Delete All Disk 0 Partitions | Generated by AI
Question: Should I also delete Disk 0 Partition 0 (the remaining small partition)?
Answer: Yes — delete it too, assuming you want a clean single-OS Windows install on Disk 0.
That “Partition 0” is almost certainly the EFI System Partition (ESP) that Mint’s GRUB was using, or possibly a small Linux boot/reserved partition. If you leave it:
- Windows can technically reuse an existing ESP if it’s FAT32 and correctly formatted, but it often still gets flagged because GRUB’s boot entries and Windows’ expected ESP layout don’t match cleanly.
- Simpler and more reliable: delete every partition on Disk 0, leave it 100% unallocated, then let Setup auto-create fresh Recovery + EFI + MSR + Windows partitions in one shot.
Steps:
- Select Disk 0 Partition 0, click Delete Partition, confirm.
- Repeat for any other remaining partition on Disk 0 until it’s all unallocated.
- Select the unallocated space → Next (don’t manually create partitions).
Don’t touch Disk 1 unless you’re also wiping that drive — leave it as-is if it’s a second drive you want to keep data on or dual-boot from later.
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