IMPORTANT Issue to be aware of if you use BitLocker on your OS drive


@hsehestedt - thank you so much for your detailed steps, I will give them a try shortly - I did think the error message may relate to the partition size not being large enough - how annoying

I do have another issue though, when running the DISM command DISM /Add-Package for the latest cumulative update I am getting error 0x800f0823 - full error below - if I run the command again, it seems to complete - so not sure if an issue or not?

"Error: 0x800f0823

Package c:\updates\windows10.0-kb5022282-x64_fdb2ea85e921869f0abe1750ac7cee34876a760c.msu may have failed due to pending updates to servicing components in the image. Try the command again.The command completed with errors.
For more information, refer to the log file."
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Also for some reason my WIM is growing considerably - initial size is 587mb, after applying just the above CU it grows to 937mb, I then use export command as suggested by SIW2 which gets it down to 663mb.

Strangely my partition shows in disk manager as 694mb so odd I get "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." when trying to run REAGENTC /enable as looks like it should be large enough.
 

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@hsehestedt

Just followed your revised instructions - thank you very much for your guide.

N.B. You have missed a " from the end of the line - DISM /Add-Package /Image:"c:\mount" /PackagePath="c:\updates\lcu

My 0x800f0823 error was resolved by the step of applying the SSU first!

My issue is that the WIM increases in size so much, it starts off at 587mb but after applying KB5022282 (Win10 x64) using your steps it grows to 929mb. I then follow SIW2 method of exporting which got it down to 655mb but still get "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." so looks like I need to resize my partition - which is odd as partition shows in disk management as 694mb so appears as it should be large enough, very annoying - hope I don't have same issue on all 250 machines.......
 

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This size issue is definitely a problem and means I am probably going to have to resize partition on multiple (250+) computers.

Just tried this with a completely fresh winre.wim extracted from install.wim from a Windows 10 ISO.

Starts off at 414mb, use above method to add-package for KB5022282 (Win10 x64) and it increases to 755mb, use Dism /Export-Image and get it down to about 497mb but still can't then use reagentc /enable as get the "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." error but I am not convinced this is solely to do with the size of partition as explained below:

On a machine where I had no issue with the original steps before they were amended the recovery partition is showing as 500mb

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If I run reagentc /disable on that machine and look at size of winre.wim it is 733mb - BUT reagentc /enable works fine - so even though the wim clearly is bigger than the partition it worked

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On a machine it doesn't work on and I get above error the partition is again 500mb but the image is only 497mb so should definitely fit.

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Is the problem more to do with simply the fact that you can't do this process on a drive with bitlocker encryption enabled which defeats the whole point of why we are having to update the winre.wim to fix a bitlocker vulnerability surely?
 

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UPDATE - followed your "MAKE PARTITION LARGER" section and all now working fine - very odd, because as per last reply the sizes are quite misleading, as in first case a 733mb WIM seems to fit on a 500mb partition, and in second case a 497mb image wouldn't fit on a 500mb partition and I had to resize it!!

This is going to be painful to do on 250+ computers - thinking might just disable recovery environment on all the machines instead !
 

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wingers said:
....wouldn't fit on a 500mb partition and I had to resize it!!
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I clean installed Win12 22H2 on a laptop a few months ago. Setup created a 633MB recovery partition by default.
 

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wingers said:
@hsehestedt

N.B. You have missed a " from the end of the line - DISM /Add-Package /Image:"c:\mount" /PackagePath="c:\updates\lcu
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wingers said:
@hsehestedt

Just followed your revised instructions - thank you very much for your guide.

N.B. You have missed a " from the end of the line - DISM /Add-Package /Image:"c:\mount" /PackagePath="c:\updates\lcu

My 0x800f0823 error was resolved by the step of applying the SSU first!

My issue is that the WIM increases in size so much, it starts off at 587mb but after applying KB5022282 (Win10 x64) using your steps it grows to 929mb. I then follow SIW2 method of exporting which got it down to 655mb but still get "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." so looks like I need to resize my partition - which is odd as partition shows in disk management as 694mb so appears as it should be large enough, very annoying - hope I don't have same issue on all 250 machines.......
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I'm not understanding. When you say

N.B. You have missed a " from the end of the line - DISM /Add-Package /Image:"c:\mount" /PackagePath="c:\updates\lcu

what is it that I am missing on that line?

Also, thanks to you and @SIW2, I have revised the procedure to add an export operation. That makes the file significantly smaller. I'm not used to doing an export with the SafeOS (WinRE.wim) so I missed this. Thanks again for the feedback.
 

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hsehestedt said:
I'm not understanding. When you say

N.B. You have missed a " from the end of the line - DISM /Add-Package /Image:"c:\mount" /PackagePath="c:\updates\lcu

what is it that I am missing on that line?
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You are missing the " at the end of the second /Add-Package after \lcu line it should be as below

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wingers said:
View attachment 49862

You are missing the " at the end of the second /Add-Package after \lcu line it should be as below

View attachment 49863
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Thanks for that. I cleaned it up by removing all those double quote marks. Since we don't have any spaces in any of these paths, we don't need them. So, rather than add them on that one line, I removed them all.

Thanks for pointing this out to me!
 

