WINDRIVE Partition

Anonymous
2021-03-20T10:52:35+00:00

Hello, after I bought a new laptop Acer Aspire 7 A715-75G I've installed Windows 10. On the installation menu partition manager told me that Windows will created additional partitions I clicked Ok and MSR 16 MB and WINDRIVER 8 GB partition were created. I wanted to test something and I've reinstalled Windows 10 on same laptop and I deleted all previous partitions. After that I clicked Ok when Windows asked me about additional partition that will be created and I was surprise that WINDRIVER wasn't there. Why this happened and how can I get it back that WINDRIVER partition on the list? 

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MartMcd 2,670 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2021-03-21T20:00:13+00:00

yes, you will get a recovery partition - you will not get the windriver partition.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-21T01:49:34+00:00

    Microsoft supplies ONLYthe OS, which came preinstalled?

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  2. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-21T02:04:21+00:00

    There is something wrong in your partition layout: Recovery partition is missing and clean install shouldn't leave RAW partition.

    If you have done clean install of 2004 or 20H2 then it should be like this: (Data partition is created after clean install.)

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    And in diskpart:

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    This partition layout is just like MS recommended UEFI/GPT-based hard drive partitions | Microsoft Docs

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-21T02:09:11+00:00

    Thank you for your reply bro, as I mentioned before I got 4

    1. UEFI SHELL 2.7 = 1 GB
    2. After Microsoft Windows 10 partition installer asked me if I'm ok with creating additional partition I got the following:

    1 partition = 16 MB Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR)

    2 partition 8 GB = WINDRIVE, which I searched first time I saw it on the Google that's why I know exactly what was and how much space it had. I searched for it on Google to hide it from the My Computer because I didn't want that partition to be seen there on the list since I won't be using it, It was NTFS formatted and It had some Microsoft Windows files on it also.

    3 partition my unallocated hdd free space

    Now if I'm doing same process and delete all the Microsoft Windows Partition automatically created I'm getting only 2, the MSR and the unallocated hdd free space. I want recovery or what was that 8 GB WINDRIVE to re appear on the USB Microsoft Windows 10 partition creator, that's all I need. (P.S. I don't want to create it manually).

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-21T02:13:31+00:00

    Yes but the Microsoft Windows 10 installer doesn't create anymore that RECOVERY WINDRIVER partition.

    It was created on the very first moment on the installation of the Microsoft Windows 10. And after that I deleted all from the  Microsoft Windows 10 installer and it doesn't create it anymore, why?

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