Windows 10: Please help with my post installation issue obsolete system partition

Okay, so I have a Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.4 Dual Boot Set Up.

Windows 10 was behaving strange, all the text and icons were blocked out by white boxes. A through Google search yielded no relevant results. A repair made things worse. So I decided to reinstall the OS.

After reinstalling and then repairing GRUB (for those familiar with Linux), I saw that there were two loaders, or instances for Windows 10.





The first Windows 10 loader is what is essentially the System Reserved Partition but it doesn't work, and clicking on it takes me to:





The second Windows 10 loader boots into the new installation and works fine.

Now, this is what Disk Management displays:





So, it appears that during installation I hastily ignored the partition screen, and installed everything on C:
And the System Reserved partition appears to be pointless.

The help that I require is in deciding if it's okay to remove the System Reserved partition, or is it better to revive it by assigning it as the System partition, and if so how would I do that?

Thanks for reading, and would be delighted if anyone has any advice. *Smile

:)

 

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Thank you Rohn007, but I resolved this issue after posting my question by doing a quick search on Internet and found the following resolution which worked. . . With best regards, SS

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

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...m-reserved-partition-error-installing-windows

 

I hope the face that I mentioned Ubuntu hasn't scared everyone?
It's essentially just a Windows issue.
Is the best solution to delete the System Partition, as it's useless, or is it better to do a repair of some sort, and have the System Partition to serve its purpose?

 

protonwarrior,

Something of a similar nature happened to me with Windows 7, and, if I remember correctly had to use GParted Live to work on the issue in Windows.

Was looking for some guidance, and found the following which covers W10:
TeraByte Unlimited Knowledge Base

It does not look easy! *Shock

 

Hi, before you do anything drastic, have a look at these:
What is the System Reserved Partition and Can You Delete It?
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/system...tition-windows

To manage your boot entries try msconfig.
how to remove second operating system - Microsoft Community
(2nd post)

More comprehensive:
bcdedit
from an admin command prompt
BCDEdit Command-Line Options

There is also this:
Visual BCD Editor - Windows 7, Windows 10/8/Vista

 

Thanks for responding guys.

So I got impatient of waiting, and after doing my research I concluded that the System Reserved partition was indeed obsolete.

So I simply deleted it, went back to Ubuntu to update GRUB (Linux's boot loader), and everything turned out okay.

Now, the only thing of concern is with regards to bit locker, but I'm not worried about it, because I figure, if and when the need to use it does arise, I simply have to create a System Reserved partition again. I'm definitely not going to bother about that right now.

Being one's own tech support is fun, but I can't spend all my time on it. *Smile

 

protonwarrior ,

Thanks for the update!

Would you mind letting us know if you just deleted the System Reserved partition from Disk Management, or, did you use another program?

 

I actually deleted it from GParted while I was logged in to Ubuntu. I'm not sure what would have happened if I tried to delete it from Windows, but I do believe that it's possible.

cottonball, are you still facing a similar situation?

The key point in my situation was that the System Reserved was serving no function, i.e. C: was marked as System, Active, and so on. Therefore, there was never any possibility of danger.

 

protonwarrior,

Using GParted was a good decision! *Wink

The issue I had happened some 3+ years ago, and what I remember is using a GParted Live USB stick. At the time, there was an article addressing the issue that it was safer to work from GParted than the Disk Management interface for this type of issue. Also think that I had to use EasyBCD to follow up something, but have no recollection of what it was.

Linux distros have always been a favorite of mine, particularly in situations where malware/virus were involved and one needed to go out of Windows to get some actions done. I do not do that any more, but did enjoy the challenge.

 

Absolutely, in spite of being on a Windows forum I must say that I'm really impressed with the stability of Ubuntu, and the ease and power of Linux based software. I barely use Ubuntu, but it's great to have around. It doesn't take much space, and is always waiting in the case I do need to use it. I would like to use Ubuntu more, but I use the computer more for business and have been accustomed to Windows for work related tasks right from the start.

 

Take a look at the Zorin distro. It is supposed to appeal to Windows users:

Zorin OS - Home

 

I normally use live Mint with persistance of 4 GB and installed tools for file salvaging and with Gparted too. Just yesterda I tried Justubutu, it also comes with Gparted and some other tools.

 

Hey, thanks for sharing. Zorin looks really nice. I will read up on it a bit more.
I doubt I will install it anytime soon. I'm happy to have a Win 10 / Ubuntu system on my existing Desktop.
But I have been considering getting a laptop, and I noticed that many laptops are being sold without a preinstalled OS. Zorin might be a great choice in such a situation.

 

Hi CountMike, what do you mean by "persistence of 4 GB".

I have an amazing app on my phone called Drive Droid, which allows you to use your phone to boot any ISO/IMG. It even has its own repository of popular distros, and some recovery tools. Check it out if you haven't already.