Select "OS partition index" - Windows 10

Question

Hello,

I should manually resize the partition according to the following link:

KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update - Microsoft Support

Which partition should I choose for each command?

sel part<OS partition index>**

sel part<WinRE partition index>**

Answer 1

Which partition should I choose for each command?

sel part<OS partition index>**

sel part<WinRE partition index>**

OS partition index = 3

WinRE partition index = 4

Answer 2

So for anyone confused like I was at first when you reach this step of the problem process it is quite simple.

So first you will want to select partition 3 as your OS partition index. This won't erase your OS primary partition. That is part of a different partition created on the same volume as C: Disk. Do this step first. Then follow the directions for this partition 3 to complete this process for the OS primary partition.

Second, you will want to select partition 4 as your WIN RE partition. Simply from here follow the directions for this one like you did for your OS partition index.

Then just follow the remainder of the steps listed here to completion. Exit Command Prompt.

Try to reinstall the update for Windows Recovery Tools. It should successfully download and install the update this time.

I hope my clarification of these Windows Update instructions to download and install this update helps anyone else that is run into the same problem as me.

Answer 3

I have tried resizing my recovery partition to install the KB5034441 update but have received the following

Any idea what i have done wrong?

Answer 4

I had the same confusion in Step 4_e: I wasn't sure which was the OS partition, so I guessed and selected the first partition in the list.

I then ran 'shrink desired=250 minimum=250'

When I tried implementing the next step, the system suddenly rebooted and resulted in this error message: 0xc0000225

I ran all of this on my SSD, and was able to boot my desktop from my HDD. Disk management says my F:, G:, & H: drives (or SDD) is unallocated and that formatting would erase all data.

I don't know what to do next. I don't know how to save/back up all the data on the disk if I can't access it.