
There is another type of recovery partition known as OEM partition. It only contains bare OS so the space it takes is very low. This is created when you install windows on GPT disk. This is called recovery partition of your computer. When you open your disk management in your computer, you will see there is a small partition consisting of some hundred MBs and it does not have a drive letter to name it. Part 1: What Is Recovery Partition and How to Create it


Wiping the computer to factory settings is not a good approach because all of your personal data and important files will be surely deleted. Windows 7 has no built-in reset option to restore the computer to its factory settings unlike Windows 10 where you can easily go to troubleshoot mode and reset the computer.
