What is system partition?
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System partition is a Windows term, which is used to boot Windows.
![enter the cmd/k echo%system drive% in the [Run] box](https://images.minitool.com/minitool.com/images/uploads/lib/2019/06/system-partition/system-partition-1.jpg)
A boot partition contains Windows operating system files while a system partition saves boot files.
The %SystemRoot% directory is contained in boot partition.
Here, many users are confused about the variable system.

Actually, the %SystemRoot% refers to the system directory or root directory.
However, a machine can multiple operating systems and have multiple boot modes.
We also recommend reading our guideCannot Delete Active System Partition on This Disk in Windows 7.