Acer Aspire 7 51g WINDRIVER partition Can I move the content to an usb drive?
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I bought an Acer Aspire 7 51g in Romania with FreeDOS, and when installed windows 10, i saw a WINDRIVER partition. That partition can be formatted, and the drivers can i download from acer support page? Can i move the content to an usb drive?
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Assuming your laptop is Aspire 7 A715-51G?
Factory Install comes up with WINDRIVER partition. No action is required from your end, you can download the drivers from Acer starting with Intel Serial IO Driver:
- Date:2022/04/20
- Version:30.100.2148.1
- Vendor:Intel
- Size:338.39 KB
BTW, this is a Windows11 machine, I recommend installing Windows11 Home OS and not Windows10, you will need to submit a Windows10 key or purchase a new W11 license:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/clean-install-windows-11.99/1 -
so i can format the windriver? i can plug in the ethernet cable and download newest drivers from acer support?
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Your WinDrive is the C: Drive, use File Explorer and just rename it.
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I want to install windows 11, as you said, but i want more space with deleting the UEFI and WINDRIVER partition. The 2 partition is around 10gb. So i can format that safely, without problem? And download all driver from internet?
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I am sure that the Windriver partition is expendable. If you want to delete the EFI Shell and all other partitions to install Windows one large volume, you may not have a recovery partition afterwards. If you haven't yet, read this link how to Custom Install Windows on one volume:
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/clean-install-windows-11.99/
I have no experience installing Fresh Windows on a new PC without OS so I just use common sense and what I read on the Internet. I have restored complete disk backups to new drives and even to a Virtual Drive where the original 3 GPT volumes (including the Windows recovery folder) where just copied.
If you get in a bind, I suggest bringing the Laptop to Acer Services and ask them to install Windows OEM, drivers and Acer's recovery folders and partition (no idea what Acer will charge) or wait till someone else on this forum responds to your question who has actually deleted the EFI shell in BIOS and all partitions and installed Windows successfully.0
