Feb 9, 2023 · If the existing Windows RE partition is not located immediately after the Windows partition, the Windows partition will be shrunk and a new Windows RE partition will be created.

If that is the case, please follow the steps below to manually resize your recovery partition. This requires your device to have the recovery partition after the OS partition.

Mar 24, 2025 · You can delete the recovery partition during installation, but this removes access to built-in recovery features. Alternatively, you can install Windows without it and later move WinRE to the …

Jun 18, 2025 · To make WinRE working again verify if recovery partition exists on Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) and check if there is 500MB Recovery Partition if it is missing you will need to …

This utility creates a USB recovery media that can help you restore your Windows device to its factory settings, even if you replace the hard drive or completely wipe the drive.

Dec 16, 2021 · So yesterday, I clean installed 11 Pro for Workstations using DISM, and I thought applying the image might create a recovery partition. But it's not there. How can I create a recovery …

Dec 23, 2025 · This can be done easily using Windows Media Creation Tool from Create Windows 11 Installation Media, or follow Create installation media. This bootable device is more flexible and more …

May 19, 2024 · You could delete the partition, but not without disabling the Windows Recovery Environment. Enabling Windows RE on drive C would, in turn, require you to disable BitLocker.

Nov 29, 2025 · So I’ve been trying to create a Recovery Drive for Windows 11, and have tried using various USB flash drives of sizes 32 GB and 128 GB. The flashes are not being recognised and the …

May 12, 2025 · I recently upgraded to Win11 24H2 and when I went to create a recovery drive I ran into problems. After telling Windows that I would like to Create a Recovery Drive including system files …