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Bree said:
I clean installed Win12 22H2 on a laptop a few months ago. Setup created a 633MB recovery partition by default.
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That's exactly the size I have been seeing with new installs. But I'm getting tired of this recovery partition nonsense so I've now revised my installations scripts to create 2 GB partitions with new installs. I have lots of space on Windows partition, so I figure I might as well just make it nice and big and then not have to deal with it later.
 

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hsehestedt said:
That's exactly the size I have been seeing with new installs. But I'm getting tired of this recovery partition nonsense so I've now revised my installations scripts to create 2 GB partitions with new installs. I have lots of space on Windows partition, so I figure I might as well just make it nice and big and then not have to deal with it later.
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agreed, just amended all my scripts to do the same on all new rollouts. Just the hassle of sorting all the existing machines now, they all have 500mb partitions and the amended winre.wim just won't fit, so I need to either a) find a way to slim down the winre.wim, b) resize the partition on around 250 machines or c) decide to just disable the recovery environment on all machines instead
 

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This is what a system looks like with two Recovery Partitions (although this is on Windows 10):

Original

Partition 1
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 Windows RE NTFS Partition 499 MB Healthy Hidden


New

Partition 5
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 254986420224

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 4 Recovery NTFS Partition 1024 MB Healthy Hidden
 

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wingers said:
agreed, just amended all my scripts to do the same on all new rollouts. Just the hassle of sorting all the existing machines now, they all have 500mb partitions and the amended winre.wim just won't fit, so I need to either a) find a way to slim down the winre.wim, b) resize the partition on around 250 machines or c) decide to just disable the recovery environment on all machines instead
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Yeah, this is a mess. I'm a little surprised that Microsoft has not put out some sort of script to automate all of this. Maybe they have something in the works.
 

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    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
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    HP Envy 32
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    2560 x 1440
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    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
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    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
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    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
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    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
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    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
markslog said:
This is what a system looks like with two Recovery Partitions (although this is on Windows 10):

Original

Partition 1
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: Yes
Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 2 Windows RE NTFS Partition 499 MB Healthy Hidden


New

Partition 5
Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 254986420224

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 4 Recovery NTFS Partition 1024 MB Healthy Hidden
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Very interesting. One is marked as required while the other is not.

I'm experimenting with all of this on Hyper-V now as well.

Thanks for taking the time to provide this.
 

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    Intel i7 11700K
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    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
Potential solution to size issue?

Add "/compress:recovery" switch to end of the Dism /Export-Image command e.g.

Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Recovery\Winre_big.wim" /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim" /compress:recovery

Winre.wim fresh from ISO was 414Mb, after applying latest updates it grew to 764Mb, running Dism /Export-Image only got it down to 506Mb so was still too big to fit on 500mb recovery partition, using the /compress:recovery switch got it down to 345Mb.

Need to test booting into Recovery Environment to make sure all works okay, but reagentc /enable worked fine and didn't give me any errors, and all looks okay when I use reagentc /info and Dism /Get-ImageInfo ......

At least if this works I can update the winre.wim without having to resize the recovery partition on all my machines :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Memory
    32Gb
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security
wingers said:
Potential solution to size issue?

Add "/compress:recovery" switch to end of the Dism /Export-Image command e.g.

Dism /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Recovery\Winre_big.wim" /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Recovery\Winre.wim" /compress:recovery

Winre.wim fresh from ISO was 414Mb, after applying latest updates it grew to 764Mb, running Dism /Export-Image only got it down to 506Mb so was still too big to fit on 500mb recovery partition, using the /compress:recovery switch got it down to 345Mb.

Need to test booting into Recovery Environment to make sure all works okay, but reagentc /enable worked fine and didn't give me any errors, and all looks okay when I use reagentc /info and Dism /Get-ImageInfo ......

At least if this works I can update the winre.wim without having to resize the recovery partition on all my machines :)
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Wow, that would be nice if it all proves out. Let me know how your testing goes.

BTW, I may be unresponsive for quite a while as I need to address some other things today.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built
    CPU
    Intel i7 11700K
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
    Memory
    64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
    PSU
    Corsair HX850i
    Case
    Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
    Cooling
    Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.

    Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
compress:recovery
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can you boot that .esd file ? even with a .wim extension that is .esd compression
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7,Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7,win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450
SIW2 said:
can you boot that .esd file ?
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now setting up virtual computer to test it

EDIT - unfortunately it would appear not......

The application or operating system couldn’t be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.
File: \Windows\system32\winload.efi
Error code: 0xc0000225

:mad:
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Memory
    32Gb
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security
unfortunately it would appear not......
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thought not.

c) decide to just disable the recovery environment on all machines instead
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is that going to be simpler
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win7,Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    2x8gb 3200mhz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    benq gw2480
    PSU
    bequiet pure power 11 400CM
    Cooling
    cryorig m9i
  • Operating System
    win7,win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    pentium g5400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    1x8gb 2400
    PSU
    xfx pro 450

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
SIW2 said:
is that going to be simpler
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Would definitely be the simpler option - hardly ever use / need recovery environment so wouldn't be a great loss to disable it especially on existing machines. And then on new machines will ensure they have a 2000mb recovery partition rather than 500mb so never have these issues again!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
    Memory
    32Gb
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security
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