Deleting Recovery Partition from Microsoft Windows

You can remove a Microsoft Windows 10 and 11 recovery partition using the diskpart command-line tool by running an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell, selecting the correct disk, and then using the delete partition override command. This process requires you to identify the partition number and use the override parameter, which is mandatory to delete a recovery partition.

Step 1: Open an elevated Command Prompt or PowerShell

• Search for “Command Prompt” or “PowerShell” in the Start menu.
• Right-click the result and select “Run as administrator.”
• Click “Yes” to allow the app to make changes.

Step 2: Open the diskpart utility

• In the elevated command prompt, type diskpart and press Enter.

Step 3: Identify the disk and recovery partition

• Type list disk and press Enter to see a list of all the drives on your computer.
• Note the number of the disk that contains the recovery partition.
• Type select disk <NUMBER> (replace <NUMBER> with the correct disk number) and press Enter.
• Type list partition and press Enter. This will show all partitions on the selected disk.
• Note the number of the recovery partition. It’s often the last partition on the drive and may have a size of several hundred megabytes.
• Type select partition <NUMBER> (replace <NUMBER> with the correct partition number) and press Enter.

Step 4: Delete the recovery partition

• Type delete partition override and press Enter. The override command is crucial to bypass permission restrictions for recovery partitions.

Step 5: Exit diskpart

• After the command executes, the recovery partition will be deleted.
• Type exit and press Enter to close the diskpart utility.
• The space will now show as “unallocated” in Disk Management. You can then extend your main partition to use this space.

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