F8 Boot Menu Partition Questions


  1. Posts : 15
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    F8 Boot Menu Partition Questions


    Okay, I have decided to get ready to remove my pesky 4.88GB Windows 8.1 Partition (partition 5) from my PC because now I have Windows 10 and no longer have the option to go back. I have used a Command in the Elevated Command Prompt to enable the F8 boot menu as a substitute to the manufacturers boot menu (Press Esc.) I know the boot menu by the manufacturer will be removed with the (partition 5) too. I have also found that the WinRE is on a different partition (partition 4), and so my question is... If I delete the manufacturers partition (p 5), will the F8 menu also be gone as well? It seems the F8 menu was put there by windows and not the manufacturer, but is it on partition 5 or is it on the same one as the WinRE partition (p 4)?
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    From an elevated command prompt ("run as administrator" command prompt), type bcdedit /enum

    The first entry will tell you which partition the BCD (boot files) are located on. If the BCD is on the partition you want to delete, you will have to establish the BCD on another partition first and mark that partition as active.
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  3. Posts : 15
    Windows 10 Pro 19042.906
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    NavyLCDR said:
    From an elevated command prompt ("run as administrator" command prompt), type bcdedit /enum

    The first entry will tell you which partition the BCD (boot files) are located on. If the BCD is on the partition you want to delete, you will have to establish the BCD on another partition first and mark that partition as active.
    Okay, Does this mean it's on the first partition? And yes I set the Boot Menu to Legacy here to replace the Manufacturers way! F8 Boot Menu Partition Questions-screenshot-235-.png
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    DDroid said:
    Okay, Does this mean it's on the first partition? And yes I set the Boot Menu to Legacy here to replace the Manufacturers way!
    That's what it looks like to me. Your first partition is probably a small 100 - 350mb partition that contains boot files only - if that is the case then you should be safe to delete the 5th partition without affecting booting.
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  5. Posts : 15
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    NavyLCDR said:
    That's what it looks like to me. Your first partition is probably a small 100 - 350mb partition that contains boot files only - if that is the case then you should be safe to delete the 5th partition without affecting booting.
    Here is the partition. (PLEASE IGNORE DISK 2 SAYING "BAD DISK" I am running the Windows 10 Installation Media) So the F8 Boot Menu is in the First Partition? F8 Boot Menu Partition Questions-screenshot-236-.png
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    DDroid said:
    Here is the partition. (PLEASE IGNORE DISK 2 SAYING "BAD DISK" I am running the Windows 10 Installation Media) So the F8 Boot Menu is in the First Partition?
    Yes!
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  7. Posts : 15
    Windows 10 Pro 19042.906
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    NavyLCDR said:
    Yes!
    Hooray! JUST TO MAKE 100000000% sure! It is super duper ultra really? Finally i can get more space!!
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    DDroid said:
    Hooray! JUST TO MAKE 100000000% sure! It is super duper ultra really? Finally i can get more space!!
    BTW - the Windows 8.1 recovery contained in that partition could still be used after the 30 days upgrade to Windows 10, if you did want to go back.
    Last edited by NavyLCDR; 04 Nov 2015 at 00:46.
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  9. Posts : 15
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    NavyLCDR said:
    BTW - the Windows 8.1 recovery contained in that partition could still be used after the days upgrade to Windows 10, if you did want to go back.
    Oh, I upgraded 2 months ago LOL. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!! You are the best! F8 Boot Menu Partition Questions-screenshot-237-.png
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