Compatibility Check Passed but Installation Failed: System Reserve Partition


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docweathers

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Though the PC healthcheck says that my system is compatible, when I install I get this message: "We couldn't update the system reserve petition."


HELP
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz
    Memory
    24.0 GB (23.8 GB usable)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500Gb solidstate

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 3Gen Extreme
    CPU
    I7 10750H
    Motherboard
    Intel MW-490
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD - NVIDIA 1650 Ti Max-Q
    Sound Card
    Realtek in-built
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 200% Scale
    Hard Drives
    C: WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00-1001 (1 TB)
    D: KINGSTON SNV2S2000G (2 TB)
    Antivirus
    BitDefender Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Legion 7i 16IRX9
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-14900HX
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 Chipset HM 770
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Screen Resolution
    3200x2000 (3.2K)
    Hard Drives
    C: HDD 1 TB SAMSUNG MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2
    D: HDD 1 TB CRUCIAL CT1000P3PSSD8
    Antivirus
    BitDefender
Are you doing a clean install of Windows 11? If so don't trying partitioning the drive yourself. Let Windows 11 create any partions it needs.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB RAM)
    Memory
    Crucial DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB RAM)
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 300Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 980 (1TB M.2 NVME SSD)
    PSU
    n/a
    Mouse
    Wireless Mouse M510
    Internet Speed
    2000Mbps/300Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II
    Memory
    G.SKILL Flare X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3060TI-08G-V2-GAMING (RTX 3060-Ti, 8GB RAM)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23A300B (23-in LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1080p 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    2TB XPG SX8200 Pro (M2. PCIe SSD) || 2TB Intel 660P (M2. PCIe SSD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM750x (750 watts)
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterCase 5
    Cooling
    Scythe Mugen 6
    Mouse
    Logitech K350 (wireless)
    Keyboard
    Logitech M510 (wireless)
    Internet Speed
    2000 Mbps down / 300 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes (Premium)
    Other Info
    ASUS Blu-ray Burner BW-16D1HT (SATA) || Western Digital Easystore 20TB USB 3.0 external hard drive used with Acronis True Image 2025 backup software || HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Printer/Scanner
I am trying to replace a near defunct Win 10/64
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz
    Memory
    24.0 GB (23.8 GB usable)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500Gb solidstate
MiguelAngel11 said:
Hi, welcome to the forum. Here's a guide from Microsoft how to deal with your problem. I guess you mean "We couldn’t update system reserved partition".

“We couldn’t update system reserved partition” error installing Windows 10 - Microsoft Support

This guide is very technical though. It was written for updating to Windows 10 but it should to work for Windows 11 as well. Advanced user knowledge is advisable.
Click to expand...
I am not clear where to find "this guide". I don't see a link
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz 1.50 GHz
    Memory
    24.0 GB (23.8 GB usable)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    built in
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    500Gb solidstate

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad X1 3Gen Extreme
    CPU
    I7 10750H
    Motherboard
    Intel MW-490
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD - NVIDIA 1650 Ti Max-Q
    Sound Card
    Realtek in-built
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 200% Scale
    Hard Drives
    C: WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00-1001 (1 TB)
    D: KINGSTON SNV2S2000G (2 TB)
    Antivirus
    BitDefender Free
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Legion 7i 16IRX9
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-14900HX
    Motherboard
    LENOVO LNVNB161216 Chipset HM 770
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Screen Resolution
    3200x2000 (3.2K)
    Hard Drives
    C: HDD 1 TB SAMSUNG MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2
    D: HDD 1 TB CRUCIAL CT1000P3PSSD8
    Antivirus
    BitDefender
docweathers said:
I am trying to replace a near defunct Win 10/64
Click to expand...
Please post a whole window Disk Manager image of your drives. Don't forget to expand the columns so we can read them. How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management
If you have a MiniTool or AOMEI Partition use it instead or Windows disk manager.

Try first to do a Repair install. Under Windows, download a Win 11 installation iso, mount it and setup.exe. It will replace Windows keeping installed programs and data.
If Win 10 still doesn't work well, do a Win 11 clean install booting the Win 11 USB installation drive as UEFI
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP 64 - Lubuntu
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4400MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Win 11
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    (4) -1 BX500 SSD - 128G for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Q550LF
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800- 3000MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs
    & 1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
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