Moving the recovery partition on Windows 10

Move_Windows_Recovery_Partition.md

These instructions were found at https://superuser.com/questions/1453790/how-to-move-the-recovery-partition-on-windows-10

1. See the status of the recovery partition
   In Windows 10: reagentc /info

2. Deregister the recovery partition
   In Windows 10: reagentc /disable

3. (Optional) Backup recovery partition

   1. In Windows 10: diskpart in order to assign a drive letter to the partition

   DISKPART> list disk
   DISKPART> select disk <the-number-of-disk-where-current-recovery-partition-locate>
   DISKPART> list partition
   DISKPART> select partition <the-number-of-current-recovery-partition>
   DISKPART> assign letter=O
   

   2. In Windows 10: Capture the contents of the partition in an image:

   Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:C:\recovery-partition.wim /CaptureDir:O:\ /Name:"Recovery"
   

   3. (Optional) In Windows 10: Restore the contents in a new drive:

   Dism /Apply-Image /ImageFile:C:\recovery-partition.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:N:\
   

4. In Linux use gparted to move the recovery partition using the "Move/Resize" option, assuming there is unassigned space before / after the recovery partition. Align to none.

5. In Windows 10: Re-register the recovery partition with reagentc /enable, so Windows recovery can work.

See also https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/capture-and-apply-windows-system-and-recovery-partitions