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I like to have WinRE.wim in the c:\windows\system32\recovery folder in my virtual machines rather than as a separate partition, as it helps with compacting the vhd (a vhd function).
When vhd is running inside Hyper-V, reagentc show the winre is enabled, at its location is in partition 3 c:\windows\system32\recovery as expected.
However, when I attached vhd as a native host boot drive, I checked reagentc again, and I was surprised, it had changed to partition 4 and I was puzzled, as there is no partition 4 in VHD (EFI, MSR, C Drive).
I looked closer and I was surprised - it was pointing to the WinRE partition on drive 0 (my native host OS).
I disabled it and renabled it, and it then pointed to winre in C drive partition (in vhd).
EDIT - arggggh. By disabling it, it removed the WinRe.wim file from drive 0 partition (brain not in gear as this was bound to happen LOL). Fortunately good old Reflect to the rescue to restore partition from backup. Even then, fist time it would not reenable sayin it could not find it.
Rebooted PC, and renabled it.
Booted into vhd, and it was still pointing to correct winre.wim
Got there in the end, but what a palaver LOL.
When vhd is running inside Hyper-V, reagentc show the winre is enabled, at its location is in partition 3 c:\windows\system32\recovery as expected.
However, when I attached vhd as a native host boot drive, I checked reagentc again, and I was surprised, it had changed to partition 4 and I was puzzled, as there is no partition 4 in VHD (EFI, MSR, C Drive).
I looked closer and I was surprised - it was pointing to the WinRE partition on drive 0 (my native host OS).
I disabled it and renabled it, and it then pointed to winre in C drive partition (in vhd).
EDIT - arggggh. By disabling it, it removed the WinRe.wim file from drive 0 partition (brain not in gear as this was bound to happen LOL). Fortunately good old Reflect to the rescue to restore partition from backup. Even then, fist time it would not reenable sayin it could not find it.
Rebooted PC, and renabled it.
Booted into vhd, and it was still pointing to correct winre.wim
Got there in the end, but what a palaver LOL.
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My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
