I recently noticed I have two recovery partitions. One on my boot drive and another on a backup. I understand how this can happen so that is not my question.
I was able to re-establish and verify the recovery partition on my boot drive. I understand the purpose of the recovery partition and that it also may not be necessary.
What I would like to learn is this:
"If a functioning recovery partition exists on a physical drive, is "C:\Recovery\WindowsRe\winre.win" still needed?
Your thoughts and expertise are welcome.
Thanks James
I was able to re-establish and verify the recovery partition on my boot drive. I understand the purpose of the recovery partition and that it also may not be necessary.
What I would like to learn is this:
"If a functioning recovery partition exists on a physical drive, is "C:\Recovery\WindowsRe\winre.win" still needed?
Your thoughts and expertise are welcome.
Thanks James
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