WinRE problem...

Question

As a beginner Windows user, I have a little knowledge of WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) - A boot entrance that let you choose another entrances (If you have) and troubleshoot you machine (Or your OS) After all, WinRE very useful and you must have one (Well, it already have in your computer if you don't delete it)

Say like that, but like I said - I am a beginner Windows user, so I only know a few things of it, and this is the detail:

WinRE is a boot entrance - as everyone know - and its critical files was contained in a file named WinRE (WIM file) and the directory of WinRE.wim is <Volume letter>:\Recovery\WinRE\WinRE.wim (If I remember right). And not only that, it works with a "Logs" folder, ReAgent.xml and ReAgent.xml in System32 folder.

Ignore all of things I just said, here is the problem: I've posted 2 images here and as you can see a picture is showing WinRE basic information (Source: DiskPart.exe) and the another is showing my partitions basic information (Source: MiniTool Partition Wizard), the partition 4 is my Windows OS partition, partition 3 is reserved partition, partition 2 is EFI partition and partition 1 is recovery partition. Yeah, partition 1 was for "recovery" but the "recovery" is inside partition 4 - my Windows OS partition - , not partition 1 - recovery partition - and I want WinRE path in partition to save my OS disk space.

Is there any way to proceed?

Note: If you going to answer this post, please give as many details as you can so I can get it and it will it help me fix my issue easier.

Thanks for read this post :)

Answer 1

Thank you for the screenshot, there is noting indicated wrong with the partition table on your drive, it is set up correctly,

Can you access the WinRE using this method?

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt... etc.

Answer 2

""and I want WinRE path in partition to save my OS disk space.""

The current recovery partition is consuming < 1 GB space.

The partition can be deleted but very little free space is achieved.

Please run this bat script and post a share link into this thread using one drive, drop box, or google drive

diskpar info

(bat scripts by default prompt antivirus software and require manual overrides)

https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/bsod-crashes-debugging/355861d1640707960-batch-files-use-bsod-debugging-diskparinfo.bat

Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

Answer 3

Thank you for those screenshots, but i need to see the screenshot of your Disk Management window as explained above.

Answer 4

Hi Dave

Oops, I forgot the screenshots, here

List in MiniTool Partition wizard was sort by number and partition 1 is the supposed one to be recovery partition, partition 4 (Windows) is took that mission from partition 1

Hope you can find a solution.

Thanks for reposting.

Answer 5

Hi Chu Tuyền,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Your screenshots are not coming through, this is the screenshot I need to see.

Right click your Stat Button and open Disk Management

Ensure your system drive is visible in the bottom pane, please provide a screenshot of that Disk Management window.