Windows RE tools partition

[xeroid]

Strange, why doesn't Microsoft directly expand the recovery partition after shrinking the OS partition, instead of creating a new recovery partition?

The problem is... if it's a pure MicroSloth build, the RE partition is always last and if there's any room beyond that partition when the change is made, no problem, a simple RE partition extension to the right (free disk space).  If it's an OEM build, many OEMs place their own "recovery/diagnostic" partitions after the Windows RE partition.  This doesn't let Windows do a simple RE expansion to accommodate the change.  Their only solution is to manipulate partitions that they they control... in this case, RE and the OS partition that it's next to.

I have never seen the case where the OS partition is only shrunk for the needed additional RE space... when that is needed, they create an entirely new RE out of shrunk OS space and reregister the RE partition accordingly.

The mention of doing that operation then deleting the old RE partition I have also never seen... although I can't say for a fact that it has never been done by MicroSloth.

So, in a nutshell (I am seeing Mike Myers as Austin Powers right now saying "help, I'm in a nutshell") , is it safe to presume that Hasleo will make the correct decision (by default) as to whether the Windows RE partition will be included?