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Unable to Install Windows on Dynamic Disk Partition? Try This
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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When you try to install Windows 10 on a dynamic disk, you may encounter the Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space error. This error occurs because, to install Windows, you must convert the dynamic disk space to a basic disk.
The full error reads:
Windowscannot be installed to this harddiskspace. Thepartitioncontains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation
As discussed earlier, to resolve this error, you must convert the dynamic disk to basic, which can be done in multiple ways.
If you are also troubled by this error, here are the three ways to resolveWindows that cannot be installed to this hard disk space error while installing Windows.
How do I fix theWindows installation hard disk error?
1. Convert dynamic disk to basic using the Disk Management tool
The built-in disk management tool makes it easy to convert dynamic disk to basic disk. However, the process deletes all the data on the disk during conversion.
2. Convert with professional software
The AOMEI Partition Assistant tool may take a few minutes to complete the task. Once done, the disk is ready to install Windows without losing any data.
While the Windows OS has a built-in disk management tool, it cannot convert the disk to basic from dynamic without deleting the data.
⇒Get AOMEI Partition Assistant
3. Convert dynamic disk to basic using Diskpart
Windows cannot be installed on this hard disk space since the partition contains one or more dynamic volumes not supported for installation.If you’re struggling with this solution, you can find a complete guide on how toconvert your dynamic disk to a basic disk on Windows.
Let us know which of the above methods worked best for you by leaving us a message in the comments section below.
Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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