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How to uninstall a Windows in a different drive?

Anonymous
2022-07-30T10:19:36+00:00

Hello, I had Windows 10 64-bit but since my motherboard (ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0) was old for this windows and couldn't recognize an audio driver for it and also overall system performance was slow for me, I installed Windows 8.1 in a different drive. Now I have audio driver and have better speed while working with my pc.

But I have an issue here: How do I uninstall Windows 10 which is in driver E while my Windows 8.1 is in driver C?

I simply removed Windows 10 from boot menu of Windows 8.1.

Do you know a safe way to remove a windows which is installed in a different drive?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-30T13:52:06+00:00

    There is a way to clean all data on your E: drive. Just simply press win key + X and it will pop out a small window. Click on Disk Management and then you will see a windows that listing your all disks.

    Right click on your drive E: and format it.

    OR

    Right click on your drive E: and click on delete volume. Then click yes. After doing them, right click on that unallocated volume and click new simple volume. Then keep click on "Next" for two times then at the Volume Label, you can rename it or just click next. Click Finish after these steps

    Hope it helps you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-07-30T10:32:37+00:00

    Not all makers support win 10

    Is E:\ a seperate drive or partition of a single drive?

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  3. LightJack 05 2,575 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-07-30T14:00:49+00:00

    Note that this can cause problems, since you are not removing the entire installation, but only the data partition. The ESP and the Recovery partition remain intact and may cause problems with future installations.

    If you want to completely remove it, you will need to get rid of the Recovery partition, and maybe a second ESP.

    The easiest way to do that, if your old installation is on a separate drive, is to simply wipe the entire drive clean of partitions and then create a new partition.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-07-30T13:22:59+00:00

    Click file Explorer in the Taskbar in Windows 8.1.

    That leads you to This PC.

    What do you see there in Devices and Drives?

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-07-31T09:28:39+00:00

    4 Drives

    C D E as NTFS drives and F as DVD drive

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