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Can not open Disk Manager in Windows 10

Anonymous
2020-12-19T17:15:05+00:00

I have tried with changes to Virtual Disk in Services and through Powershell with no luck. It was working fine yesterday and now not.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-19T21:14:20+00:00

    Hi,

    I'm not sure if this would apply to you, but on numerous occasions I have had similar issues with Disk Management.. The best I can tell, all of these were the result of Disk Management having trouble reading\accessing a connected drive..

    If you have more than one drive attached, you might try removing them and see what happens..

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-20T00:31:42+00:00

    Hi,

    Then I suppose that the problem could be with your boot drive, although there are certainly other possibilities..

    Do you by chance have a printer attached with a built-in USB port or SD Card slot ? That can have the same effect as a bad drive..

    Does your machine boot normally ?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-20T00:29:44+00:00

    Thx Claudio. 

    Your first suggestion got the Disk Management window to open but it won't show my external HD nor will it show in Explorer. I did the other suggestion too but still no luck.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-19T23:37:24+00:00

    Tried that already and no go

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-19T21:07:52+00:00

    Hi, Kayak50!

    I'm Claudio, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. Let me try to help you today!

    Well, there are some methods you can take to try to solve that issue, take a look at one of them and see if they help you fixing the problem:

    Method: Run the System File Checker

    • Press Windows Key + I to open the Win + X menu. Now select Command Prompt (Admin) from the list. If Command Prompt isn’t available, you can use PowerShell (Admin) instead.
    • Enter sfc /scannow into the Command Prompt and press the Return key. Now the System File Checker will scan your system.
    • When the scan is done, any issues found and fixed are then noted in the Command Prompt. Restart Windows if the System File Checker repairs some files.

    If the SFC scan doesn’t solve your issue, you might want to try performing a DISM scan. To do that, just do the following:

    • Start Command Prompt as administrator.
    • When Command Prompt starts, enter this command and press Enter:

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    DISM scan will now start. Keep in mind that the DISM scan can take up to 20 minutes or more to complete so don’t interrupt it. Once the scan is finished, check if the problem still persists.

    If you were unable to perform an SFC scan before, try running it after the DISM scan. Once the SFC scan is finished, the corrupted files will be repaired and the issue should be resolved.

    For more information about the mentioned or other methods, take a look at the following website:

    https://windowsreport.com/isk-management-not-lo....

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

    Really hope it helps!

    Wish you the best,

    Claudio L.,

    Independent Advisor.

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