We couldn't install windows in the location you chose. 0x80300024

Anonymous
2023-05-16T13:24:47+00:00

Switched on my Acer laptop and got an error 'No bootable device'. Then created a bootable pendrive and loaded Windows 10. Now when I'm trying to install, I'm getting the error 'We couldn’t install Windows in the location you chose. Please check your media drive, Error 0x80300024.'

Tried diskpart in cmd, it is showing disk 0 with 930 GB but when I do list volume, it shows 'No volumes found'

I want to compeletly format my laptop and do a fresh Windows installation. Kindly help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-05-16T14:06:17+00:00

    Hello! My name is Mostafa, and I will try my best to assist you with this so that you find a satisfactory solution.

    I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue. The error typically indicates an issue with the disk partitions or the drive formatting.

    Please follow the steps below:

    1. Choose partitions on the location hard drive that prompted the error.
    2. Click “Delete” to delete all partitions.
    3. Recreate a new partition.

    how to downoad and install windows

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    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cre...

    If the above steps do not help, reach out to me, and I will be happy to help and try my best to resolve your issue. Thank you.

    Best,

    Mostafa

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-17T01:00:56+00:00

    Hi Mostafa,

    Thanks for your response but this didn't help me resolve my issue. I can't create partitions because it is not showing any volume in cmd. Attaching screenshots for reference.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-17T02:32:24+00:00

    Hello,

    I'm sorry to hear that. When you click on New, do you still face the same error?

    Check the below link. It may help you.

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-error-0x8030...

    Keep me posted. Thank you.

    Best,

    Mostafa

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-17T02:45:49+00:00

    Hi Mostafa,

    Following is the error that I get when I try to create a 'New' partition.

    Regards,

    Prateek Sharma

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-17T03:19:21+00:00

    Thank you for replying to our message. Please follow the steps below:

    1. Choose "Advanced tools" and then select "Command Prompt".
    2. When Command Prompt opens, enter start diskpart.
    3. . Now enter list disk. You should see the list of all hard drives connected to your computer.

    Step 6. Find the number that represents your hard drive and then enter select disk 0 (we used 0 as an example, so be sure to replace 0 with a number that matches your hard drive).

    1. Enter the following lines and press Enter after each line:

    disk 0 clean

    disk 0 create partition primary

    disk 0 active

    disk 0 format fs=ntfs quick

    disk 0 assign

    Step 8. Enter exit in order to close the Command Prompt.

    1. Start the installation process again.

    If you still have issues follow the steps below

    Repeat the steps (1-2) above to open the Diskpart first. Run Diskpart commands we taught as below, and try to set the partition where you want to install Windows OS as active.

    1. Enter list disk.
    2. You should see the list of available hard drives. Locate your hard drive and enter select disk 0. We used disk 0 in our example, so replace 0 with a number representing your hard drive.
    3. Enter list partition.
    4. A list of available partitions will appear. Locate the partition on which you want to install the Windows system and enter select partition 1. Remember to replace 1 with a number that matches your partition.
    5. Enter active.

    6: Type exit and press "Enter“ to exit the Command Prompt.

    If you still have issues check the below link to try some solutions.

    https://youtu.be/tgQ-KP0Zh8U

    Keep me posted with the result. Thank you.

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