Windows 10: Repairing a main Windows 10 drive from a secondary Win10 drive.

Discus and support Repairing a main Windows 10 drive from a secondary Win10 drive. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; TL:DR Can I Repair my NVME drive install from An HDD install using simple tools or should I just rescue files and reinstall. Here’s the sitch. I’m... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Raspberryian, Apr 1, 2020.

  1. Repairing a main Windows 10 drive from a secondary Win10 drive.


    TLRepairing a main Windows 10 drive from a secondary Win10 drive. :DR Can I Repair my NVME drive install from An HDD install using simple tools or should I just rescue files and reinstall.

    Here’s the sitch.

    I’m playing a game right one of my apps stopped responding despite being reopened several times.

    I restart the computer only to be greeted with the dreaded BSOD. I don’t think anything of it. It restarts itself and is now stuck in a loop. Non paged file or something to that effect. I start messing around with reboots and I try to boot in to safe mode. The BSOD changes messages. Critical Process Died, “should I plan a funeral for it or something” so I look it up. Normally I’d use SFC or DISM the don’t work in Preinstall environment. Great.

    Now I have a second HDD that I’ve repurposed and am currently installing windows on it in order to rescue files I may need before completely formatting my NVME drive that my main install is on and I got to thinking, is there a way to repair my main NVME using DISM from the donor drive or should I just rescue files cut my losses and start from scratch.

    The NVME drive is literally brand new. I just built this pc less than 6 months ago.

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    /u/Raspberryian, Apr 1, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 1909 Causes Secondary Hard Drive to not be Recognized

    Installing the Windows 10 1909 Update causes my secondary hard drive to not be recognized.

    Steps to confirm issue:

    • Secondary drive not visible in Windows Explorer
    • Secondary drive not visible in device manager
    • Secondary drive not visible in disk manager

    Steps to replicate issue:

    • Installing 1909 update

    Steps to resolve issue:

    • Uninstall 1909 update

    Since updates can only be delayed for so long, an actual fix would be appreciated.
     
    Teknophile, Apr 1, 2020
    #2
  3. lvr181 Win User
    Internal secondary hard drive not recognised

    After fitting SSD (C: drive) to my Win10 machine I connected the old hard drive as a secondary storage drive.

    Win10 does not "see" it!
    But Belarc Adviser "sees" the hard drive!

    How to force Win 10 to recognise the secondary drive? Simple steps please for a non-techie.

    Thanks.
     
    lvr181, Apr 1, 2020
    #3
  4. Repairing a main Windows 10 drive from a secondary Win10 drive.

    Quick search not working on secondary drives on windows 10

    Hi Foxybite,

    We appreciate you for being a part of Windows 10.

    Before proceeding, we need more information to help you better.


    • What type of files you are trying to search in the search bar?

    • What do you refer to when you say secondary drives? Is it the other partition on the hard drive/external hard drive like flash drives or etc.?
    Kindly follow the below steps and check if you are able to fix the issue.

    Step 1:

    You can run the Search and indexing troubleshooter
    in Windows 10 and check if it helps. Follow the below steps to run Search and indexing
    troubleshooter.


    • Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select
      Control Panel

    • Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the
      Control Panel.

    • Click on View all on the left navigation pane.

    • Click on Search and indexing.

    • Click on Advanced on the
      Search and indexing
      dialog box and click on Run as administrator (Enter the credentials if required).

    • Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the
      Search and indexing troubleshooter.

    Step 2:

    Try to add your secondary drive in the indexing options.


    • Type in the Indexing options in the start search box and click on
      Indexing options from the search bar results.

    • Click on Modify on the Indexing options window. (Enter

    • Check the secondary drive (which you need to fetch the results from the search box) and click on
      OK button. (If the secondary drive is not visible, click on
      Show all locations,
      enter the administrator credentials if prompted))

    • Now, try to search and check if you are able to fetch the results.
    I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with the issue. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    Kiran Kishore, Apr 1, 2020
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