Windows 10: Why is there another system partition?

Discus and support Why is there another system partition? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; So, while on 10, I converted from MBR to GPT for Windows 11. And IDK how the MBR partition wasn't gone. And I have 2 problems.1. I still have my MBR... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Sushruth_944, Oct 11, 2021.

  1. SUSHRUTH_944
    Sushruth_944 Win User

    Why is there another system partition?


    So, while on 10, I converted from MBR to GPT for Windows 11. And IDK how the MBR partition wasn't gone. And I have 2 problems.1. I still have my MBR Legacy System Partition2. My USB is showing Disk 2 instead of Disk 1.Windows 11 Pro Release Build not Insider 22000.194

    :)
     
    Sushruth_944, Oct 11, 2021
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  2. W1ZZARD
    W1zzard Win User

    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
     
    W1zzard, Oct 11, 2021
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  3. POOLMON
    poolmon Win User
    Recovery Partition vs System Reserved Partition

    Thanks for all the info guys.

    Both original & target SSD's are listed as MBR as opposed to UEFI. I may have created a partition unknowingly in getting the original/new unformatted drive recognized, but I don't recall taking any steps that Windows did not step me through.

    Not that an upgrade to WIN 10 Pro is contemplated, but I suspect that having no System Reserved partition will not allow that to happen, after seeing how the original WIN 10 upgrade created a problem for some WIN 7 users that had a smaller 100mb vs 500mb System Reserved partition.
     
    poolmon, Oct 11, 2021
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  4. ANTHONY GAL
    Anthony Gal Win User

    Why is there another system partition?

    Anthony Gal, Oct 11, 2021
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