

Windows Setup created the System Reserved partition containing the booting files and a second partition containing Windows. As a result, booting directly from the Windows partition is not possible.ĭuring the installation of Windows, a previously created primary NTFS partition was not specified as the destination.

Windows setup created a System Reserved partition and installed the booting 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.
