Great Tutorial. If the Recovery Partition is missing, then this is the BEST way to create it whether the Drive is MBR or GPT. If the Recovery Partition is there there is a much easier way to do it by just resizing (extending) the partition using the FREE version of MiniTool Partition Wizard. I have done this on both MBR & GPT disks and it works perfectly. Try it you will like it. :)
You're a legend. Read trough tons and tons of articles and came really close to re-installing windows but this video and your other video on recovery partitions really saved me. Excellent work, I love that you also explain the things so you actually learn something while repairing your system. Keep up the great work !
3:52 that's really useful information. so it seems like we don't really need this partition. only the initial install of needs it if it was there. also good to know that new laptops don't come with it where it is part of windows. thanks for informing me about what it is for
You are a rock star! With Windows Update KB5034439 causing havoc on Server 2022, you released this video at just the right time! WARNING: When creating your new recovery partition at 9:50, choose 'Do not assign a drive letter or drive path' in the Simple Volume Wizard. On one server, I allowed the partition to take F:, and now I can't assign that drive letter. Windows still ties it to the recovery partition even though it disappeared in the conversion.
I'm so grateful that this guide exists. After having cloned Windows from one SSD to another, I was looking for something like it, and it delivers. Thank you!
Worked perfectly on windows 11 UEFI for me. I added a new SSD and reinstalled windows on that drive, was left with the recovery partitions on the old drive. I was able to create a recovery partition on the new drive to let me format the old. Every step worked, including the del par override, which helped delete the old recovery partitions from the old drive as well.
Thanks, this was useful, helped me recreated the lost recovery partiton. For those looking for the UEFI Type ID: de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac For the attributes it is 0X8000000000000001
My HP laptop has a "recovery partition", but when I tried to initiate it by pressing F11 in HP, it gave an error screen stating something like "A required device could not be found" it also gave an option I believe F1 or F8 to go there, but when I pressed, noting happened. I had cloned/moved the OS (Win 11) to a larger drive, but in the process rearranged the partitions, so my Win 11 is at the end, not sandwiched in between several partitions as how it was originally. how to repair/correct/mitigate this, please?
Don't do that at 9:54!! Assigning a drive letter creates massive headaches. Instead just follow the Microsoft instructions which is..... If your disk is GPT, run "create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac" followed by the command "gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001" followed by "format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools""
Hey , there is problem. after completing all the steps successfully, I discovered in reagentc/info that the recovery partition is in partition 3. but in disk management, there is no partition named partition 3. there is partition 4. what should I do?
Terima Kasih bro. sangat membantu walaupun first time. tapi boleh la buat. puncaaa Drive C kecik sgt. igtkan nak jimat. rupanya makin menyusahkan., hahaha
Plz.. I'm facing a problem.. From cmd prompt i just set partition 4 as a recovery partition ( with all steps from your videos. The last step was setting "set id" and "gpt") Disk management is also showing the same But When I enable reagentc /enable And then check info It's shows the partition 3(which is my c drive) 😢
Thank you so much. I'm not a beginner user but this was way to convoluted for me to find out how to recreate this damn partition after I cloned my disk to a new SSD and needed to reallocate some space which messed this recovery partition up. Thanks a lot man!
Out of all the videos, this is the one who helps me the most. He covers all the problems I had step by step. Thank you so much. Hope your channel gets more recognition than those with millions views that doesn't even help and they just promote paid programs. More power.
For some reason after enabling reagentc and it stating it was successful, it is still disabled and there is nothing in the "Windows RE location:" field. The Recovery Partition is healthy, but the Winre.wim file remains in C:\Windows\System32\Recovery . I've attempted three times with the same result. I'm also making sure to follow UEFI mode instructions for a GPT partition, as required. I'm stuck.
