Windows 10: Strange partition created out of nowhere

Hello. During disk optimization I encountered weird partition with the name of\\?\Volume{xxx}\

I tried to inspect it using some partitioning software but it won't let me do that. It has GBT table. Can you tell me what it is?

I attached a screenshot and censored [I don't know if it is] potentially sensitive information.

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W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

how to create partition in windows 10

hey,

To create a partition from unpartitioned space follow these steps:

• Right click This PC and select Manage
• Open Disk Management
• Select the disk from which you want to make a partition.
• Right click the Un-partitioned space in the bottom pane and select new Simple volume.
• Enter the size and click next and you are done.

Hope this helps.

 

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)