Remove the Recovery Partition from an HP Stream 14-z010nr Laptop

I used the Recovery utility to create a recovery thumb drive. I would like to remove the 7GB recovery partition from the 32 GB SSD on my machine.
How do I do so?
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A number of laptops and tablets from different manufacturers have the same problem.
The usual reply is:
Use an SD/microSD for the extra storage.
The slightly better reply is:
Install programs directly to the SD card by creating a folder on it called "Program Files" then just change the drive letter when installing.
But some software will not allow you to install to removeable media
The best reply is:
1) Create a new folder on C: called "MicroSD" or similar (your choice)
2) Right-Click on "My Computer/This PC" icon and select Manage
3) Select Disk Management
4) Right-Click on your SD card (usually D and select Chang Drive Letter..
5) Click the Add... button
6) Choose "Mount in the following empty NTFS folder" and browse for your new folder
7) Click OK
8) Return to C: in Windows Explorer and find your new folder, which will now appear as a shortcut
9) Right-Click and select properties
10) de-select "Read only" and click OK
11) Double-click the shortcut and create a new folder "Program Files". If you are on 64 bit windows create another called ("Program Files (x86)"
12) You should now be able to see the "Program Files" folder if you open the D drive with Windows Explorer. This proves it works!
You can now install all and any software on your newly created folder, including all 10GB of Visual Studio 2013!

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If you have created your set of Recovery Discs, you can use these to reinstall the operating system - this procedure will also re-create the Recovery Partition on the Hard Drive.
If you don't have these discs, you can order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
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Hi,
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.
Now right-click the graphic of the C partition and select Extend.
Note: C and E must be sitting next to each other.
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jtpollard wrote:
Adding the disk's ID to /etc/fstab with the noauto option - does nothing!
Put fstab back the way it was.
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peter_hp wrote:
Or... Can I create a set of Recovery CDs from another Pavilion Notebook (different model but same Vista OS) and use those to format/recover the dv9408ca system?
This is only option which might work for you provided the product number of other laptop matches with your existing system Else you can order a set of recovery disk for your Notebook(dv9408ca) from here for a nominal charge.
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