Windows 10: Move Windows EFI boot partition to another drive.

Discus and support Move Windows EFI boot partition to another drive. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a Windows installation with three drivesC:\ windows 10 installationE:\ stuffD:\ contains the EFI boot partition + stuffFor what ever reason,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by cristiandk, Jan 11, 2023.

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    Move Windows EFI boot partition to another drive.


    I have a Windows installation with three drivesC:\ windows 10 installationE:\ stuffD:\ contains the EFI boot partition + stuffFor what ever reason, when i installed Windows with a two disk setup, the core installation was installed on C:\ and the EFI partition was installed on D:\I no longer need drives E:\ and D:\, but i cannot remove D:\ because this contains the EFI boot partition and the system cannot boot without it.But i also don't want to keep a 450GB SSD just to save a 100MB EFI boot partition onto it.So my question is.Q1: How can i move the EFI partition?Answer: I have already g

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