Note that partitions for other brands of laptops should be similar, so do contents saved in those partitions. Here we take Lenovo laptop hard disk partition for example. What Contents Do These Weird Partitions on LaptopsSave Well, what contents do these partitions store? If you are interested in this topic, keep reading. If Windows partitions the disk during setup, Windows creates it. If the manufacturer partitions the disk, the manufacturer creates it. As to Microsoft Reserved Partition, it must be created when disk-partitioning information is first written to the drive. Some of them are created by manufacturer, like OEM Partition and Recovery Partition, and some of them are created by Windows setup, such as EFI Partition and System Reserved Partition. Weird partitions on laptops mainly include Recovery Partition, OEM Partition, EFI System Partition (ESP), System Reserved Partition, and Microsoft Reserved Partition (MSR). What Are Strange Partitions on Laptops Actually Used for In addition, they are visible only in Disk Management or third-party partitioning programs. Tip: You are unable to see these partitions in Windows Explorer since they are not assigned with drive letter. If your laptop also has such a kind of partitions but you have no idea of them, now this post is what you are looking for, because it will introduce: what are these weird partitions used for can you delete them to release free space how to prevent these partitions from being created during Windows installation. Is your laptop configured with such weird partitions? Now open Windows Disk Management to check it. Just press on Win and R combination key to call out Run and type diskmgmt.msc to run this utility. However, there are other 4 strange partitions on my new laptop, most of which are even reported 100% free. Obviously I know what C: is, and D: contains a folder of drivers.

Lenovo (D:) 25 GB NTFS Healthy (Primary partition) 89% free.Windows 8 OS (C:) 884.18 GB Healthy (Boot, Page file, Crash dump, Primary partition) 96% free.1000 MB Healthy (OEM partition) 100% free.

260 MB Healthy (EFI System partition) 100% free.1000 MB Healthy ( Recovery partition) 100% free.

However, in Disk Management I found the disk is already littered with partitions! But disappointingly, most people do not know what these partitions are used, like the following man: I'm planning to partition the HDD on my new Lenovo Windows 8 laptop. In addition, installing Windows on the never used hard disk may also generate these partitions. Laptops running newer Windows OS, like Windows 8/8.1/10, are always coming with such strange partitions no matter which brand they are, Lenovo, HP, Samsung, or Dell.

How to Prevent Strange Partitions from Being Created During Windows Installation.

What Are Strange Partitions on Laptops Actually Used for.

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