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I do know that system image is a legacy way to create Windows 10 backups, and I only use it as added helper method.

I freshly installed my Windows 10 19041 Workstation and in the setup I created a 300G partition on a 1T unpartitioned SATA SDD. Windows 10 setup created an additional 50M(!) System Reserved partition automatically, the size was its chosen size. I did know this habit of Windows setup, thought all OK so far.

Now I am trying to create a System Image, and got the error message. The message has right, below 500M the minimum req for shadow copy is 50M, so in my 50M partition, where 31M is reserved obviously there are no free 50M space. (then why it picked the 50M size during setup?) In my prev Windows 10 install the size of System Partition was 131M... also automatically created...)

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If I would like to have the System Image creation possibility, what are my options?

a) Can I somehow resize this System Reserved partitions (I suppose only with 3rd party tool, because the Windows System Partition has to be moved) If there is a trusted tool, (I means security, not data safety) I would give it a shoot)

b) In case it is not recommended, I am willing to reinstall my Windows 10, but it is possible to somehow let Windows 10 during the setup create bigger System Reserved partition supposing there are 300G unpartitioned space?

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Concluded to use the completely free Macrium Reflect 7 (free edition) Fully functional, even can do incremental images, created WinRE Restore disk, which boots with the very similar GUI. Works like charm.

When restoring it if flexible regarding the partition sizes, can shrink btw. (of course if there was free space on the source partition).

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