My partition layout is MBR with System Reserved partition, recovery partition and Windows partition as Windows partitions.
The fourth primary partition is an extended partition with several logical partitions within it for linux.
I am considering a clean install of Windows but don't want to delete my existing install.
If I shrink my existing Windows partition to make free space I would have enough space for a new install.
However, since I already have 4 primary partitions I wouldn't be able to add a new one for an extra Windows install.
Is it possible to install Windows in a logical partition in the extended partition?
Does Windows need the boot and recovery partition?
What happens if I delete the existing boot and recovery partitions and then try to install Windows in the free space?
Will it still try to create 3 partitions for the new install?
Can you even specify which partition to install Windows in or does it take over the entire disk by default?