I bought a new SSD to replace my old HDD. It was a Windows OEM version on that old HDD. After cloning, my computer couldn't enter into Windows. I had no choice but to buy an entirely new Windows 11 and installed it on my SSD. I tried twice this way to create a recovery partition on my SSD. The partition was set to that UEFI Type, but each time the winre.wim didn't go to that designated partition. What may went wrong?
did as you said and followed all instructions carefully, I do believe I did it correctly but should I be worried if the partition is called "(basic data partition)" instead of (recovery partition) like in your example? I did the command prompt stuff and yeah its telling me my .wim file is in there...
Thank you. That helped greatly. This might be on me, but when closing things up afterward, I noticed that I now have a new drive letter (H:). I believe that you had E:. In looking elsewhere, I think that could have been avoided in the step where drive letters were assigned, by not assigning one. I think that I have to go back through the process fully to remove the drive letter from File Explorer. Either way, I needed that extra space as my C; was getting full. Thank you very much for this video.
What if I have a system running UEFI GPT partition with Win 11 as Primary OS and I am trying to access my another older version of Windows 11 running on MBR Partition from previous computer on my 2nd SSD? My dual boot option is hooked up on to Primary GPT UEFI Style and it does give me Dual Boot Menu for both Primary and older Win 11. I lost Recovery Partition for my Older Win 11 on 2nd SSD and that is why I am missing COMMAND PROMPT option from ADVANCED STARTUP OPTIONS for my older Win 11 on 2nd SSD. I want CMD option. What should I do?
when you type in the guid of the "new" recovery partition, and you type it in wrong or you wrote it down wrong... is there some place you can look up, online, what it should be?
Great help video. Once the winre.wim is moved to the recovery partition, is there a way to move it back to the C:\\windows\system32 ecovery folder? The WinRE link is lost after "any" partitions on the OS drive is altered?
now how to hide this partition from the system protection (system restore) list under system properties? because now beside C and D i see also an \\?\volume{skjse.......... what is this?
Some problems...reagent can't re-enable. REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled. I don't actually have a WinRe image anymore unfortunately. How can I get a clean one?
Hello... I want to extend my C drive volume... Where I have three recovery partitions in between C and unallocated volume... In that three recovery partitions the one next to C is having reagent (partiton 4)...how can I please help me with this...
what should we do if we dont know the id. I cloned os from HDD to ssd and I dont have a recovery partition now. I need to create one. What should we do since we dont have an id
hello, i have deleted my recovery partition trying to extend my volume C to the unallocated space and i followed your instructions. i created a recovery partition, but i never found the winre image at any point. when i typed reagentc /info it says disabled and it never showed a location. how do i fix this? i have an error when i start up my computer
I followed all the steps to create a new recovery partition. I then issued the "reagentc /enable" command, which was successful, but when I do "reagentc /info," the WinRE status is still "Disabled." When I type the "reagentc /enable" command, I now get "Unable to update Boot Configuration Data".... where BCD id = 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 .... Windows RE location = (blank/empty) Winre.wim disappeared and is no longer in the Windows recovery subfolder, and the WinRE partition is still listed as Healthy (Recovery Partition) in Disk Management. When I check in Diskpart, the partition still has the correct GUID (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac) and attribute (0X8000000000000001), as detailed in your video. What should I do to fix my problem? Help!
I see assignment on your C drive as "Boot" in your Disk Management window. Shouldn't it must be on EFI system? (i am struggling to delete bootmgr from C bcz i believe in gpt systems, boot assignment must be in EFI part)
@itarmy2778 I completed all the steps for recreating my recovery drive partition, but when I went to enable it, it said the Windows RE image was not found. The winre.min file is in my C: drive windows/system32/recovery folder. I am trying to understand why I keep getting this error. Do you have any ideas about what may be causing this?
After launching any application storgae from C drive reduced after using my laptop for 1-2 hours 1-2 gb storage gone!! Don't know what is the issue,In my desktop i never faced this type of issue.is it happening for the extra recovery partition which is around 20gb?
