Windows - Move the recovery partition to right

Sep 2, 2024

Introduction

While adding additional storage after the machine is created, can sometimes be challenging. Especially when the Extend volume is greyed out.

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Commands to move the recovery partition

Disable the Windows Recovery Partition.
```
reagentc /disable
```

Use diskpart to remove the recovery partition. Open Command Prompt with administrator rights and execute the commands below.

#Enter Disk Partition program using the command below.
diskpart

list disk

select disk <disk_nr> # where <disk_nr> is the disk needing the recovery partition removed

list partition

select partition <partition_nr>  # where <partition_nr> is the recovery partition

delete partition override # to force deletion of the recovery partition

Expand the disk using Disk Management, leaving ~1024 MB at the end of the drive for recreating the recovery partition
- Create New Simple Volume for Recovery,
- NTFS,
- no drive letter

Use diskpart to set the recovery partition attributes

list partition

select partition <partition_nr>  # where <partition_nr> is the new recovery partition

Re-enable the recovery partition by running
```
reagentc /enable
```