Removing the EFI system and recovery drive from a hard disk to erase space for installing Windows 10 on an SSD

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FELIPE369
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04-26-2016, 03:53 AM

Hello! You can reinstall Windows 10 entirely on an SSD without leaving any files on the original drive. Yes, you can remove the EFI system partition and recovery partition from the hard drive before starting the installation.

FELIPE369

04-26-2016, 03:53 AM #1

Xelo24
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04-26-2016, 05:52 AM

Yes. During Windows reinstallation, ensure only your SSD is connected since the EFI bootloader might reinstall on the HDD during setup.

Xelo24

04-26-2016, 05:52 AM #2

Yes. During Windows reinstallation, ensure only your SSD is connected since the EFI bootloader might reinstall on the HDD during setup.

FeistyFirefish
Junior Member

04-26-2016, 06:00 AM

Yes, you need to remove the hard drive from the PC physically.

FeistyFirefish

04-26-2016, 06:00 AM #3

Yes, you need to remove the hard drive from the PC physically.

D_J_Wafflez
Member

04-26-2016, 07:12 AM

It's a good habit to connect only the drive you intend to install the operating system on during installation.

D_J_Wafflez

04-26-2016, 07:12 AM #4

It's a good habit to connect only the drive you intend to install the operating system on during installation.

l337
Junior Member

04-26-2016, 02:36 PM

Windows usually places the bootloader on the first available drive, which might differ from the one you selected during setup.

l337

04-26-2016, 02:36 PM #5

Windows usually places the bootloader on the first available drive, which might differ from the one you selected during setup.