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‎12-23-2016 11:59 AM

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> By NOT allowing to replace the restore partition with a recovery of the upgraded software, HP is in fact allowing 2 copies of Microsoft Operating System Software -- one on the live partition and one on the recovery partition. 

 

Correct, but both are properly "licensed" by Microsoft to be used on the one computer.

Microsoft licensed the original OS to the original manufacturer, as witnessed by the product-decal affixed to the computer's case.

Microsoft either granted the "free upgrade to Windows 10 ending on July 29, 2016" license, or the user purchased a "retail" license for Windows 10.

 

> So why can't the approved Microsoft upgrade be updated to the recovery partition?

 

If the upgrade fails, or the user wants to exercise the "30-day back-out" privilege, the original software must be available.

 

Also, the "system recovery" set of files for Windows 10 might not fit into the disk-space allocated for the original "system recovery" partition.  Ouch!

 

Basically, it is what it is -- the onus is on the user to "image" or "clone" their original disk-drive, before doing any major upgrade.

 

 

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