Great video Sir! I could follow every command and completed the partition and recovery ! I checked my File Explorer and a new Volume "D" appeared .Does anyone know why this appeared? It looks like the new recovery partition I created Thanks!
pls help i did everything you did and when i made the new volume it was 1023 MB instead of 1GB and when i finished everything and went to enable it, it says the same thing "Windows re image was not found" please help i would really appreatiate it appreciate.
bro is amazing liked + subbed. I was looking for this for a long time tried multiple ways and finally got it done thanks to Bro he deserves at least a like
I'M STILL GETTING "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." ERROR WHEN I TRY TO ENABLE THE REAGENTC
hello IT Army first of all thank you as this video was very helpful as I needed to extend my C drive. All the step was a success but the healthy recovery partition still shows on my file explorer as D drive , what to do?
Hi, i need help please...after a clone, my Windows RE status is Disabled on Reagentc /info and also Windows RE location is empty, meaning i dont have that file to create a Recovery partition. How can i do? Thank you and very nice video.
Just discovered your channel. It is very good and I like the way you explain. Can you do a video on basics of Partitions so people like me can have a basic idea. Thanks
Hi Bro..... iam facing this problem while creating recovery partition .....please help me DISKPART> set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac Virtual Disk Service error: The device is in use. The selected volume or partition is in use. To continue with the operation use the OVERRIDE parameter.
Great Tutorial. If the Recovery Partition is missing, then this is the BEST way to create it whether the Drive is MBR or GPT. If the Recovery Partition is there there is a much easier way to do it by just resizing (extending) the partition using the FREE version of MiniTool Partition Wizard. I have done this on both MBR & GPT disks and it works perfectly. Try it you will like it. :)
You're a legend. Read trough tons and tons of articles and came really close to re-installing windows but this video and your other video on recovery partitions really saved me. Excellent work, I love that you also explain the things so you actually learn something while repairing your system. Keep up the great work !
Great to hear!
@@itarmy2778 same here 11/10 tysm for this video
3:52 that's really useful information. so it seems like we don't really need this partition. only the initial install of needs it if it was there. also good to know that new laptops don't come with it where it is part of windows. thanks for informing me about what it is for
You are a rock star! With Windows Update KB5034439 causing havoc on Server 2022, you released this video at just the right time!
WARNING: When creating your new recovery partition at 9:50, choose 'Do not assign a drive letter or drive path' in the Simple Volume Wizard. On one server, I allowed the partition to take F:, and now I can't assign that drive letter. Windows still ties it to the recovery partition even though it disappeared in the conversion.
I'm so grateful that this guide exists. After having cloned Windows from one SSD to another, I was looking for something like it, and it delivers. Thank you!
Worked perfectly on windows 11 UEFI for me. I added a new SSD and reinstalled windows on that drive, was left with the recovery partitions on the old drive. I was able to create a recovery partition on the new drive to let me format the old. Every step worked, including the del par override, which helped delete the old recovery partitions from the old drive as well.
This is the very best video I have ever seen on this topic.
Thanks!
Thanks, this was useful, helped me recreated the lost recovery partiton. For those looking for the UEFI Type ID: de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac For the attributes it is 0X8000000000000001
Thanks man.
You are a fucking hero, man.
The only person who made it work after I accidentally deleted mine.
Thanks for watching, Cheers!
What to do if winre.wim file is not available on my pc??
My HP laptop has a "recovery partition", but when I tried to initiate it by pressing F11 in HP, it gave an error screen stating something like "A required device could not be found" it also gave an option I believe F1 or F8 to go there, but when I pressed, noting happened.
I had cloned/moved the OS (Win 11) to a larger drive, but in the process rearranged the partitions, so my Win 11 is at the end, not sandwiched in between several partitions as how it was originally. how to repair/correct/mitigate this, please?
Don't do that at 9:54!! Assigning a drive letter creates massive headaches. Instead just follow the Microsoft instructions which is..... If your disk is GPT, run "create partition primary id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac" followed by the command "gpt attributes =0x8000000000000001" followed by "format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools""
Thanks
Hey , there is problem. after completing all the steps successfully, I discovered in reagentc/info that the recovery partition is in partition 3. but in disk management, there is no partition named partition 3. there is partition 4.
what should I do?
