

Windows SetupĬreated the System Reserved partition containing the booting files and a NTFS partition was not specified as the destination.

As a result, booting directly from the Windowsĭuring the installation of Windows, a previously created primary Windows setup created a System Reserved partition and installed theīooting files on it. Do not attempt to perform this procedure on UEFI systems where Windows is installed on a GPT drive. Important: This article covers removing the System Reserved partition created when installing Windows 7/8.x/10 on a MBR drive.
