Windows 10: Windows installed recovery partition on second drive, now need 2 drives to boot
Discus and support Windows installed recovery partition on second drive, now need 2 drives to boot in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I was tossing out an old laptop so decided to put it's 1TB HDD in my desktop. I formatted the drive, but apparently that doesn't remove windows recovry... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Serious69er, May 28, 2020.
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