I've even used the latter technique to remove Linux from a dual-boot drive without affecting the Windows partition. Blow the distro, recovery, fix the boot rec

I've even used the latter technique to remove Linux from a dual-boot drive without affecting the Windows partition. Blow the distro, recovery, fix the boot record, boot into Windows, resize the partition. And this is on an SSD that was originally cloned from the spinning HDD that came with the laptop.