

Unless you KNOW you don't want to keep anything, or have a good, functioning backup of what you want to keep in another location, don't delete anything. Right now, there is no unallocated space, so you won't see the name. On that list, to perform a clean install, you would need to erase some partitions. Is one of these Lenovo partitions another name for Unallocated Space? Or, must a new one be created named Drive 0 Unallocated Space to properly complete this portion of the procedure before selecting the "Next" button and continuing on with the clean install?ĭrive 0 Partition 1: WINRE_DRV Type: Recoveryĭrive 0 Partition 2: SYSTEM_DRV Type: Systemĭrive 0 Partition 3: LRS_ESP Type: OEM (Reserved)ĭrive 0 Partition 4: Type: MSR (Reserved)ĭrive 0 Partition 5: Windows8_OS Type: Primaryĭrive 0 Partition 6: LENOVO Type: Primaryĭrive 0 Partition 7: PBR_DRV Type: Recovery However, the list displayed on my Lenovo Yoga does not contain a partition titled Drive 0 Unallocated Space. Per the procedure, this drive must be the only drive/partition remaining. The procedure says that, when the list of drives and partitions is displayed, delete all drives/partitions, one by one, except the one that says Drive 0 Unallocated Space. Following the procedure for the clean installation of Win 10, there is a part that deals with editing the list of drives/partitions that are displayed in the Windows Setup screen titled "Where do you want to install Windows?".

If this does not work try to have no additional hard drives connected (like USB sticks).Īnother thing you can try is to set your SATA controller in BIOS to AHCI or RAID mode. Type exit and try again to reinstall windows ! type exit and try again to reinstall windows ! Optional: convert gpt or convert mbr command to convert your drive to the desired type.ĥ. If you are using a computer press shift + f10 and for a laptop FN + shift + f10ģ. When the error “Windows cannot be installed to this disk ” appear press the “X” from the right corner to go back to the initial windows installation screen (that with the install button).Ģ. įixing this issue is easy if you know what you are doing !ġ. You may also get “We Couldn’t Create A New Partition” or “We couldn’t create a new partition or locate an existing one”. Windows cannot be installed to this disk or can’t be installed to drive 0 partition 1 can occur for many reasons. Today we will talk about a problem that can occur when trying to install a fresh copy of Windows operating system.
