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Is this who I think it is .... ? Just under another name.

Some users have all the luck ... !!

Really, your posts (this, and the AI one) about privacy are risible If you're that concerned about the issue, why do you use a...

...which is why I added ....

Because when you format your drive there is no Windows to tell OneDrive that there are no files. BUT BUT BUT many a user has suffered...

Multiple posts in multiple forums ... "Help, my clone doesn't work" (multiple circumstances, incl like yours) Try image > restore...

That's the whole point for Standard account, protects the system from unauthorised changes.

Also Rename Master (freeware) can do this

Not formatting. You need to DELETE ALL the partitions until the drive is just one unallocated space Existing/Old partitions can be...

Re-reading the OP and OP's subsequent response, and other contributions, I'm a little confused .... - is the OP concerned that even...

Have the big K on multiple home devices and elsewhere, various devices, various versions (at various stages of currency), but have never...

But that should be one of the normal functions of anti-malware software ... blocking annoying popups. How you can defend an option that...

How is the device encrypted - what software? Where is the encryption software installed - a portable program on the computer, a portable...

To me that's the Start window (above image), as distinct from the Start Menu

My gripe is not with the drive space recovered but with a bloated Start menu convoluted with icons for apps I don't want and/or will...