Terima Kasih bro. sangat membantu walaupun first time. tapi boleh la buat. puncaaa Drive C kecik sgt. igtkan nak jimat. rupanya makin menyusahkan., hahaha
Plz.. I'm facing a problem..
From cmd prompt i just set partition 4 as a recovery partition ( with all steps from your videos. The last step was setting "set id" and "gpt")
Disk management is also showing the same
But
When I enable reagentc /enable
And then check info
It's shows the partition 3(which is my c drive)
😢
This was so helpful took me way to long to figure out why I could not reset my PC.
Thank you so much. I'm not a beginner user but this was way to convoluted for me to find out how to recreate this damn partition after I cloned my disk to a new SSD and needed to reallocate some space which messed this recovery partition up. Thanks a lot man!
Out of all the videos, this is the one who helps me the most. He covers all the problems I had step by step. Thank you so much. Hope your channel gets more recognition than those with millions views that doesn't even help and they just promote paid programs. More power.
Glad it helped! Appreciate it!
Great video with concise instructions. Now we just need the scripted way to do it lol.
For some reason after enabling reagentc and it stating it was successful, it is still disabled and there is nothing in the "Windows RE location:" field. The Recovery Partition is healthy, but the Winre.wim file remains in C:\Windows\System32\Recovery . I've attempted three times with the same result. I'm also making sure to follow UEFI mode instructions for a GPT partition, as required. I'm stuck.
I bought a new SSD to replace my old HDD. It was a Windows OEM version on that old HDD. After cloning, my computer couldn't enter into Windows. I had no choice but to buy an entirely new Windows 11 and installed it on my SSD. I tried twice this way to create a recovery partition on my SSD. The partition was set to that UEFI Type, but each time the winre.wim didn't go to that designated partition. What may went wrong?
thanks so much bro..... don't know how many time you helped me fix my broken windows hehe.....
Welcome!
Hi there, after a long time you came back. thankyou for your great tutorial video. thnx
Hi, You are welcome and thanks for watching!
Hi i install windows 11 but i can't find healthy (EFI System Partition) what can I do?
did as you said and followed all instructions carefully, I do believe I did it correctly but should I be worried if the partition is called "(basic data partition)" instead of (recovery partition) like in your example? I did the command prompt stuff and yeah its telling me my .wim file is in there...
same prob
Thank you. That helped greatly. This might be on me, but when closing things up afterward, I noticed that I now have a new drive letter (H:). I believe that you had E:. In looking elsewhere, I think that could have been avoided in the step where drive letters were assigned, by not assigning one. I think that I have to go back through the process fully to remove the drive letter from File Explorer.
Either way, I needed that extra space as my C; was getting full. Thank you very much for this video.
Does the Recovery Partition contain the same diagnostic tools as a USB Recovery created within Windows?
Yes
Thank you. Very concise, easy to follow and not jumping all over like some videos do.
What if I have a system running UEFI GPT partition with Win 11 as Primary OS and I am trying to access my another older version of Windows 11 running on MBR Partition from previous computer on my 2nd SSD?
My dual boot option is hooked up on to Primary GPT UEFI Style and it does give me Dual Boot Menu for both Primary and older Win 11. I lost Recovery Partition for my Older Win 11 on 2nd SSD and that is why I am missing COMMAND PROMPT option from ADVANCED STARTUP OPTIONS for my older Win 11 on 2nd SSD. I want CMD option. What should I do?
What is the difference between already installed ReAgent and Winre? Why did you disable ReAgent and created Winre?
a new drive is showing up what to do ?? please reply
What does the partition 2 "Reserved" with 16MB contain? If this hidden partition is deleted, can it be remade as well? With whatever file it contains?
Theses videos 🕹️ are Awesome 👍🏿 im actually liking all of this knowledge ✌🏿👧🏿.
when you type in the guid of the "new" recovery partition, and you type it in wrong or you wrote it down wrong... is there some place you can look up, online, what it should be?
