What does HRESULT 0xC0380036 (ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID) mean?

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ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID: the specified disk has an unsupported partition style. Only MBR and GPT partition styles are supported.

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Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID	NTSTATUS	Windows

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ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID

ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID (0xC0380036) is a Windows Volume Manager HRESULT. The disk has an unsupported partition style for this Volume Manager operation; Windows supports MBR and GPT styles in this context.

What to check for ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID

Inspect the partition style with Disk Management, DiskPart, or PowerShell.
Confirm that the disk was not presented by a tool or device with an unsupported or damaged layout.
Back up data before any partition-style conversion.

REM Diagnostic context: ERROR_VOLMGR_PARTITION_STYLE_INVALID
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.

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