Is it safe to delete the 100 MB System Reserved Partition on Windows 8?

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I have 100MB System Reserved Partition. I have other 3 partitions (making a total of 4 - max for a basic disk)

1 for Windows 8.1
1 for Ubuntu 12.04
1 common extended partition with 2 logical drives

I've read that it's Windows 7 that makes a 100 MB partition, and windows 8/8.1 needs 350 MB. So am I correct to assume that the System Reserved Partition is remnant from when I had Windows 7, a while back and has nothing to do with my windows 8 partition?
Is it safe to delete the partition altogether? Will I run into any problems?

Thank you.

I'd strongly suggest editing your question so that you break out directly unrelated question as another question. — mdpc, Jul 31 '14 at 17:15
@mdpc, Thank you for the suggestion. I have removed it from here for now. — Shashwat Black, Jul 31 '14 at 18:25
@Ramhound, Could you please elaborate? If windows 8 is really using the partition, shouldn't it be 350MB in size? — Shashwat Black, Jul 31 '14 at 18:25
@gronostaj I read it in multiple places. Here's one. However I never questioned the validity of it. Is 100 MB partition for Windows 8.1 usual as well? So in that case the partition is actively being used? — Shashwat Black, Jul 31 '14 at 18:40
Its usual only if the system was upgrade from Windows 7 to windows 8.0. The partition contains relevant Windows 8 data just not all the data it normally does. The simple answer covert the disk to GPT then you won't have a partition limit — Ramhound, Jul 31 '14 at 18:41
I remember formatting Windows 7 partition completely and re-installing Windows 8 on that. Windows 8 to 8.1 was however, upgraded via store. — Shashwat Black, Jul 31 '14 at 18:43
My only exploration is the. The 350MB partition is only created on UEFI systems if you actually deleted the existing partitions and then installed Windows 8.0 — Ramhound, Jul 31 '14 at 18:44
I don't think I have a UEFI system. It's plain old Bios I believe. I didn't format all the drives during the installation. Just the one with windows 7 on it. — Shashwat Black, Jul 31 '14 at 18:54
If System Reserved partition is set as Active and System (look in Disk Management), then it's currently being used, so DO NOT delete. — Ĭsααc tիε βöss, Jul 31 '14 at 19:11
@Ĭsααctիεβöss Thank you. That helps. It is indeed set as Active and System. Would you mind writing this as an answer so I can accept it? — Shashwat Black, Aug 01 '14 at 02:43

Is it safe to delete the 100 MB System Reserved Partition on Windows 8?

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