converting logical partition to active partition

[EB83]

[Huffer]

Your screen shot is really hard to read. What is it you want to do? 

[EB83]

Thanks  for   interest.

I have hard disk with 5 partitions as :-

- SYSTEM   199 MB  primary partition 

- C:                79.08 GB Boot , page file , primary

- 😧                367.90 GB Logical Drive

- Recovery (E:)   14.62 GB Logical Drive

- Hp_Tools (F:)   3.9 7 GB Primary partition

I  need  to   make  the  Recovery   (E:)   as active partition    to   fix   Recovery F11  problem which  help  me to recover   my  windows.

[Huffer]

You do it from the elevated (administrative) command line using the diskpart command:

https://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldr/markingpartitionactive.htm

Not sure why the primary boot partition is only 80 gigs and you have a 370 gig data partition. Seems like somebody has already been in there poking under the hood. 

If your laptop was delievered with say Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 and was upgraded to Windows 10 it is likely the recovery partition was borked and will not work even if you set it active. 

If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it. 

[EB83]

you     mean  that   Recovery partition  will  not  working  even   i  turned it to primary ???

if   i have 4 Cds  of Recovery  ,  can   i  go   to   recover   my  windows ????

[Huffer]

Yes why bother with all this hard work if you can just use the restore disks? They will put the recovery partition back in place and otherwise make the laptop just as it was when you opened the box. Same thing as the F11 routine. 

Still you did not answer whether it was ever upgraded to Windows 10? 

[EB83]

F11    dosent    work  again  on my machins   ,  also  i  tried   your  method to convert recovery partition to active  and  not work

[Huffer]

And I warned you it might not, right? And I asked you a question you still have not answered. Did it ever have Windows 10 on it? 

[EB83]

yes    

i   upgraded    my   original    windows7   to   10    but   not   working   and  since    5  months   ,   i tried  go   back   to   the   original   one    but   not   working  until   now   , i really   want  get back  my  original   one .

[Huffer]

I figured. Use the restore disks. Once upgraded to Windows 10 the F11 recovery method is rendered useless.