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Convert a Dynamic disk to Basic (using Freeware) without Losing Data

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If you’ve inadvertently converted your disk to a dynamic disk using Disk Management, you can revert it to a basic disk using the built-in diskpart command. Dynamic disks have been deprecated in Windows and are no longer recommended. Here’s a Microsoft article that explains how to convert a dynamic disk to a basic.

Change a dynamic disk back to a basic disk | Microsoft Learn

However, the biggest drawback to using the built-in tools is that volumes on the dynamic disk must be deleted before converting it to basic.Read more

How to Fix Windows Firewall Errors 0x8007045b and 0x8007042c

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When you attempt to start, stop, or reset the Windows Defender Firewall, the error code 0x8007045b or 0x8007042c may appear: Windows could not stop the Windows Firewall service on Local Computer. The service did not return an error. This could be an internal Windows error or an internal service error. If the problem persists, contact … Read more

How to Remove “Restore Previous Versions” from Context Menu and Properties

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The previous versions feature in Windows allows you to restore a previous version of files. It sources the files from Restore Points, File History, and Windows Backup. When you right-click on a file, folder, or drive, you’ll see the “Restore Previous Versions” option. This article tells you how to remove “Restore Previous Versions” from the right-click menu and the file/folder properties.Read more

How to Enable Windows Installer in Safe Mode

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When you attempt to run an installer package in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with networking, one of the following errors may occur: 0x80070641 – The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. Please fix the issues and then retry setup. (or) The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you … Read more

Fix: System Image Backup Error 0x80780119

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When you create a system image using the built-in System Image Backup tool in Windows 10 or 11, the error code 0x80780119 may appear.

The backup failed.

There is not enough disk space to create the volume shadow copy on the storage location. Make sure that, for all volumes to be backed up, the minimum required disk space for shadow copy creation is available. This applies to both the backup storage destination and volumes included in the backup. Minimum requirement. For volumes less than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 50 megabytes of free space. For volumes more than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 320 megabytes of free space. Recommended: At least 1 gigabyte of free disk space on each volume if volume size is more than 1 gigabyte (0x80780119)

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PC Health Check app Error “Your organization manages updates”

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When you run Microsoft’s PC Health Check app to check if your system is compatible with Windows 11, the following message appears: Your organization manages updates on this PC Also, when you open Windows Update in Settings, the error “Some settings are managed by your organization” appears. Clicking “View configured update policies” shows the list … Read more

MBR2GPT | Cannot find OS partition(s)

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MBR2GPT.EXE is a built-in console tool that converts a disk from the Master Boot Record (MBR) to the GUID Partition Table (GPT) partition style without modifying or deleting data on the disk.

When you run MBR2GPT to validate the disk before converting it to GPT, the following error may occur:

Cannot find OS partition(s) for disk 0

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