What does HRESULT 0xC038000C (ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS) mean?

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ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS the disk layout contains non-basic partitions which appear after basic paritions. This is an.

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Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS	NTSTATUS	Windows

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ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS

ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS (0xC038000C) is a Windows Volume Manager HRESULT. The MBR layout places a non-basic partition between basic partitions, which Volume Manager considers invalid for the operation.

What to check for ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS

Review the complete MBR partition order with Disk Management or DiskPart.
Check for OEM, unknown, or legacy partition types between ordinary data partitions.
Plan a backup-and-repartition workflow if the layout must be redesigned.

REM Diagnostic context: ERROR_VOLMGR_DISK_LAYOUT_NON_BASIC_BETWEEN_BASIC_PARTITIONS
diskpart
list disk
select disk <number>
detail disk
list partition

Do not use clean to diagnose a layout problem: it removes partition information from the selected disk.

This result reference: Microsoft: Basic and Dynamic Disks.

This result reference: Microsoft: DiskPart command reference.

This result reference: Microsoft: Convert a disk type to Dynamic or Basic.

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