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. MartMcd 2,670 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-21T12:57:43+00:00

    Hi RuroniKenshin,

    I understand your frustration at the confusion however, Windows installation does not create an 8GB WINDRIVE partition (or a 4.1GB WINDRIVER partition, as mentioned earlier in this thread)

    Acer created the WINDRIVER partition that, apparently, contains device drivers for windows.

    a quick look in the Acer forums shows a number of threads either asking if it is safe to delete or concerned because they accidentally deleted it

    drivers can still be obtained from the Acer support pages.

    in short, the Partition is not required to run windows.

    Unless you really want to keep the UEFI shell partition, i would delete all partitions so that the whole disk is unallocated space and let the windows installation create the partitions necessary to boot and run windows. 

    once windows is installed, if there are any issues with drivers, look on the acer support site for drivers for your device.

    link to support page - Product Support | Acer United States

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-21T14:47:27+00:00

    WOW finally a decent reply, thanks Martmcd") for your reply.

    It's a good hint "Acer created the WINDRIVER partition that, apparently, contains device drivers for windows." Good to know. But on the second/third/forth installation is not creating it anymore. Why?

    Another problem that I'm struggling with is how to remove Windows Boot Manager from BIOS list.

    I mention that I've tried efibootmgr also I've reinstalled Microsoft Windows and bcdedit and even msconfig. None of those had worked.

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  3. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-21T15:13:31+00:00

    >"WOW finally a decent reply"

    You get almost same answer by Sumit in first page of this thread.

    This is Windows 10 default partition lay-out which is recommend by MS and created in clean install of v2004 or v20H2.

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    Purpose of  those partitions are explained here: UEFI/GPT-based hard drive partitions | Microsoft Docs

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-21T15:19:49+00:00

    Yes I don't have Recovery how do I get it again from the Microsoft Windows 10 installer?

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