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This layout makes it more difficult for end users to remove the data partition and merge the space with the Windows partition. This allows future updates to Windows RE to grow the Windows RE partition by shrinking the Windows partition. However, if data partitions are required, they should be placed after the Windows RE partition.
The recommended partition layout for Windows 10 does not include data partitions. This allows Windows to modify and recreate the partition later if future updates require a larger recovery image. We recommend that you place this partition immediately after the Windows partition. The recovery tools should be in a separate partition than the Windows partition to support automatic failover and to support booting partitions encrypted with Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption. This partition must use the Type ID: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A16A-BFD50179D6AC. For example, NTFS may reserve 5-15MB or more on a 750MB partition.
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The Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) tools require additional free space:
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If you use a custom partition layout on Windows 10 or Windows 11 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise, and Education), update the push-button recovery script so the recovery tools can recreate the custom partition layout when needed.