Winre as part of C drive


cereberus

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I recently deleted the WinRe partition in a Hyper-V virtual hard drive but forgot Macrium Reflect WinRE version needs it. I had expanded C drive fill all (logical) space in VHD so only 3 partitions

EFI, MSR, C Drive.

So I did a repair upgrade and WinRE was re-enabled but the WinRE was now under the hidden Recovery Folder.

For a complicated issue relating to way VHDXs do not free up space when files are deleted without faffing around with compact option in Hyper-V, it actually suits me to have it set up this way i.e. recovery folder in C drive rather than a separate partition.


Is there an easy way to do this?
 

My Computer

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    Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
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    ASUS Zenbook 14
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    I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
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    Yep, Laptop has one.
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    16 GB soldered
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    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)
Maybe if you Remove MR and reboot , then re-install MR it may put it back. This or unhide it and use somthing like EASUS DIsk Partition to move it.?
 

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cereberus said:
it actually suits me to have it set up this way i.e. recovery folder in C drive rather than a separate partition.


Is there an easy way to do this?
Click to expand...
Normally,
1. reagentc /disable
2. Delete the recovery partition
3. reagentc /enable

will do the trick.
 

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    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
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    32GB
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
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    Windows 11 Education
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    Intel i7-8550U
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For trial and error steps with the new post repair upgrade WinRE:

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:

reagentc /info
reagentc /disable
reagentc /info

Delete the post repair upgrade WinRE partition.

Then test the Marcirum Reflect WinRE version to see whether it will work.
 

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    HP
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
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    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
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    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
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    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
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    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
NavyLCDR was a faster responder.

Indicate whether Macrium works without or only when Windows RE is enabled.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
zbook said:
NavyLCDR was a faster responder.

Indicate whether Macrium works without or only when Windows RE is enabled.
Click to expand...
Reflect can be used in WinPE mode without a WinRe partition but I prefer WinRe as it allowss backups over wifi.
 

My Computer

System One

  • 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)
NavyLCDR said:
Normally,
1. reagentc /disable
2. Delete the recovery partition
3. reagentc /enable

will do the trick.
Click to expand...

Thanks, pal.

I kind of worked this out after I posted this once I added a drive letter to the WinRe partition and then viewed contents from Reflect in WinPE mode (Even Reflect uses term WimPe when they really mean WinRe mode).

The trick is step 1 I discovered i.e. if you delete it whilst enabled, it is messier as you have to point reagentc back to the c drive first.

As an aside, on one of my vhds, the winre recovery folder was missing on C drive (no idea why).

Edit: I just manually copied folder from winRe partition using Reflect PEexplorer, then followed @NavyLCDR instructions, and all worked fine.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • 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)
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