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Windows 10 HELP - Idiot Msft Tech Fudged Up My PC
Some idiot tech at msft fudged up my PC over an issue I was having. I couldn't boot to my desktop after that. So I inserted my installation disk to install a fresh new copy. For some reason I got an error saying, "we couldn't create a new partition. Error: 0xe6774cc0." To correct this, I entered...- xlook
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- boot issues clean install command prompt disk management diskpart drive error 0xe6774cc0 image installation microsoft support partition tech support troubleshooting windows 10
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 What to do with ever-expanding updates Win 7?
I have a fixed-size partition C for my Windows 7 (I've given it almost 100 GBs and I don't download anything or leave it on C. I have Linux installed as well) and It's coming closer and close to being full. I'd like to hear your suggestions/advice on how you guys deal with this issue/problem?- Wisdom Seeker
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- disk space file management linux optimization partition storage tech support update user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Has Macrium Made Things Worse?
My win10 machine wouldn't boot. I tried system restore but it failed. Three or four restore points to go back to and none of them succeeded. I ran Kyhi's usb and found macrium on it. I thought I had a macrium image so I ran it. The Macrium image wouldn't restore. 'read failed 22 invalid...- abrogard
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- backup boot issues data recovery disk issues macrium reflect partition restoration system restore windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Boot partition not the same as system partition
I have had an SSD failing on me so I opted to upgrade to win10 also if I was going to lose my OS (I couldn't clove the drive). I have made a win10 installation on a different HHD and apparently (I didn't understand it then) the boot manager was still in the old SSD for replacement drive...- maddim
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- bcdboot boot drive boot manager drive replacement installation ntldr partition ssd system partition windows 10
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Unix/Windows can't boot (perpetual OS boot)
Hi guys, I need some help. My laptop currently can’t boot any system. I will describe the order of actions which provoked the problem: 1. Win 10 installation 2. Drivers installation with Lenovo support web site 3. It was necessary to completely format the disk (ssd), there was only a USB...- kvara
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- acpi.sys error boot issues chkdsk diskpart drivers firmware installation kali lenovo linux live cd memory test partition perpetual boot recovery ssd troubleshooting windows 10
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Linux Forums
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Windows 10 Dualboot removed-Final configs
Hi guys, I've have successful removed a dual boot and booting ok win10 after rebuild mbr and removing linux partitions. However, I have 4 partitions at this moment and I would like to know if I can delete some without causing any issues to win10. Thanks in advanced. Sent from my Nexus 6P...- babuja
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- boot issues configuration data removal disk management dual boot file system linux mbr mbr repair nexus 6p os configuration partition partition management storage tapatalk tech support user experience windows 10 windows forum
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 How to Merge SSD Partitions and Expand OS Without Reinstalling Windows
I had a SSD installed in my computer with the OS on it. This SSD became to small so I bought a 500Gb SSD. I made a backup of the SSD with the OS en put that at the new SSD. But now there are two partitions at this SSD, one with same capicity as the old one and an empty one with a different...- JohnGis
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- 500gb backup data recovery disk management drive letter file system hardware hardware upgrade os migration partition ssd storage system restore troubleshooting upgrade windows
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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unknown ssd/harddrive space
How can I recover 15 GB of C: partition ssd space that WinDirStat shows as "unknown" and I cannot access? I know this "unknown" 15 GB is real because Windows File Explorer shows there is an unexplained shortage of disk space. Its 15 GB or perhaps more. I don't have a problem accounting for the...- skrambam
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- 128gb blank space c drive chkdsk command prompt disk space hard drive page file partition sfc shadow copy ssd storage system restore troubleshooting unknown space vssadmin windirstat windows windows update
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Mistake when reinstalling Win 7 - seem to have set 2 drive to System?
I reinstalled window 7 on a computer that was having issues. I deleted the existing Windows partition/drive and ran the install to that Drive (c). After getting everything reinstalled I was going to image the C Drive. It appears to be linked to another large drive (3tb). That drive didnt show up...- essbase
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- 3tb computer issues configuration disk management drive issues drive letter drive management guidance help imaging installation large drive partition regular partition reinstall storage system drive troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Can't Reinstall - GPT disk it says.
