From: Keith Keith    
   Subject: Re: Recovery partion Windows 10   
       
   Hello Keith,   
       
   > I recently bought an HP laptop with Windows 10 reinstalled, and have a   
   > question about the contents of the recovery partition.   
   >    
   > With older versions of Windows, the OEM operating system, all of the   
   > drivers, and OEM installed 3rd party software was contained in the   
   > recovery partition.   
   >    
   > On the recovery partitions of OEM Windows 10 computers is the Original   
   > OS in the recovery partition?   OR When a recovery is performed will   
   > the OS be downloaded from MS and the recovery partition only includes   
   > drivers and 3rd party software.   
   >    
       
   I read, many moons ago, that taking the W10 upgrade route and NOT reverting    
   to the previous version of windows with the 30 days grace MS zapped the recover   
   y    
   partion and replace it with a W10 version.    
       
   So, does " I recently bought an HP laptop with Windows 10 reinstalled" mean    
   that it was originally W10 and W10 reinstalled from either the recovery partiti   
   on    
   or from a purchased W10 licence, or was upgraded from a previous version    
   of Windows? Either way I think you are stuck with W10.   
       
   The reinstallation of Windows from the recovery partition is an acceptable    
   way of "cleaning" a PC before disposal, as opposed to using a degaussing    
   hammer on the hard disc(s).   
       
       
      
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