Windows Server 2022 creates one recovery partition just on the right of the C: partition. So, when it is required to expand the C: partition it is impossible due to this recovery partition. I realised of this problem because our IT department provides Windows Server virtual machines users are unable to expand.
I would like to know how are you dealing with this problem. Do you remove the recovery partition? Do you keep the recovery partition? how?
No recovery partition.
Recovery partitions on servers – especially VMs – are kind of pointless. Just boot the ISO if you need WinRM.
I remember years ago one Windows Update of the vmware drivers that took down all our Windows Servers and they were unable to boot. I thought the recovery partition could be useful for those situations.
Why wouldn’t you take a VM snapshot before upgrading?
This is a question for my users/admins :-D
Eh, kinda, but a Windows Server ISO would be equally as useful.
A windows server iso would be a lot more useful since you could do anything including reinstall the OS, or copy files from the installer over. Recovery limits you to mostly just what’s already on the C drive.
Well, yes, but I thought that we’re all smart enough to know that here and I didn’t have to qualify my statement with “In the scenario that the recovery partition would be useful, a Windows ISO would be equally as useful to the task at hand.”