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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="uninstall-Mageia" version="5.0">
+ <info>
+ <title xml:id="uninstall-Mageia-ti1">Uninstalling Mageia</title>
+ </info>
+
+ <!--Lebarhon 2015-07-06 Not true with UEFI
+Lebarhon 2016 12 16 this page should be deleted or rewritten.-->
+
+ <section>
+ <title xml:id="uninstall-Mageia-ti2">Howto</title>
+
+ <para>If Mageia didn't convince you or you can't install it correctly, in
+ short you want get rid of it. That is your right and Mageia also gives you
+ the possibility to uninstall. This is not true for every operating
+ system.</para>
+
+ <para>After your data backup, reboot your installation Mageia DVD and
+ select Rescue system, then, Restore Windows boot loader. At the next boot,
+ you will only have Windows with no option to choose your operating
+ system.</para>
+
+ <para>To recover the space used by Mageia partitions on Windows, click on
+ <code>Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer
+ Management -> Storage -> Disk Management</code> to access to the
+ partition management. You will recognize the Mageia partition because they
+ are labeled <guilabel>Unknown</guilabel>, and also by their size and place
+ in the disk. Right click on each of these partitions and select
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. The space will be freed.</para>
+
+ <para>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and
+ format it (FAT32 or NTFS). It will get a partition letter.</para>
+
+ <para>If you have Vista or 7, you have one more possibility, you can
+ extend the existing partition that is at the left of the freed space.
+ There are other partitioning tools that can be used, such as gparted,
+ available for both windows and linux. As always, when changing partitions,
+ be very careful, and make sure all important things have been backed
+ up.</para>
+ </section>
+</section> \ No newline at end of file