 2019
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