Summary
Steps to format the partitions on a drive before installing the Operating System.
Description
When trying to install Windows® 10 on any partition, the following message appears:
Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on the selected partition. Suspend (also referred to as disable) BitLocker in the Control Panel, and then restart the installation.
Resolution
| Note |
The following steps will format the drive, deleting all data on it. If the data on the drive is irreplaceable, consider contacting a data recovery company. |
- Boot to the Windows installer.
- Press the key combination SHIFT+F10 which will open the Command Prompt window.
- Type diskpart and press Enter.
- Type list disk and press Enter. A list of storage devices will be printed in the Command Prompt window.
- Type select disk n and press Enter, where the n stands for the disk to be formatted.
- Type clean and press Enter
- Type exit and press Enter.