Windows 10 Delete Recovery partition

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It is possible to have a recovery partition created after C: drive in Windows 10 after OS installation. This makes it difficult to increase the hard-disk size (esp. in case of VMs / storages) and expand C drive. If the recovery partition is not required then in such cases it can be deleted via:

1. If there are backup options (eg snapshot, etc.) perhaps take a proper backup before proceeding
2. Open "cmd" as Administrator
3. Run disk partitioning utility:

   diskpart

4. Select appropriate disk where recovery partition is present (often disk 0)

   list disk
   select disk 0

5. List partition and see which partition is recovery partition

   list partition

6. Select the recovery partition

   select partition <n>

7. Delete the recovery partition (Careful! This statement would delete the partition).

   delete partition override

8. Validate partition is deleted successfully

   list partition

Refer:

• https://superuser.com/questions/1023765/how-to-delete-the-recovery-partition-in-windows-10

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