Windows 10: Windows installation issue, error message: “We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an...

Hello,


I have a GPT partition layout on my HDD which includes (in the order):

1. 511 MiB partition, type code 2700 (Windows RE), NTFS-formatted, intended for Windows Recovery Tools
2. 512 MiB partition, type code EF00 (EFI System), FAT32-formatted, intended to be an EFI System Partition
3. 16 MiB partition, type code 0C01 (Microsoft reserved), wiped and unformatted, intended to be a MSR partition
4. 97264 MiB partition, type code 0700 (Microsoft basic data), NTFS-formatted, intended for Windows 10 system
5. 16384 MiB partition, type code 8200 (Linux swap), used as Linux swap
6. 49152 MiB partition, type code 8300 (Linux filesystem), used as Linux system
7. 313100 MiB partition, type code 8300 (Linux filesystem), created to prevent Windows installer make it's own partitions instead of using existing ones

During the clean custom Windows 10 installation, after I select the 4th partition as a place to install the system I get a message "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one."

Before the last partition existed, the installer created it's own recovery and EFI system partitions in it's place and then wrote something about "GPT disk partitions not in recommended order".


How can I make the installer use existing partitions from the layout (without any layout rearrangement) and NOT create it's own? Maybe I should change partition types/filesystems? If not possible, how can I later rearrange the installer's layout to mine?






***Modified Title from: Make Windows 10 installer use existing partitioning***

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W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

"we couldn`t update the system reserved partition" error while upgrading to Windows 10

Original Title: windows 10

hi,i have windows 7 and trying download 10

get near the end and message pops up

`we couldn`t update the system reserved partition

any help please

john f`

 

W10 System Reserved Partition Error

Hi,

Have you tried all the suggestions above? If not, we suggest the resolution provided above. We also suggest that you follow the steps on this link:

“We couldn’t update system reserved partition” error installing Windows 10.

Let us know how it goes.