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‎05-16-2018 03:08 PM

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Product: HP Pavilion Power - 15-cb086ng
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have HP Pavilion Power - 15-cb086ng with windows 10 and I'm trying to install ubuntu 18.04 beside windows and I couldn't untill now. The only way to do it is erase the hard disk totally first and maybe change the partition type (GPT,MBR). my question is: will I lose the recovery option if I want to make recovery in future, since I have a recovery USB-stick from HP?

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‎05-18-2018 03:33 AM

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Hi @raghed_r

 

 

Welcome to the HP Support forum.

 

If you have an HP recovery media, you dont' need recovery partition on the HDD/SSD - the USB pendrive can be used to restore the PC to factory default condition.

 

If the HP recovery media fails, there is also a workaround - performing clean Windows 10 installation and then installing drivers/apps manually. This is easy with Windows 10 >> https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Impossible-to-update-operating-...

 

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‎05-18-2018 03:33 AM

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Hi @raghed_r

 

 

Welcome to the HP Support forum.

 

If you have an HP recovery media, you dont' need recovery partition on the HDD/SSD - the USB pendrive can be used to restore the PC to factory default condition.

 

If the HP recovery media fails, there is also a workaround - performing clean Windows 10 installation and then installing drivers/apps manually. This is easy with Windows 10 >> https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/Impossible-to-update-operating-...

 

Welcome to the Tux world.

Your FEEDBACK is important. Use the interactive buttons below and let me know if the post helps ;
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‎05-18-2018 03:38 AM

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Thanks a lot
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‎05-18-2018 03:41 AM

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You are most welcome @raghed_r

 

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