Windows 10: WIndows 10 - Disc Partitioning QUeries

I am seeking information about the disc partitioning that is present on my PC hard drive.

If I run the Command Prompt "Diskpart" command, the following is shown


DISKPART> list partition

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 System 500 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Primary 40 MB 501 MB
Partition 3 Reserved 128 MB 541 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 750 MB 669 MB
Partition 5 Primary 917 GB 1419 MB
Partition 6 Recovery 987 MB 919 GB
Partition 7 Recovery 350 MB 920 GB
Partition 8 Recovery 10 GB 920 GB


When I run the Disk Management option from the Start Menu, I am presented with the following





As you can see, there are 8 Partitions in the first, but only 7 in the second (Elements (D is an external USB connected drive).


Questions...….The extra partition is Partition 3 Reserved of 128MB … what is it, is it needed, can it be added to another partition and used??

What are Partitions 4,6,7,8 Recovery used for??? I back-up to drive D: using File History and Backup and Restore Windows 7 from the Control Panel.


Any help would be appreciated.

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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

 

query about deleting the partition where Windows 10 is installed.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you would like to uninstall Windows 7 on a dual boot. We will assist you to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if that helps to resolve the issue.

• Boot into Windows 10.
• Press Windows key +R and type msconfig.
• Select the Boot Tab.
• Select Windows 7 and click Delete.
• Click OK.
• Now Press Windows key + R and diskmgmt.msc
  to bring up the disk management.
• Right click on Windows 7 partition and choose delete volume.

Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.