How Can I Restore My formated Recovery partition ( D:\ ) ?

Hello
First, I'm Sorry For My Poor English.
I have HP Pavilion 2020ev Laptop
But i have a SUPER BIG PROBLEM
I got a Real bad virus about 4 week ago And That Virus Format My "D" (recovery Partition ) and "F" (1TB External Hard Drive) .
I lost My Rocovery Drive And Now I Have To Restore My Windows Without DVD/CD .
Is there any solution to take back my recovery drive ?

You're in a tough spots here. The hidden partition is wiped out and you lost your DVD's. I would call tech support and see your options about being able to have the recovery disks shipped to you or worst case scenarion, that may not be too costly to purchase.

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Assuming E: is the Recovery Partition. Please try:
Right-click Computer > Manage > Storage > Disk Management, then right-click the graphic of the E partition and select Delete. The partition returns to Unallocated for a Primary Partition or Free Space if it‘s a Logical Drive within an Extended Partition. Delete the partition if it is an Extended partition.
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