Great help video.
Once the winre.wim is moved to the recovery partition, is there a way to move it back to the C:\\windows\system32
ecovery folder? The WinRE link is lost after "any" partitions on the OS drive is altered?
fast explanation and you got right to the point. Great video
Glad it was helpful!
"Your are legend" says it all!
now how to hide this partition from the system protection (system restore) list under system properties? because now beside C and D i see also an \\?\volume{skjse.......... what is this?
my reagent file is type : microsoft edge ,instead of an xml file, so when i change the view options i cant see nothing
Some problems...reagent can't re-enable. REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled. I don't actually have a WinRe image anymore unfortunately. How can I get a clean one?
Hello... I want to extend my C drive volume... Where I have three recovery partitions in between C and unallocated volume... In that three recovery partitions the one next to C is having reagent (partiton 4)...how can I please help me with this...
what should we do if we dont know the id. I cloned os from HDD to ssd and I dont have a recovery partition now. I need to create one. What should we do since we dont have an id
hello, i have deleted my recovery partition trying to extend my volume C to the unallocated space and i followed your instructions. i created a recovery partition, but i never found the winre image at any point. when i typed reagentc /info it says disabled and it never showed a location. how do i fix this? i have an error when i start up my computer
bro you saved me from having to reinstall windows thank u holy
Glad I could help
🙏🏿@@itarmy2778Your Amazing Thank you for that💻.
Thank you so very much it army i am really greatful to have watch your video and it helped me a ton..........thanks a lot you are a legend🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Outstanding video on this subject! Covered all aspects meticulously. Thank you!
Very welcome!
I followed all the steps to create a new recovery partition. I then issued the "reagentc /enable" command, which was successful, but when I do "reagentc /info," the WinRE status is still "Disabled."
When I type the "reagentc /enable" command, I now get "Unable to update Boot Configuration Data".... where BCD id = 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 .... Windows RE location = (blank/empty)
Winre.wim disappeared and is no longer in the Windows recovery subfolder, and the WinRE partition is still listed as Healthy (Recovery Partition) in Disk Management.
When I check in Diskpart, the partition still has the correct GUID (de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac) and attribute (0X8000000000000001), as detailed in your video.
What should I do to fix my problem? Help!
I see assignment on your C drive as "Boot" in your Disk Management window. Shouldn't it must be on EFI system?
(i am struggling to delete bootmgr from C bcz i believe in gpt systems, boot assignment must be in EFI part)
@itarmy2778 I completed all the steps for recreating my recovery drive partition, but when I went to enable it, it said the Windows RE image was not found. The winre.min file is in my C: drive windows/system32/recovery folder. I am trying to understand why I keep getting this error. Do you have any ideas about what may be causing this?
Hi there.
When i ran "reagentc /enable", it says
"REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found."
What should I do?
Thanks so much for such a detailed and easy to follow guide.
Excellent job. You got a new subscriber because of this video.
Thanks bro, I did all steps ( all went perfectly fine ) but I can see my recovery partition in my computer
After launching any application storgae from C drive reduced after using my laptop for 1-2 hours 1-2 gb storage gone!! Don't know what is the issue,In my desktop i never faced this type of issue.is it happening for the extra recovery partition which is around 20gb?
I did the same disaster some days ago no I don't have id of partition how can I solve this problem??
deleted the recovery, then unallocated space cant be extended with C. SSD was already split into 2 partitions prior.
Thank you so much for your help!!! great step by step to expand the drive!!!
virtual disk service error the device is in use
What i can do now 😢
Excellent !!! You do go things rather quickly but still excellent.
Thanks for watching. Agree, I'm very fast
Very good video. Easy to follow and straight to the point.
in the Reagent.xml file, most of the values are set to 0, is it by default or its because I messed it up?
