Solved OEM, MSR Partitions Don't Show Up After 8.1 Clean Install

cifang

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Recently my Windows 10 was corrupted and I reinstalled my windows 8.1. I did a clean install and saw that my SSD and HDD were already partitioned. I deleted the OEM and System reserved partitions since I thought it would be ok since it was a clean install (wanted to install as if they were new drives). Now the partition that was the original MSR reserved partition cannot be extended into (the 351 unallocated volume) and I do not see the MSR or OEM reserved partitions. I am currently not experiencing any problems with booting or such, but I am not sure whether I should be concerned. This is what my disk management looks like and the list of partitions of disk 0 which is where my OS is located (currently windows 10 again). Also the HDD had an system reserved partition which I deleted as well, but in diskpart it shows some sort of reserved volume not listed in disk management. elevatedcmdprompt.JPGDiskManagement.PNG
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
Looks like you installed in legacy mode instead of UEFI.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    Asrock P67 Extreme4
    Memory
    16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    auria eq2367
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
    1TB WD Blue
    1TB Hitachi
    PSU
    SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 750D
    Cooling
    Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
    Internet Speed
    Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
    CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
    RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
    SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
    GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
    OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
If I reinstall my Windows 8.1 again in UEFI mode, will windows create those partitions? I was unable to extend into the 351 MB partition within the Windows disk set-up as well when in the installer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    Asrock P67 Extreme4
    Memory
    16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    auria eq2367
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
    1TB WD Blue
    1TB Hitachi
    PSU
    SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
    Case
    Corsair Obsidian 750D
    Cooling
    Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
    Internet Speed
    Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
    CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
    RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
    SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
    GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
    OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
Currently I have deleted all partitions and it shows as one unallocated partition. When I click new, and apply it only makes two partitions which are primary and system and not four partitions as the instructions suggest. My usb did not show up as UEFI but I did format it as the Rufus screenshot was shown.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
My mistake, Rufus had switched back to the MBR default partition scheme after I had reselected the ISO file. I made sure that it was on those settings again right before clicking start and this seems to have fixed the issue as my motherboard (gigabyte 970a-ud3p) detects the usb as UEFI. I was using this video before to set-up Rufus(https://youtu.be/thcbA8-2dS4) to install 8.1 and it seems that her motherboard did detect the USB as UEFI while mine did not. Anyways, thank you very much for your help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
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