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SpringySweets
Junior Member
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08-21-2016, 11:55 PM
#1
Someone might find this amusing. I recently reinstalled Windows 10 Edu using the built-in refresh feature. It changed partition letters, so C became F and added an extra recovery partition (F → C D). The volume shrank by roughly 450GB, and an EFI partition was added at the end. Disk 0 is now a virtual drive, though it doesn’t exist physically. I created a 465GB drive with EFI and recovery partitions, mapping one as E and leaving the other unmapped. Writing to it works, but everything on it vanishes after rebooting, even if reformatted. Should I consider a more drastic solution?
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SpringySweets
08-21-2016, 11:55 PM #1

Someone might find this amusing. I recently reinstalled Windows 10 Edu using the built-in refresh feature. It changed partition letters, so C became F and added an extra recovery partition (F → C D). The volume shrank by roughly 450GB, and an EFI partition was added at the end. Disk 0 is now a virtual drive, though it doesn’t exist physically. I created a 465GB drive with EFI and recovery partitions, mapping one as E and leaving the other unmapped. Writing to it works, but everything on it vanishes after rebooting, even if reformatted. Should I consider a more drastic solution?

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carlobolla
Member
184
08-22-2016, 06:33 AM
#2
Start with a fresh setup instead of a reset. A clean installation will ensure Windows functions correctly.
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carlobolla
08-22-2016, 06:33 AM #2

Start with a fresh setup instead of a reset. A clean installation will ensure Windows functions correctly.