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FVE_E_SYSTEM_VOLUME
FVE_E_SYSTEM_VOLUME means the selected partition contains the boot files used before Windows starts. BitLocker protects the operating-system volume, while the separate system partition must remain available to start Windows.
What to check for FVE_E_SYSTEM_VOLUME
- Distinguish the small system or EFI partition from the Windows operating-system volume.
- Confirm the operating-system partition is the intended BitLocker target.
- Do not encrypt or reformat the system partition to resolve this error.
Microsoft: BitLocker planning guide
Microsoft: Configure BitLocker policy
Diagnostic interpretation
This result has the HRESULT value 0x80310012. AllStat records the condition as “The drive cannot be encrypted because it contains system boot information. Create a separate partition for use as the system drive that contains the boot information and a second partition for use as the operating system drive and then encrypt the operating system drive.”.
Evidence to capture
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the fve / system / volume operation.
- Reproduce this result with the smallest valid input and note whether the result changes with identity, architecture, service state, or target object.
Retry and recovery
Retry this result only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “The drive cannot be encrypted because it contains system boot information. ” has changed.
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