What can I do? My win10 installation seems to have died this morning. I can't rescue it, repair it, go to a restore point or put an image on - nothing works. So I tried to install a new Win10 but got a message that it couldn't be installed because that chosen disk and partition (the very one...- abrogard
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- disk management error gpt partition image backup installation partition repair restore point troubleshooting windows 10
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Accidentally Deleted Windows System Partition
Hey when I was installing windows 8.1 I accidentally deleted windows system partition.Now I am facing problems like when the PC wakes from sleep state it hangs and struck at the login screen and I cannot do anything and should force restart the PC with hard keys. Information: Before had 360MB...- michelk
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- partition windows 10 windows 8 windows 8.1
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Trouble with Windows 10 update 1803
I need help, I have W10 installed Update 1709 and have not had any problems with updates until 1803 came out the update from Hell. It has downloaded 32 times and every time it failed. I contacted Microsoft Desk and they told me that I needed to do a clean install. I went and backed up...- Dale Bunce
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- aomei backup clean install compatibility configuration developer tools disk conversion disk issues efi gpt mbr microsoft support partition troubleshooting user concerns version 1709 version 1803 windows 10
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Diskpart seems confused as to disk size - but only sometimes
Hello everyone, I've come across a weird problem that I'd like to share with you: under certain circumstances, Diskpart and some other programs don't report the correct capacity of a hard disk. The disk in question is a new 4 TB, or 3.64 TiB (3726 GiB), Seagate BarraCuda, initalized as a GPT...- Jaap Verhage
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- aomei chkdsk cloning disk disk management disk space diskpart explorer gpt hard drive minitool optiplex partition recovery usb sata controller seagate storage issues troubleshooting usb windows 10
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Computer Management-Upgraded Internal Secondary Hard Drive
I have a Dell XPS-17 L702X laptop running Windows 10 Pro x64. I upgraded my 500GB internal secondary drive to a 1TB drive. I did not do a quick format of this new 1TB but rather did the full, longer format. The new, upgraded 1TB secondary drive was made active and assigned the drive letter D...- CBM
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- acronis active partition backup computer management d drive dell disk disk 0 disk management drive letter formatting hard drive ntfs partition secondary drive storage upgrade volume windows 10 xps
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Can't boot to Windows 10 from RAID 0
I got myself a Silicon Image 3114 SATA Controller which is capable of RAIDing two discs. I have two SSD sporting approx. 230 GB each. I wanted to enable RAID 0 (striping) to have one "virtual" drive of 450 GB. I followed the steps below: Installed the 3114 PCI card on my board. Connected the...- HeavyStorm
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- bios settings boot issues drivers file copy hardware installation legacy partition raid sata controller silicon ssd storage configuration troubleshooting uefi windows 10
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Bootmgr is missing.
SO I used Kali Linux live usb, and I thought live usb would not erase windows but it did. I need help and any solution by which I can use Kali Linux as a live usb and not getting Windows wiped out. Thanks!- Prashant009
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- backup boot issues bootmgr data recovery disk utility dual boot file system installation kali linux linux live usb missing os management partition system restore troubleshooting user guide windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista How to create an image iso system without my personnel files?
Hi! i want to make an iso image file from my Vista system but only the operating system + drivers, i don't want any of my programs files and personnel files! i tested a few softwares but the only choice i have is the complete "C" drive! How i can do that? i want a copy for trying my Vista...- StayFan
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- backup developer tools disk imaging disk utility drivers file management image generation iso partition privacy system administration system copy tech support user guide virtualbox virtualization windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Hard drive erased after installation ?
Hi all, I just upgraded from Windows 10 32bits to 64. I used an external hard drive for that and of course, I didn't think about it, everything is gone. Some of it wasn't backed up, so I'd like to get the data back if possible, it'd mean the world to me. My little bit of hope is that my hard...- Clemgoff
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- 32-bit 64-bit backup data recovery data retrieval disk management exfat external drive fat32 file recovery file system hard drive hdd lost data partition storage tech support upgrade windows 10 windows upgrade
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 How to install additionally Win 7 onto a system with Win10?
Assume I bought or got a desktop/notebook with a pre-installed Windows 10 system. The hard disk is either MBR or GPT based and contains the typical partition scheme with Windows Recovery partition, Efi System partition, Microsoft reserved and Windows 10 main partition. Now I want to...- pstein
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- boot manager compatibility configuration desktop dual boot efi free space gpt hard drive installation mbr microsoft reserved notebook partition partition style recovery partition windows 10 windows 7
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Need help creating Windows 7 install disk with usb3 drivers
Computer: Motherboard: Asus Prime B250 Plus CPU: Intel i3 7100 I formatted a hard disk and am trying to install Windows 7 64 bit into the first partition. When I try to install it freezes where it says: "loading windows" From my research I think it is a problem with usb3 drivers. When I plug...- jfs
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- 64-bit asus bootable usb drivers ez installer freedos hard drive installation installation disk keyboard mbr motherboard mouse partition rufus sata support uefi usb drivers windows 7
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Windows Tutorials