No, you cannot simply reverse the dual-boot setup.
No, you cannot simply reverse the dual-boot setup.
I’ll break this down clearly. You installed Windows on an SSD for a friend, but after the setup it brought up a recovery screen warning about repairs. When you pressed F9 to switch operating systems, it offered two choices: a fresh Windows install or continuing with your current one. The second option led to a volume 3 install, which restored your usual Windows setup. You’re curious if another Windows version could be removed without affecting the existing one, especially since you’ve backed up everything. You’re considering reinstalling from scratch to keep things simple and avoid re-downloading files like Steam games.
Add a "Change defaults..." option in the OS settings menu. Set Windows 10 (Volume 3) as the default and set the time picker to 0 seconds. After launching Windows, go to the clean install option and remove it via Disk Management (press Win + R, type diskmgmt.msc). Confirm you're deleting the correct drive—likely D:—check the volume for the clean install files before proceeding.
. Inside that, there’s a section called "Basic Data Partition," which I’m not sure if that’s correct or not, and I don’t know how to remove it. Could you include a screenshot? Also, a message keeps appearing saying: Sorry, an unknown server error occurred when uploading this file. Lol
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05-11-2016, 09:57 AM #3Sorry for the delayed reply—I’ve been dual booting with Linux and haven’t needed to use my Windows drive much, so I didn’t bother fixing it. Now I might as well try. I changed it back to the default setup, but for disk management there’s only one drive listed (C. Inside that, there’s a section called "Basic Data Partition," which I’m not sure if that’s correct or not, and I don’t know how to remove it. Could you include a screenshot? Also, a message keeps appearing saying: Sorry, an unknown server error occurred when uploading this file. Lol