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- Change Active Partition Windows 10
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Since you have flashing blue screen, I suggest you to remove all the external devices connected to your PC except for mouse and keyboard and check if the issue is resolved.
If the issue persists, I suggest you to check if similar issue persists in Safe mode.
Set Active Partition via Disk Management Open Computer Management by going to the Control Panel, clicking on System and Maintenance, and then clicking Administrative Tools. You can also click Classic View and then choose Administrative Tools. Now click on Disk Management under Storage.
- Oct 12, 2017 Finally Set the boot partition as Active, and it will be bootable. If you prefer to only use the Windows 10 bootable media, unplug the HDD and boot from the Win 10 installer to repair the boot sector.
- After you boot your computer using Windows 10 DVD or System Repair Disc, a black screen appears with gray text Press any key to boot from CD or DVD. Press any key. Press any key. Select the correct time and Keyboard type.
- Set Active Partition via Disk Management Open Computer Management by going to the Control Panel, clicking on System and Maintenance, and then clicking Administrative Tools. You can also click Classic View and then choose Administrative Tools. Now click on Disk Management under Storage.
- Set partition as active on Windows Vista Insert the installation DVD and boot from it (press any key at the 'Press any key' screen). Select the language and keyboard method and click Next Windows Vista Repair Your Computer Menu. Click Repair your computer Windows Vista System Recovery Options.
Safe mode is a diagnostic mode that starts your computer with limited drivers necessary to run Windows. The words Safe Mode appear at the corners of your monitor to identify which Windows mode you are using.
Expand the options to boot into Safe Mode:
Restart the PC to exit from Safe mode and start the computer in normal mode.
To know more about Safe mode, following is an article on Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode) (Applies to Windows 10 also):
Note: Steps given in the above articles for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10 also.
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This article shows how to setup your primary partition as active using the diskpart utility.
This how-to article applies for any of the following Windows versions: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1
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The following instructions are done through Command Prompt, which you can use if you can’t boot into Windows to set the partition as active.
However, you can use Disk Management if you can boot into Windows and do the necessary changes to your partition:
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click System and Security
- Click Administrative Tools
- Double-click Computer Management
- Click Disk Management under the Storage tab from the left
- Right-click on the partition you want to set as partition and click Mark Partition as Active
- Click Yes
Use diskpart from Easy Recovery Essentials
You can use Command Prompt from Easy Recovery Essentials and run the diskpart utility to make the necessary modifications to a partition:
- Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB.
- Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB
- Select Launch Command Line
To download Easy Recovery Essentials, click here.
Set partition as active on Windows XP
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In order to use diskpart and set your computer’s primary partition as active again, use your Windows XP installation disc to start Recovery Console.
If you don’t the original Windows XP CD, go to Use diskpart from Easy Recovery Essentials.
- Insert the Windows XP installation CD
- Restart the computer
- Press any key at the “Press any key” screen
- Press R at the Welcome to Setup screen
- Type
1
to log into your Windows Installation and press Enter - After Recovery Console logged into the Windows Installation, type
diskpart
. Hit Enter to load the diskpart utility. - Type
list partition
, press Enter - Type
select partition X
, whereX
is your partition - Press Enter
- Type
active
and press Enter - Restart your computer
Set partition as active on Windows Vista
Marking a partition as active on Windows Vista systems follows the same steps as the steps for Windows 7 or Windows 8.
You need to use the original disc (Windows Vista install DVD) to access Command Prompt and run diskpart.
If you don’t the original Windows Vista DVD, go to Use diskpart from Easy Recovery Essentials.
- Insert the installation DVD and boot from it (press any key at the “Press any key” screen)
- Select the language and keyboard method and click NextWindows Vista Repair Your Computer Menu
- Click Repair your computer
- Click Command Prompt
- Once Command Prompt has loaded, type the following commands and press Enter after each:Where
0
is the disk listed by thelist disk
command. - Type:
- Press Enter
- Type:Where
1
is your partition. - Press Enter
- Type:
- Press Enter
Set partition as active on Windows 7
To set the primary partition to be active on your Windows 7 computer, follow these steps:
If you don’t the original Windows 7 DVD, go to Use diskpart from Easy Recovery Essentials.
- Insert the Windows 7 DVD
- Restart your computer
- Press any key to boot from the DVD
- At the Install Windows screen, either click Next and then Repair your computer or press the Shift and F10 keys to open Command Prompt.Windows 7 System Recovery Options ScreenThere was a moment in time, in the mid-‘00s, when New York MC Saigon was generating a tremendous buzz, dropping popular singles and mix-tapes, signing to Atlantic, working with super-producer Just Blaze, and appearing on the hit TV show Entourage. It seemed all but certain that he was all set to become hip-hop's 'next big thing.' Guests like Devin the Dude ('What the Lovers Do'), Jay-Z ('Come On Baby'), Q-Tip ('The Invitation'), and more. Except then he wasn't. Greatest story never told debunked. Due to the usual suspects — label drama, bad timing, the Internet, premature retirement, etc., the album never dropped, and seemed forever destined to live up to its title.
- Once in Command Prompt, type these commands and press Enter after each:
- Type
select disk 0
, where0
is your computer’s disk that has the partition. - Press Enter
- Type
list partition
to have diskpart list all partition on the select disk and hit Enter to run the command - Type
select partition 1
, where1
is the number of the partition you want to set as active. Press Enter - Type
active
to mark the partition as active. Press Enter - Your partition is now active. Type
exit
, hit Enter and restart your computer.
Set partition as active on Windows 8
To set a primary partition as active on a Windows 8 system, follow these steps:
If you don’t the original Windows 8 DVD/USB, go to Use diskpart from Easy Recovery Essentials.
- Insert the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 USB and boot form the media
- Click Repair your computer
- Click Troubleshoot
- Click Command Prompt
- When at Command Prompt, type these commands:
- Type
select disk 0
, replace0
with your computer’s primary disk - Type
list partition
- Type
select partition 1
, replace1
with the partition’s letter that you want to set as active - Type
active
- Type
exit
- You can restart your computer now
Change Active Partition Windows 10
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Applicable Systems
Set Default Boot Partition Windows 10
This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:
Set Boot Partition Windows 10 Computer
- Windows XP (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows 8 (all editions)
- Windows 8.1 (all editions)