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Resolved Why was a recovery partition created on a MBR disk?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by Matthew Wai, 2016/01/31.

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    Matthew Wai

    Matthew Wai Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I am posting this thread just out of interest, not because I have a problem to fix.

    http://www.disk-partition.com/windows-10/recovery-partition-after-upgrading-to-windows-10-4348.html
    It says 'if you use Windows Setup to create new partition on an MBR disk, Windows will create a system reserved partition, and if it is a GPT disk, then Windows will create a recovery partition and a EFI system partition without drive letter. '

    According to AOMEI Partition, my hard disk is MBR not GPT, but Windows created a recovery partition rather than a system reserved partition. Why?

    My computer was upgraded from Windows 7 to 10 using Windows.iso on the hard disk.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    The explanation is in your link to AOMEI. It reads OK to me. Neil.
     

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    Matthew Wai

    Matthew Wai Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    If I install Windows to a brand-new disk which has never been formatted, will Windows format it in MBR or GPT?
     
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    retiredlearner

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    MasterChief

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    Format it yourself.
     
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    Matthew Wai

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    Deleted.
     
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    Matthew Wai

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    MasterChief

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    I think if it is not formatted then it will likely do it without asking. I you are planning to dual boot or something you may need to format it mbr.
     
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    Matthew Wai

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    Will it do it in MBR or GPT?
     
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    MasterChief

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    10 is now native to GPT I think but you can format it yourself first.
     

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