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How do you extend C: partition of Windows Server 2022? (piefed.social)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Windows Server 2022 creates one recovery partition just on the right of the C: partition. So, when it is required to expand the C: partition it is impossible due to this recovery partition. I realised of this problem because our IT department provides Windows Server virtual machines users are unable to expand.

I would like to know how are you dealing with this problem. Do you remove the recovery partition? Do you keep the recovery partition? how?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No recovery partition.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Recovery partitions on servers -- especially VMs -- are kind of pointless. Just boot the ISO if you need WinRM.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I remember years ago one Windows Update of the vmware drivers that took down all our Windows Servers and they were unable to boot. I thought the recovery partition could be useful for those situations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why wouldn't you take a VM snapshot before upgrading?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This is a question for my users/admins :-D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Because he is not a Chicken?

Grow some hair on your chest

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Eh, kinda, but a Windows Server ISO would be equally as useful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A windows server iso would be a lot more useful since you could do anything including reinstall the OS, or copy files from the installer over. Recovery limits you to mostly just what’s already on the C drive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Well, yes, but I thought that we're all smart enough to know that here and I didn't have to qualify my statement with "In the scenario that the recovery partition would be useful, a Windows ISO would be equally as useful to the task at hand."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The recovery partition is used for automatic recovery and sometimes Windows Update. I wouldn't go deleting it willy nilly.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Remove the recovery partition, it's pointless anyway.
But what the hell was MS thinking doing that?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Probably along the lines of "Ook ook ook"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

deafening type-writer noises

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I'm imagining it went something like

"Hey boss, should I set the Server variant to not install the recovery partition?"
"Why?"
"Well, kinda pointless isn't it?"
"Yeah, but like, not hurting anything, and do you want to risk breaking something? Because I don't"
"Yeah, fair point"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

You can move the recovery partition and then expand

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Edit vhdx to add more storage, then follow this: https://thedxt.ca/2023/06/moving-windows-recovery-partition-correctly/

Works well