My current drive is Disk 0.I tried taking some of the room (450 MB) on the eMachines (C: ) partition which could be combined with the System Reserved partition to make 550 MB System Reserved. However, when I took some space (450MB) from eMacines (C: ), for a new partition (F: ), the drive crashed, would not boot. I ended-up rescuing it copying a clone to it.So my question is: How do I make space on my disk 0 so that I can increase the System Reserved partition to accommodate the installation of Windows 10 Pro 1709? I'd boot my PC from e.g. Minitool Partition Wizard's boot disk.Then decide if I needed to keep the manufacturer's recovery partition. If not, delete that, and adjust the other partitions accordingly.If I wanted to keep it, then shrink C: and expand the System Reserved partition.When you say it failed to boot- in what way?You might find it tries to run Automatic repair to sort itself out.If that doesn't kick in, then boot your PC from Macrium Reflect's boot disk and use its Fix Boot utility.I wouldn't have two presumably bootable disks in my PC at the same time. I do not have one of those.
Jan 26, 2019 Click OK, C drive is shrank and Unallocated space is generated behind the system reserved partition. Step 2: Right click the system reserved partition and click 'Resize/Move Volume' again, drag right border towards right in the pop-up window. Click OK, Unallocated space is added into the system reserved partition.
I would prefer to use Windows 10 Drive Management system.That's where you are mistaken. To do this, use a boot disk from a 3rd party partition manager, or use a 3rd party partition manager which will apply the changes when your PC is restarted.Experts here state they would never attempt to use Disk Management to make changes to Windows partitions.Read the guide /help for the one you use.Using such things is usually a matter of dragging sliders- the picture of the partition boundary.It might take a couple of steps.
It's your choice!!!!If you ever want to restore your PC to the state it was in when you bought it, keep it.If you don't want to restore your PC to the state it was in when you bought it, delete it.When I bought the computer (refurbished/used/from a reseller), I came with Windows 10 Pro. I have been told that the reason for my partition arrangement (15/100/C: ) is that it was upgraded by the refurbisher to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7. My wife's computer has a 350 MB System Reserve partition, indicating (I was told), that hers was likely upgraded to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 8. I anticipate that I will have to upgrade Windows Pro, beyond the 1709 build at some time in the future.
Therefore, I do not anticipate ever going back to the 15/100/C: arrangement inasmuch as some have told me that 1709 needs more (550MB) than a 100 MB System Reserved partition to operate.