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Great video Sir! I could follow every command and completed the partition and recovery ! I checked my File Explorer and a new Volume "D" appeared .Does anyone know why this appeared? It looks like the new recovery partition I created Thanks!
yes it happened with me too. Did you find any solution to that??
Go back into "DiskPart", select the recovery partition, then type "remove". Done.
Excellent video! very helpful and thorough. Thank you.
Welcome!
is thera a way to contact you privately? i need help making a partiiton but a file called mft is mesing it up
I'm getting this error
C:\Windows\System32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.
How to fix?
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Great video, explains every step clearly, Thanks a lot.
In windows 10 my computer does not detect second hard drive it show in device manager Disk 1 no media so what to do plz
pls help i did everything you did and when i made the new volume it was 1023 MB instead of 1GB and when i finished everything and went to enable it, it says the same thing "Windows re image was not found" please help i would really appreatiate it appreciate.
also my win file is in the recovery folder as well
bro is amazing liked + subbed. I was looking for this for a long time tried multiple ways and finally got it done thanks to Bro he deserves at least a like
Glad I could help. Thanks for like n sub!
i can only shrink it 451 mb, why? it says totalsize 953816 mb
CAN I GET COMMAND TEXT TO CREAT RECOVERY PARTION.
it woorks bro thank u so much ,but what's the purpose of recovery disk
Thanks you 🎉🎉 i almost took my pc to a repair shop.
Glad I could help
i deleted my healthy partition and i dont note my set id
now whera can i get my set id?
It's same for every machine.
great videos man! Super helpful. Good pacing and well--explained
I am getting an error at last step
REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled
Excellent, my friend! Very instructive and useful video. You've made my life significantly easier! Many thanks! 😀
I'M STILL GETTING "REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled." ERROR WHEN I TRY TO ENABLE THE REAGENTC
Found any solution??
Can u make video on how to disable $MFT files to shrink volume
hello IT Army first of all thank you as this video was very helpful as I needed to extend my C drive.
All the step was a success but the healthy recovery partition still shows on my file explorer as D drive , what to do?
You're welcome. Did you configure attribute? ruclips.net/video/uGn7YGwmS1Y/видео.html
@@itarmy2778 yes , infact in disk management it is shown as healthy recovery partition but d drive as in file explorer
Just one more happy user you managed to save from Microsoft's hell. Thank you! Thank you!
Still works as of 8/27/2023
Hi, i need help please...after a clone, my Windows RE status is Disabled on Reagentc /info and also Windows RE location is empty, meaning i dont have that file to create a Recovery partition. How can i do? Thank you and very nice video.
simply the best!! it does work on my Windows 11!
Thank you soooooo much! :)
You're welcome!
Just discovered your channel. It is very good and I like the way you explain. Can you do a video on basics of Partitions so people like me can have a basic idea. Thanks
I will try!
Excellent video with good explanation. Thank you!
Very Helpful bro, detailed explanation thank you.
Glad you liked it!
winre.wim file is missing, from where to have it?
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Please, there is something wrong when set the ID... Error
I did all of that and it says windows RE image not found
You created the partition but you didn't add anything to it how does this work?
really really helpful thanks alot!
Excellent content 👏 you have earned yourself a subscriber, please keep up doing this great work. Hearty thanks ♥️.
Hi Bro..... iam facing this problem while creating recovery partition .....please help me
DISKPART> set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
Virtual Disk Service error:
The device is in use.
The selected volume or partition is in use.
To continue with the operation use the OVERRIDE parameter.
just add override example : set id=................. override
@@goldvishhh thank u bro u are a life saver
I have two recovery partitions. What do I do?
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very informative video and well explained. thanks ;)
Glad it was helpful!
how for mbr legacy ?
Very clear explanation, thanks !
gpt attributes command doesn't work pls help
disk is gpt or mbr?
I have error: REAGENTC.EXE: Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption enabled
On last step
have you found the solution for it?
@@aryanaggarwal297 Yes, disable bitlicker. For Example: Disable BitLocker for a volume C
PowerShell
PS C:\> Disable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:"