Remove 'reserve system' partition in Windows 7
Copy bootmgr from 100MB active partition or recovery partition to C: is extremely simple with EasyBCD. You can download EasyBCD here. The bootmgr will not be moved from the original location - it will only be copied to the C: partition directory. C: partition will be activated and 100MB partition will be deactivated.
The steps to take are very simple and explained in the following 2 pictures. When opening EasyBCD , the first thing you need to do is find the BCD Backup / Repair section, then click on the Change boot drive item and then click Perform Action .
After you have done the 3 steps above, you will see an image like the one below, all you need to do is click OK .
Good luck!
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Update 26 May 2019
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