Windows Anniversary Update.

[idreesbinali]

After Windows 10 anniversary upgrade my recovery drive which is 😧 become red, but in description still showing 1.30GB free of 14.0GB.

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Model number is: 15-ac141ne,

Serial number is: [edited]

Rest of almost everything is working properly and all the updated drivers are installed. And i already remove the WINDOWS.old folder from my C: drive.

Please help me to solve this issue.

Thanks,

Idrees Ali

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[CF4]

Hi

Could you post a screenshot of the 😧 please, something like this....

[idreesbinali · Accepted solution]

[CF4]

Hi

Awaiting clearance of your picture.

[idreesbinali]

If the picture is still not clear then txt me your whatsapp nmbr I'll send you the picture again.

Thanks,

Idrees

[CF4]

Hi

I can now see the pictures, they have been cleared, and I am not really a user of wotasap.

I dont see that 😧 has gone RED, in fact I dont see a 😧 at all.

I see

EFI boot area

C:  Windows

E:  for data

5 Recovery init

6 Recovery

Which is normal and sensible. 

I have deleted my "5 and 6" and replaced them with X: which has an expanded copy of the Win10 update and a HP folder with the latest drivers.

Therefore I do not have an F11 recovery option.  I have my own version.

Yours is surprisingly full. 

I suggest you make an external recovery media for the time that your Hard Disk fails.

Your F11 option would wipe your hard disk (losing all your data on E:) and put it back to day one, the first time you used the machine.

So you have no real fault or defect, you do need a separate recovery media and drivers if possible.

Below is a bit more info, most of which you already know and some not relevant to you.

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This may require another PC. Find & Download your .iso from… (You will need a NON_OEM key for W7; W8.x and W10 should activate automagically from their embedded licence key.)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software- download/windows7
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

For when it’s a NON MS OS ( iOS / Linux ) creating the install media.
www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

A 3rd party site like…
heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool

Expand/Extract/Burn the iso Image onto a DVD/USB as needed. It has NO actual HP software/drivers included, it may enable xcopy of C:\Users\* area onto a ‘large’ USB stick, via the Command Prompt.

You’ll need to try various drive letters; D:..-..Z: until it’s matched (could be G:, mine is S:).
C:\>XCOPY C:\Users\* S:\ /e /i /h (then files like those 3 listed below get copied over)
C:\Users\desktop.ini
C:\Users\All Users\agent.1509128044.bdinstall.bin
C:\Users\All Users\HP Deskjet 2540 series\Help\flash\zoom.swf

Then you can try System Recovery Options / Advanced Options shown in the screenshots.

NB:- W7 Try running a Startup Repair more than once for a full fix.
NB: - W10 Begin with the Automatic Repair, then Startup Settings etc.

If it FAILS then try:- http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/install-windows-7-from-usb
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/install-windows-10-from-usb