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pragadeesh3108

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January 28th, 2021 08:00

what is winretools?

what is winretools,It has apperead has a new drive,I haven't done any partition on my HDD,just updated my support assistant 
can anyone tell me why has this appeared and what do I do next,should I delete it or just leave it?

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    speedstep

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    Posted February 2nd, 2021 06:00

    Try the following to "hide" Drive H:

    Right-click the Start button and click "Command Prompt (Admin)"

    At the Command Prompt type the following and press "Enter":

    mountvol H:\ /D

    Close the command prompt.

    Here is some info on Mountvol, it is very powerful be cautious using it:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490934.aspx

     

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    bacillus1

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    Posted January 28th, 2021 11:00

    quoting Saltgrass on his reply to your query: "winretools is the partition the system boots to for the repair tools in case of problems with the system. It is one of the Win 10 critical partitions." I suggest you leave it ...
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    speedstep

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    Posted February 9th, 2021 06:00

    Should not delete it but it can be hidden so that it doesnt cause problems.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-perform-a-repair-upgrade-using-the-windows/35160fbe-9352-4e70-9887-f40096ec3085

     

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    Posted February 20th, 2022 09:00

    The same happened with me too, I just had a fresh recovery install and was downloading the drivers from the Dell website and got a notification that you have a new drive naming winretools, can you please let me know why this appeared?

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