Windows 10: Still Cannot Delete Recovery Partition

Hi...are you trying to say I can delete this partition in command prompt?....do you know the command? then I can try to boot from a media disk....thanks.*john

 

Hi, as you're asking the question about the command, I think the safest thing for you to do is this:

a. download this:
MiniTool Free Bootable Partition Manager | Partition Wizard Bootable CD
and burn the disk.
b. boot from it
c. use it to format the appropriate disk

Note: whilst this can be done from a command prompt outside Windows, in that environment the drive letters will all be different.
To avoid such a mistake, it should be safer to use a partition manager so you can see exactly what you're doing.

 

Like Dalchina, I think it is/was the ASUS Recovery Partition , not the Windows Recovery Partition and you didn't make it , I no longer have my T100 so can't check for you.

If you were given the option to save recovery data when making a Recovery Drive via Settings , then yes it was the Asus Recovery Partition which lets you put it back to the Factory State ( or the day you purchased it.) If you made the USB and said yes that partition was also copied to the USB Key. you are then supposed to be able to delete the Partition and then merge the unallocated space back into C Drive or D: or whatever.

Try Minitool Partition Wizard if Easeus wont let you , I prefer it.... delete the partition and then resize the partition next to it , you shouldn't need to use a boot disk for this unless you are trying to resize C: , then MTPW should just tell to it need to reboot to do the rsize , say yes and on reboot it does its thing and then continues into windows , do NOT stop the reboot OR let the T100 lose power while this happens.

KB

 

Hi....thank you for your response again....I have all those programs...as you can see one in my previous post mini tool partition version 9 is useless and the new more powerfull trial ..{sorry don't have the name here using my main computer} it's in the pictures I posted before...I do not need to format....I need to delete it
And there is no drive letter
Thanks again but I will have to get back to this later...I am not on my ASUS now .*john

 

Those Pics are of EASEUS not MTPW which is why we both said to try MTPW Bootable Disk....

KB

 

Hi...and thanks for your call!....What you are saying in the first 2 thirds of your reply seem correct,,,,however any Partition tools do not work because I cannot escape the 'Write protect' issue.
I cannot delete the stupid invented partition not yet anyways...I just found it a couple days ago...and I am not on that Asus laptop all the time....but it is very important to me...
There is no drive letter associated with it as shown in my previous pictures... so it seems to be a lone and aggravating addition to nothing....but a waist of important space ....it is taking space from my hard drive{which is the internal sd drive} and has taken it's own place and left no access to it...C**P
I do not want to re-install Windows....the system is working o.k...but I do have some weird issues that do not seem the same as before....but manageable.
But...I need to resolve this and have my disk space back.... command prompt commands to unlock the 'Write/read only to disk setting' do not un lock it....I cannot change anything yet....thanks again for your response.*john

 

As D. said try a MTPW Boot disk if you havent on usb , no OS no interference hopefully, you cant merge c in windows anyway.

KB

 

Hi...thanks for the nice reply...but I already have Mini tool....it also does not allow me to make changes...I am not asking to format the partition...I am asking to 'DELETE' that stupid partition....thanks.*john

 

Hi...I was going to make a bootable disk just to try....but I have no DVD burner on this little machine....heh.... no instructions on the website as far as using a USB drive....so I guess forget that idea. hmmm
*john

 

Then make a bootable flash drive. You can use Rufus (free).

 

Hi...oh then take the iso which it seems to be and use rufus...ok...I will try that....I have rufus....this a little different ...I am accustomed to Windows operating system ISO's ...I make my own from the ESD file....thanks.*john

 

can also RC the ISO and (mount) Open it with File Explorer , it will look like a DVD and you can then copy the File to a Fat32 Formatted USB Drive too ....if Rufus is an Issue.

 

Yeah?....and that will make it bootable?....ok...I'll try that first....thanks.*john

 

You may need to also set the USB Drive ACTIVE in disk Management or use MTPW ....been using this way with Macrium and KYHI etc boot disks for a while , it will boot UEFI or MBR this way...

 

I have no idea what you are talking about....heh...I will try your previous suggestion when I am on this ASUS computer and report back....yeah I also have Macrium but on my other computer,...I can easily transfer the program via USB to the asus machine...,
Lets be accurate and clear ...I want to delete this partition!....Where is BRINK?
Thanks...see Ya' later when I have done some things.*john