The Windows EFI system partition is on the incorrect drive—should you be concerned?
The Windows EFI system partition is on the incorrect drive—should you be concerned?
I recently switched to a NVME drive and previously used a SATA SSD. After installing Windows 11 on my new M2 drive, Windows mistakenly assigned the EFI System Partition to the SATA SSD. I found some online advice suggesting solutions via command prompts or resizing the C drive, but I’m not keen on diving into those steps or reinstalling Windows again. I just want to understand if having the EFI on the wrong drive really affects my experience. If it doesn’t significantly impact performance, I’ll leave it as is and avoid the extra work.
Only addresses the problem when the SSD fails, or you delete it or erase it completely. Otherwise, proceed as usual. If repairs are needed, you can apply commands to set up the EFI partition on the Windows drive or reinstall Windows using just the connected target drive, though this appears excessive for your case.
It might lead to problems later. You could attempt to run it differently or reinstall using just a single connected drive.